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The festival featured nearly 30 circus acts by more than 100 artists from four Vietnamese troupes and five international troupes from Canada, Belarus, Laos, Cambodia, and Egypt. Photo: Quang Tan The 2022 International Circus Festival, which saw the participation of nine domestic and foreign troupes, closed on December 7 at Hanoi Central Circus after a week of brilliant performances, VNA & VOV reported. The Dec. 2-7 event was jointly arranged by the Performing Arts Department, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hanoi’s Department of Culture and Sports, the Vietnam Stage Artists’ Association, the Vietnam Circus Federation, and other relevant organizations. The troupes came from six countries, namely Canada, Belarus, Laos, Cambodia, Egypt and host Vietnam. Vietnam was represented by four troupes from Phuong Nam Art Theater, Vietnam Circus Federation, Hanoi Circus & Variety Theatre and Vietnam School of Circus and Variety Arts. Performers showcased acrobat...

On display are 84 documents, photos and artefacts about the 12-day battle archived by the Hanoi Centre for Historical Archives, the National Archives Centre III, Hanoi Museum and Vietnam News Agency. They manifest the smart leadership by the Party and bravery of the army and the people in the north, especially in the capital, in the battle which subsequently led to the signing of the Paris Accord on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam. In the battle, dubbed as “Dien Bien Phu in the air”, the north sustained over 80,000 tonnes of bomb. Hanoi forces alone shot down 23 B-52 strategic bombers and captured 43 pilots, inflicting an unprecedented defeat on US forces. The post Exhibition revives memory of victory against American aerial bombing appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Two Vietnamese eateries into Asia’s 100 best restaurants 2021 Photo exhibition showcasing Vietnam’s beauty The scientist who develops sen...

Also known as Dien Huu Tu (Pagoda of Permanent Blessings) or Lien Hoa Dai (Lotus Tower), One Pillar Pagoda (or Chua Mot Cot in Vietnamese) is located on the street named Chua Mot Cot in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. The funky architecture of One Pillar Pagoda or Dien Huu Tu in Hanoi. Photo: Mottogo One Pillar Pagoda – a unique structure in Asia The One Pillar Pagoda was built in 1049, under the reign of King Ly Thai Tong. According to folklore, once in his dream, the childless king saw Phat Ba Quan Am or the Goddess of Mercy sitting on a lotus throne with radiant halo around her head and handing him a baby son. Ly Thai Tong (1000 -1054) then married a peasant woman he met, and she bore him a son. In the advice of a monk named Thien Tue, and in gratitude to the goddess, the king built a pagoda on a stone pillar, which resembled the lotus throne of his dream. According to historical records, at the location of today’s One Pillar Pagoda, there was a stone pillar erected...

The formation, which is identified as lenticular clouds, floated over Chua Chan Mountain on Friday morning. The clouds appeared at around 6:00 am, were most obvious at 7:00 am, and lasted until 8:00 am, according to Nguyen Duc Tan, a local living at the foot of the mountain. Lenticular clouds are seen atop Chua Chan Mountain in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, November 25, 2022. Photo: Nguyen Hau Tan said he somtimes had seen clouds gathering atop of the mountain, but those formations were not as prominent as Friday morning’s. Many other locals gave similar accounts. Lenticular clouds are seen atop Chua Chan Mountain in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, November 25, 2022. Photo: Nguyen Hau Chua Chan Mountain is located about 110 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City and is 837 meters high above sea level.  It is the highest mountain in Dong Nai and the second highest in the southern region, after Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province, over which lenticular clouds also ap...

Vung Tau is a place where many tourists often come to visit on holidays and weekends. Visitors can easily move to Vung Tau from Ho Chi Minh City. This place has gradually transformed into a center of tourism with many new attractions and forms of entertainment such as SUP rowing, coastal coffee, and acoustic music performances. Some famous tourist attractions in Vung Tau include the lighthouse, Con Heo hill, Long Hai beach, and Nghinh Phong cape. One of the many reasons why visitors come here is the unique local cuisine. Here are four fantastic dishes in Vung Tau that visitors should try: Mantis shrimp vermicelli Mantis shrimp is a firm and sweet seafood. The broth for this vermicelli is different from that of other dishes because of the sweetness and aroma of the meat and green vegetables. Each bowl of vermicelli has a whole mantis shrimp and grilled squid. Customers can eat meat and seafood with sweet-sour sauce. The price for each bowl of vermicelli is about USD 2.02 to USD 2....

On the eve of the final round of Miss Tourism World 2022 to be held on December 10, various cultural activities designed exclusively for the contestants have been held recently. The Organizer has just released a video clip entitled Miss Tourism World 2022 – Visiting the Capital Hanoi.   Source: Tam Cam Media The post The beauty of Hanoi in video of Miss Tourism World 2022 appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Hanoi’s Gia Lam district invests heavily in relic conservation HBSO announce another concert celebrating Beethoven’s anniversary Flights and trains have been cancelled as typhoon Molave nears Thien Ha cave becomes an attractive destination in Ninh Binh province Hanoi streets sparkling in celebration of mid-autumn festival HCMC police start a two-month crackdown to inspect traffic violations Marta Kisiliczyk’s exhibition: Spotlight in year celebrating Vietnam-Poland ties Visiting Cuc Phuong National Park all-year round Walking arou...

Vietnam News Today (Dec. 10) notable headlines Vietnam wishes to build stronger judicial cooperation with RoK Higher demand drives consumer prices up ahead of Tet PM Pham Minh Chinh begins official visit to Luxembourg Tickets for Vietnam’s matches in AFF Cup 2022 to be sold from December 10 ‘Make in Vietnam’ instrumental in going global Vietnam hopes for stronger cooperation with US in science-technology: official Vietnam International Travel Mart kicks off in Da Nang PM’s visits to open new cooperation chances with European countries Vietnam co-hosts seminar on UNCLOS’s outcomes President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Minister of the National Court Administration of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Sang-hwan. Vietnam wishes to build stronger judicial cooperation with RoK President Nguyen Xuan Phuc eexpressed his hope to develop closer and more effective co-operation between the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and the Supreme Court of Korea, while receiving ...

“Thank you for supporting us. Now we afford our daily expenses, including the hospital bills and school fees,” said 27-year-old Duong Huu Phuc in a recent update on his TikTok account. Phuc, a native of Lang Son Province in northern Vietnam, lost both his hands at the age of 19 during an oxygen tank explosion. Over the past eight years, he has worked to overcome his disability and presently runs an online store where he sells handmade animal piglet and puppy puppets. Though his store is a success, it took several years following the accident for Phuc to get his life back on track. “What is my life going to be like?” he often wondered, fearing his disability would prevent him from earning enough money to support both himself and his mother. From the street to social media Phuc has spent the past several years selling his handmade puppets on Hoan Kiem Pedestrian Street in Hanoi, where tourists and locals alike often applaud his sincerity and enthusiasm. In fact, Phuc’s positivity...