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Circus artists Giang Quoc Nghiep, 38, and Giang Quoc Co, 34, named their album ‘Vietnamese Circus in Italy – A Stage amid Everyday Life.’ The album features their spectacular circus performances during their recent walking tour of many streets and landmarks in Milan.  This image shows the Giang brothers performing while crossing a street in Milan, Italy. Photo : Hai An / Tuoi Tre They went from the Milan Cathedral to the 1,300-year-old Piazza Mercanti square, the 1,500-year-old Sforzesco Castle, and the 164-year-old Arco della Pace (‘Arch of Peace’) built during the Napoleonic period.  They also performed outside the 16th-century Giureconsulti Palace and the 38.6-ha Sempione Park, among other attractions in Milan.  The street-performance tour took place for six hours in total, drawing special attention and interest from excited locals. The two acrobats are seen in another performance at the ancient Giureconsulti building in Milan, Italy. Photo : ...

Every year, between March and April, when the weather starts to get hotter, the rosy trumpet trees begin to bloom. Rosy trumpet trees are an indispensable part of people’s life in HCMC in summer. When walking on the streets, and seeing rosy trumpets blooming, people know that summer has come. Photo: Huynh Phuoc Sang/ Facebook This year, the rosy trumpet bloomed earlier than in previous years. Since the end of January, the pink color of Saigon’s trumpet flowers has covered all the streets. That pink color is as beautiful as the cherry-like apricot blossoms in Da Lat. Romantic roads Originating in America, rosy trumpet flowers often bloom in groups of five to ten. The blooming period lasts from early April through June. The flowers will be a light purple-pink color when they first bloom. When the plant is flowering, most leaves fall from its branches, leaving just clusters of pink, trumpet-shaped flowers. The flowers will turn a soft pink color just before they wither....

The organizer, Golden Lotus Advertising Commercial JSC, announced the inception of the annual contest at a press conference on Sunday evening. Luong Thuy Linh (L), Miss World Vietnam 2019, Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc (C), Miss Intercontinental 2022, and Nguyen Thu Thuy Tien, Miss Grand International 2021, are introduced as the ambassadors of the Miss National Vietnam 2023 beauty pageant, February 5, 2023. Photo: Hoai Phuong / Tuoi Tre The preliminary round began last month and will last until August. The semifinal will take place in September while the finale is slated for November and December with the participation of 63 contestants. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, Miss Grand International 2021, attends the press conference for the Miss National Vietnam 2023 beauty pageant, February 5, 2023. Photo: Handout via Tuoi Tre Luong Thuy Linh, Miss World Vietnam 2019, Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinental 2022, and Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, Miss Grand International 2021, were se...