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Sophisticatedly decorated with love themes, many hotels in Hanoi are offering abundant special dining choices for couples. Here are some dining options suggested by The Hanoi Times for special dinners of the year. Main course of Valentine’s Day celebration dinner at Fraser Residence Hanoi. Photo: Thu Le Fraser Residence Hanoi offers a delectable dinner, which is specially prepared for this love season with garden salad served with grilled jumbo prawns and special chef’s dressing and beetroot soup with white chocolate flake for starter. Meanwhile, the grilled Hokubee beef served with fondant potato, asparagus and thymes sauce or grilled salmon with passion fruit and tomato, and molten chocolate cake and vanilla cream will be served as a yummy dessert.   The price for this “Love In the Air” menu is VND750,000 (US$32) per person, including one pinky cocktail or mocktail. A live violin performance is also available. Diners who book in advance will have a c...

As many as 15 victims are thought to be buried somewhere in the rubble. After arriving at the scene, the team conduct a site survey and implement rescue plans. The rescue work is expected to run into a number of difficulties as local temperatures drop to minus six degrees Celsius. According to a representative of the team several collapsed buildings continue to fall in the area. The Vietnamese team are divided into two groups as they go where their services are needed most. They show their strong determination to fulfill their mission of providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Turkey. The post Vietnamese rescue team begins search mission in Turkey appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Vietnam wins several major prizes at 2022 World Travel Awards Hanoi Train Track Café now closed amid safety concerns Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 wor...

The dance is usually performed during festivals and special occasions, particularly during Tet (Lunar New Year). The performance mimics a lion’s or a dragon’s movement to bring luck and prosperity in the new year. A family or a business visited by a lion dance performance is believed to have good luck for the rest of the year. The costumes and accessories used by the performers come in various colors and shapes, but all must inspire fear and power to chase away monsters and evils. Traditional dance is considered folk and martial art, as performers must master complex movements. The complex choreography is accompanied by drums called ‘the Seven-Star’ drums that can only be played by the master or second master of the dojo. The performance wouldn’t be complete without “Ong Dia,” the Spirit of the Earth, depicted as a jolly man with a palm-leaf fan. He is believed to have the power to summon mystical animals and leads the dancing troupe, clearing the paths for performers. The ...

At the meeting. Photo: VNA Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said that he will propose Brunei create more favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in the country, especially in legal assistance, VNA reported Friday. Meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy and community in Brunei right after arriving in the country on February 10 afternoon (local time) for a two-day official visit, PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam has never had such fortune, potential, international position, and prestige as it does today, adding that the Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership is developing fruitfully. He expressed his delight that the Vietnamese community in Brunei, though with a modest number of people, are strong and working in various areas from study, teaching to business. The Vietnamese leader urged them to abide by laws in the host country, stay united and serve as a bridge in relations between the two nations. The Vietnamese ...

Not Pho or Banh Mi , the two Vietnamese specialties that are widely known around the world, but Banh cuon or steamed rice crepe was named on the list “Top 10 meals around the world in 2023: The dishes we can’t wait to eat” by traveller.com.au . Representing Vietnam as the world’s best dishes The simple yet delicious specialty of Hanoi: Banh cuon . Photo: Ha Huyen Trang According to Ben Groundwater, the staff writer from the travel magazine, Vietnamese food is just incredible. Everything he had tried is pretty good, from the noodle soups to the grilled meats to the herby salads to the turmeric-heavy pancakes. “The dish I really want to explore in 2023, however, is banh cuon (Vietnamese steamed rice crepe),” he wrote. “There’s a certain magic to the way these big sheets of steamed rice noodles are made before they’re wrapped around savory fillings and served with herbs and sauce,” he went on. Different from Westerners, Vietnamese tend to choose some dish savory and...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Vietnam – Singapore business forum. Photo: VNA Vietnam encourages partners and investors to engage in digital transformation, green transition, circular economy, innovation, and hi-tech and low-emission development in the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated while attending a Vietnam – Singapore business forum on February 10 as part of his official visit to Singapore, VNA reported. In his remarks, the Vietnamese leader informed participants about the results of his talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, noting that the increasingly strengthened relationship will create a favourable environment for partners and investors of the two sides to further promote win-win cooperation. He affirmed that Vietnam consistently pursues the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, and diversification of relations; and works hard on comprehensively and effectively promoting international int...