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A forest fire broke out in Binh Lieu town, Binh Lieu district, on the evening of April 12. (Photo: VNA) Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed a dispatch on April 13, addressing the aftermath of two consecutive forest fires in Quang Ninh, a northern border province. The dispatch was sent to various ministries, agencies, and provincial/municipal People’s Committees, including Agriculture, Environment, National Defense, Public Security, and Finance. It also reached the directors of Vietnam Television (VTV), Voice of Vietnam Radio (VOV), and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). According to the document, from the night of April 12 to the morning of April 13, two forest fires occurred in Ha Long city’s Dai Yen ward and Binh Lieu town, Binh Lieu district. Initial reports suggest that over 40 hectares of forest land were damaged, but the fires have mostly been brought under control and extinguished. Deputy Prime Minister Ha, on behalf of the Prime Minister, commended the military,...

Fletcher spent nine days discovering the cuisine across Vietnam with a local expert named Thanh Huynh. The five experiences she included in her list are: Hopping on a Vespa On the first night in Ho Chi Minh City, Fletcher was on the back of a Vespa scooter to head into the city center and try many delicious dishes at traditional markets. She also tasted a Chinese roasted duck and a French baguette. Tourists eat coconut candies and fruits and enjoy ‘don ca tai tu,’ a traditional musical art of southern Vietnam, on Phung Islet, Ben Tre Province. Photo : Minh Huyen / Tuoi Tre Going deep into the Mekong Delta Arriving in Ben Tre Province, southern Vietnam, Fletcher hopped on a small-boat tour in the Mekong Delta, including a stop at an artisan workshop and lunch with a local farming family. Truoi Lake in Thua Thien-Hue Province, central Vietnam. Photo : Bao Khanh / Tuoi Tre Taking slow train to Hue A rail journey to Thua Thien-Hue Province in central Vi...

‘La famille dans le jardin’ (Family in a garden) by acclaimed painter Le Pho was sold at 18.6 million Hong Kong dollars, inclusive of taxes, equivalent to US$2.369 million. The painting was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Modern Evening Auction at 5:30 pm (Hong Kong time) on April 5. Given this price, the ‘La famille dans le jardin’ painting is officially Le Pho’s most valuable work, and the second-priciest in the history of Vietnamese fine art, after painter Mai Trung Thu’s portrait of Miss Phuong sold at $3.1 million, according to Ace Le, Sotheby’s CEO for the Vietnamese market. This price surpasses that of the painter’s oil painting called ‘Figures in a garden,’ which was also auctioned off by Sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 7, 2022 for $2.29 million.  This is also the first million-dollar record of 2023, a year of multiple economic challenges, showing an optimistic signal. ‘The family in a garden’ had earlier been auctioned in 1999, along with a certificate from Alain Le ...

The boarding house has become an address of love and nurtures the kindness and dreams of many poor students. House of kindness Only 10 minutes after school finishes, students ride their bicycles to return to the boarding house. Despite being busy as a bee, both Hai and her husband try to observe students living in their boarding house and care about their studying. “We are happy to see them going to school regularly and studying hard. “Their families believe in us and say that their children have made progress. “Money is not a matter to help them pursue their learning journey.” The help to the disadvantaged and the community by the family of Hai is well known in Nui Thanh Town of the namesake district. Local authorities and associations often visit and support the boarding house. Hai decided to use her money to build the boarding house for poor students after she and her husband did charity in remote areas and saw the difficult life of residents there. Meanwhile, her house i...

Songrit Pongern is a Thai journalist and cultural researcher who has visited Vietnam many times. In his perception, Vietnam has a unique indigenous diversity reflected in the beliefs, lifestyles of the people, methods of production, especially in agriculture. According to Songrit, the diversity in Vietnamese culture is also reflected in the richness of regional customs, traditions and art forms. It is proved by the fact that Vietnam has dozens of cultural features recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Some can be listed such as Hue Royal Court Music, Central Highlands Gongs, Bac Ninh quan ho folk singing, ca tru, xoan singing in Phu Tho, don ca tai tu singing in the Mekong Delta or vi dam folk singing in Nghe Tinh area. Having been to Lac village in Mai Chau , Hoa Binh during his first visit to Vietnam more than 30 years ago, Songrit is still impressed with the beautiful scenery, ...

From the beginning of Wednesday’s match, Tam showed her dominance over Fernandez. Tam did not allow her opponent to approach while launching single and continuous attacks.  With abundant physical strength and good stature, Tam confused the European No. 9 and took the lead in the showdown. In the first two rounds, Tam scored with straight punches and accurate hooks into Fernandez’s face, abdomen, and ribs to claim the absolute victory. In the third round, Fernandez tried to regain the balance but ended up being squeezed out by the Vietnamese boxer.  At one point, Fernandez even failed to keep her composure and had an unsportsmanlike conduct against Tam, for which she was given a warning. In the end, Tam won 5-0 with the absolute points of 30 in all five rounds. This screenshot shows Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam declared the winner in her 50kg quarterfinal fight against Spanish rival Laura Fuertes Fernandez at the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championshi...

About 40 US artists will participate in the exhibition which has been designed in two spaces. The first space, themed “Finding Parkinsons” will display artworks by painter David Thomas who was born in Portland, Maine, in 1946. He joined the US Army in 1968 and was subsequently sent to Vietnam to serve as a combat engineer/artist for one year from April 11, 1969, to April 10, 1970. After leaving the US Army, Thomas then joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to protest US involvement in Vietnam, with many of his artworks focusing on the anti-war movement. In 2000, he was awarded the “Vietnam Art Medal” by the Vietnamese Government in recognition of his contributions to the arts. The second space will bring together artworks of 37 members of the Boston Printmakers. Originally founded in 1947, the mission of the Boston Printmakers is to promote public knowledge of printmaking, encourage and support artists working in printmaking, as well as promoting both excellence and inn...

The “Imprints of French culture in Da Nang” programme is part of the activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-France diplomatic relations and 10-year strategic partnership between the two countries. It aims to contribute to further fostering the ties between the two nations, said Ngo Thi Bich Van, Vice Director of the Da Nang Museum, the organiser of the event. Samuel Delameziere, interim director of the French Institute in Da Nang, lauded the idea of organising the programme to strengthen friendship between the two peoples. He noted that Da Nang is one of the modern cities that still keep many imprints of the French architecture. The programme comprises many activities, including French cuisine and book introduction events, an exhibition featuring the French architecture in Da Nang, and a number of French folk games. A talkshow on French architectural imprints in Da Nang was also held to discuss the formation of Da Nang urban areas during t...