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South Korea’s Chef Show 2023 with the debut held on May 5 won over audiences in Hanoi.   This is a non-verbal performance program that focuses on the artist’s expressions. Photo: KTO Held by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and the Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam, the Chef Show will continue on May 6 and 7, promising to bring emotional moments to Hanoi audiences. At Bibap Restaurant, the group of eight performers took on the role of chefs. Through delicacies such as Japanese sushi, Italian pizza, the popular Korean mixed rice dish bibimbap, and Vietnamese  pho ga  (chicken noodle), they gave viewers the opportunity to experience different cuisines from around the world. At the show, the audience can also interact with the artists.  The show is a combination of music, hip-hop dance, beatboxing, puppetry, and acting. Over 10 years of development, Chef Show has been innovating more and more to cater to tastes and reach more audiences. This is the first time the sh

The event was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy to the UK within the framework of the “Vietnam Days in the UK” program lasting from March 28 to April 27. The program is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam – the UK . It also attracts the British public interested in Vietnamese culture as well as the Vietnamese community in the UK. At the event, Dr. Sud Chonchirdsin, Curator for Vietnam at the British National Library from 2005 – 2019, referred to historical documents proving that the Vietnam – UK trade relationship was formed 350 years before the two countries officially established diplomatic relations in 1973. Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long presents a souvenir to The British National Library. (Photo: Thoi Dai) Dr. Chonchirdsin introduced two of the valuable documents about Vietnam currently being kept at the British National Library. The first one is a letter written in 1673 by Lord Trinh Ta