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Foreign dancers compete in Hanoi’s international open dancesport championships

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The championships witnesses the participation of dancers from Vietnam and 12 countries and territories worldwide. They compete across four categories, including international open standard adult, international open Latin adult, open standard youth, and open Latin youth. A couple from the Czech Republic are among the first athletes to participate in the tournament. Dancers from the Republic of Korea put on a Latin performance at the competition. A performance put on by Vietnamese couple Hoang Duc Tuan and Do Phuong Uyen in the international open Latin adult category Dmitri Kolobov and Signe Busk of Denmark come first in the international open standard adult category. Japanese dancers Hiroaki Onishi and Sakina Onishi rank fifth in the international open Latin adult category. The post Foreign dancers compete in Hanoi’s international open dancesport championships appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietEx...

A national treasure of Hanoi women’s painting by To Ngoc Van

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Among To Ngoc Van’s 59 artworks preserved at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, “Two Maidens and a Little Boy” made many viewers pause for a long time when visiting gallery No.9 on the second floor. Recognized as a national treasure in 2013, the painting is one of the typical works of the early stage of the artist’s career. Praising the beauty of Hanoi women The beauty of Hanoi women depicts in the famous painting “Two Maidens and a Little Boy” by Vietnamese painter To Ngoc Van  Born in 1944, “Two Maidens and a Little Boy” depicts a corner of life in Hanoi in the 1940s. By the porch, where the bamboo blind is rolled up high, and the confederate rose bush is full of pale pink flowers in the garden, two young girls sit next to a little boy and share confidence. The three characters are in a triangular composition within a vertical frame – a classical arrangement of Western painting. One girl in a warm-yellow Vietnamese  ao dai  sits on a bamboo cot hol...

Folk cake festival marks a sweet time to visit Can Tho

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Cook arrive early to prepare food on display  Around 100 booths have been erected to introduce traditional food from the southern region to both locals and tourists. The cakes get their colour from plants, as opposed to artificial substances. A wide range of activities also take place during the six-day festival, including a cooking contest. Organisers hope to popularise southern specialties to visitors.  The post Folk cake festival marks a sweet time to visit Can Tho appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Sun Group properties wear blue for World Autism Awareness Day France’s baguette submitted for UNESCO heritage candidate Vietnamese beauty in top 10 ‘Best National Costume’ at Miss Grand 2020 Tour guides excited to get back into the field Vietnam addresses post-war UXO consequences Northwest beauty leaves visitors in awe Pink buffalo in Saigon Exploring...

Da Nang welcomes first 171 foreign passengers from Taipei

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The flight departs from Taipei (China) at 7:35 a.m. before landing in Da Nang at 9:25 a.m. on October 28. The resumption of direct flights from Taipei (China) to Da Nang represents a good signal for the central city’s tourism sector as it strives to increase the number of tourists in the future, according to the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre. Moving forward, the route is expected to help boost the number of foreign tourists visiting Da Nang, thereby recovering the tourism industry after two years of being heavily impacted by COVID-19. Representatives of numerous travel agencies and hotels crowd the airport in order to receive foreign tourists. The majority of tourists from Taipei (China) spend one week to fully discover Da Nang. The post Da Nang welcomes first 171 foreign passengers from Taipei appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Vietnam exit FIFA Futsal World Cup with heads held high afte...

Cham Brahman people celebrates Kate festival

Visitors to the event, which is taking place from October 23-25 this year, can witness rituals such as the genie’s costume procession, the opening of tower gates, and genie statue bathing. They also have a chance to enjoy performances of local Gi Nang drum and Saranai horn. Falling on the first day of the seventh month of the Cham calendar, Kate is the biggest festival in the year of the Cham Brahman people. It reminds the ethnic Brahman community of their ancient gods and delivers wishes for bumper harvests and the growth of all beings. There are more than 53,700 Cham Brahman people in Ninh Thuan who live mainly in the districts of Ninh Phuoc, Thuan Nam, Thuan Bac and Ninh Hai, and Phan Rang-Thap Cham city. The Kate Festival was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2017. The post Cham Brahman people celebrates Kate festival appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Vietnamese...

The Girl Who Takes Care of 29 Cats and Dogs

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Borrow money to rescue cats and dogs When talking about the cats and dogs that she is taking care of, Ngoc Hanh (nicknamed Na) always affectionately calls them her “little children.” Most of these cats and dogs wander or are abused and abandoned by their owners and when they reach Na, they are in a very sick or even near-death state. Therefore, she has to spend a large amount of money every month to take care of them and treat them. Photo: phunuvietnam.vn One of the pets that Na has just saved is MiNa, last month the medicine for MiNa was more than USD 83, the total veterinary bill was more than USD 209. She confided: “Their medicine is very expensive, even more expensive mine. People often laugh at me because my salary is low but I rescue dogs but I eat less and shop less. Also, I’m lucky to meet a caring vet who supports a small part of my veterinary bill every month and help me save many “children”. To cover the rest, I go to work to earn money and borrow some more t...

President Sends Condolences over Seoul Stampede

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The narrow alley where the tragedy occured (Photo: VNA) President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 30 sent his condolences to President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and bereaved families of a stampede in Seoul’s Yongsan district. The incident, which broke out in the night of October 29, took the life of at least 149 people and injured 76 others as crowds were celebrating Halloween in Itaewon street. The post President Sends Condolences over Seoul Stampede appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Building a brand for Phu Tho tea Vietnam to increase rice exports to EU under EVFTA Keeping kiln burning in My Thien pottery village Domestic flight frequency adjusted to reduce congestion at airports Beauty queens gather for fashion show by designer Hoang Hai Preserving folk singing with drums Experiencing homestay models in Tuyen Quang Province’s Lam Binh District Unmissable fishing villages on Phu Quoc island Tourists flock to ...

Vietnam looking for talented foreign coach for men’s football team following Park’s departure

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) officially announced on Monday that it will end the contract with Park on January 31, 2023, closing his fruitful five-year journey with Vietnamese football that had started in late 2017. The decision means that the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup, set to take place between December and January, will be Park’s last tournament as the head coach of the men’s national football team. The VFF affirmed that the farewell to the South Korean coach, who brought significant success to Vietnamese football during his tenure, came from a mutual understanding and the desire for a prosperous future for both parties. Following the announcement, a VFF member told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the federation’s standing committee is in talks with potential candidates to find a replacement. “The new coach will be foreign, with good qualifications and a monumental résumé like our current head coach of the men’s national futsal team,” the VFF member said, re...