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Unique upland market – a cultural rendezvous of ethnic people in northern Vietnam

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Stir-fried Pho (noodles) is the most popular dish consumed at the market. The market provides a place for both local people and those from neighbouring localities to exchange a range of goods. The majority of the self-sufficient items on sale include handicrafts, vegetables, fruits, brocades, and poultry. Arriving at the market, visitors have the chance to explore the unique culture of the various ethnic groups that reside in mountainous areas in northern Vietnam. The post Unique upland market – a cultural rendezvous of ethnic people in northern Vietnam appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Traveling duo plant hope for ‘greener’ Vietnam Kim Dong Publishing House urged to publish more works with humanistic values Hai Phong launches 2022 Do Son tourism festival Soccer: More than half of all players at Euros, AFCON finals were abused online, study says Swim federation restricts transgender participation in women’s

Vaccine of “Friendship” to Support Vietnam

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300,000 doses of vaccine from Australia to Vietnam arrived at Noi Bai airport on September 30, 2021. Photo: Australian Embassy in Vietnam Join Vietnam to fight the pandemic At the end of August 2021, when Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam struggled to cope with the pandemic, the Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City promptly handed over 403,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the Vietnamese representative. Robyn Mudie, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam at the time, said: “We are united in the fight against Covid-19. Australia’s support for Vietnam’s national immunization program will help save lives and accelerate economic recovery. As partners and close friends, we will weather this crisis, becoming stronger and more determined to face the challenges of the future”. According to the commitment of the Australian government, in 2021 Canberra has supported 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for Vietnam to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. In September 2021, 300,000 doses

Netflix Faces Being Blocked Without Local Office In Vietnam

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“If a cross-border OTT television service provider does not have a legal entity in Vietnam, the Ministry of Information and Communications will coordinate with telecommunications enterprises to block access to it,” Nguyen Ha Yen, deputy general director of the ministry’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, said at a conference on the issue Monday. Five cross-border OTT television service providers are operating in Vietnam, including two from the U.S. and three from China, he noted. According to a new policy on communications media management that came into effect at the beginning of the year, pay television service providers operating in Vietnam must have a representative office in the country that falls under the management of Vietnamese authorities. Photo: CNBC According to the ministry, the policy is to ensure fairness between international and domestic enterprises in the pay television service market. “The world’s OTT giants attract a large amount

Vietnamese acrobats Giang Brothers head for Italy to set new world record

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Both gymnasts, Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep, made a post about their trip, which will last until February 7, on their verified Facebook accounts. The brothers received the invitation to Italy from Guinness World Records. Nghiep said the trip will be the duo’s last international performance. The men, 39 and 34 years old, will continue their career with lighter intensity for health protection after many injuries. In the coming attempt to set a new world record, they will be blindfolded and climb 10 stairs that are only 40 centimeters wide, walk for 10 meters, then descend the stairs while doing a head-to-head balancing act in one minute. They have practiced the feat for less than two weeks. This supplied photo shows Giang Quoc Co (R) and Giang Quoc Nghiep on their flight to Milan to set another world record, January 31, 2023. Co and Nghiep joined circus troupes when they were four and five years old, respectively, and have been performers since 1999. In 2018, t

Foreign business founders keen on Vietnam’s development potential

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Holiday turned home Rafael Masters landed in Vietnam 14 years ago. A recent graduate, the British national had planned to travel the world and experience different cultures. To finance such a trip, he planned to work as an English teacher. “I intended to teach for a year and then return home. What actually happened was that I began to fall in love with the culture, the country, and even teaching in Vietnam. “It’s an incredibly exciting feeling to see children of all ages being given educational tools and then developing and building themselves with those tools,” he said. Rafael Masters, founder of Vulcan Augmetics, a start-up that makes electronic prosthetics for the disabled. Photo : Binh Minh / Tuoi Tre Some of Masters’ first students in Vietnam are now doctors, engineers, and biochemists working in a variety of countries around the world. Seeing their success is part of what inspired him to found Vulcan Augmetics – a start-up that manufactures electronic prosthetic

Scent of pomelo flowers fills streets of Hanoi

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At this time of year, street vendors carrying pomelo flower baskets are often found on main streets around Hanoi such as Xa Dan, Pham Ngoc Thach, and Kim Ma. Pomelo flowers are also used to create flavours for some of Hanoi’s specialties. They are used to cook lotus seed sweet soup or to create an aroma for tea or dried Kuzdu powder, all of which are tasty dishes and drinks enjoyed by local people. After the buds start to bloom, the flowers are then cut and divided into smaller bunches. The prices of pomelo flowers in bunches range between VND200,000 and VND250,000 per kilogram. These flowers have cheaper prices, hovering around VND100,000 to VND150,000 per kilogram. The simple rustic white flowers have won the hearts of people in the capital thanks to their sweet and seductive fragrance. During the pomelo flower season, Hanoians usually purchase a few clusters of flowers to decorate their houses or offices. As the