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Visitors flocked to the Binh Dinh Convention Center in Quy Nhon on Sunday to admire a stunning assortment of ornamental plants and bonsai expertly cultivated by talented domestic artisans in the field. “The organizer of the exhibition proudly presents the city’s largest ornamental plant exhibition to date, featuring an exceptional collection of highly valuable bonsai. The exhibition commenced on Saturday and promises to be a remarkable display of horticultural mastery.” In addition to the showcased trees, the competition featured a staggering number of over 180 registered works of bonsai art. Some notable attractions include ancient trees dating back centuries and meticulously shaped bonsai trees with unique forms. An ancient Streblus asper features several branches, making it look like a tower cluster. Photo: Lam Thien / Tuoi Tre An over-100-year-old bonsai owned by artisan Le Van Dung in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Lam Thien / Tuoi Tre ...

It seems that Hanoi’s weather warms up on spring days to welcome International Women’s Day in a fitting way. This is the ideal occasion to treat lovers with a premium buffet packed with an enchanting selection of culinary delights. Many hotels in Hanoi offer an appealing culinary journey to celebrate the upcoming special day of women this March. The dish on offer for International Women’s Day at Fraser Residence Hanoi Hotel On March 8, Fraser Residence Hanoi’s Relish restaurant will offer a special Women’s Day set menu titled “Let her bloom” for both lunch and dinner, featuring pan-fried foie gras with caramelized apple and onion chutney, tomato soup with seared Japanese scallop, oven-baked lobster with cheese and salad, and tiramisu cake. The set menu is priced at VND700,000 ($29.5) per set per person, including a glass of mocktail for each lady. Hanoi Hotel presents a limited dim sum buffet for lunch on March 8 with a dozen dishes at VND348,000 per person. There...

Located some 180 kilometers east of Hanoi, Haiphong is famous for its delicious and inexpensive street food. Thanks to the typical seafood and the meticulous and creative way of preparing dishes, Haiphong cuisine has become a heavyweight of Vietnamese cuisine. Here are the offerings of Haiphong cuisine compiled by The Hanoi Times . These dishes taste best when they are enjoyed right in the heart of the city. Banh da cua   (Red rice noodles with crab) The wonderful dish of  Banh da cua is one among the should-not-to-miss dishes for travelers to Haiphong City . Photo: Hai Phong Ngon Banh da cua  is considered “a signature dish of Haiphong cuisine”. A bowl of authentic Haiphong’s Banh da cua must meet all five elements, including the dark red color of the noodles, the bright red of chi truong ( or made-in Haiphong chili sauce prepared from freshly-chopped chili, tomatoes, and ground garlic, seasoned with a pinch of salt and fermented according to a t...

The ministry assigned the Cinema Department to work closely with departments of culture, sports and tourism of centrally-run cities and provinces and the National Cinema Centre to hold the event. Accordingly, 10 films will be screened during the week, including four feature movies, four documentaries and two animated films which feature President Ho Chi Minh, the country, people and culture of Vietnam. In 1943, by applying Marxism and the guidelines of the Party and leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, Party General Secretary Truong Chinh wrote the Outline on Vietnamese Culture (also known as the 1943 Outline on Culture), stressing that the content, nature, organization and development orientation of a cultural revolution can only be associated with the national liberation revolution and a cultural revolution can be realized when the political revolution has succeeded.  The document defined that Vietnamese culture, consisting of ideology, learning, and arts, “will be liberated by ...