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The ‘Khe Sanh Coffee Tour’ was introduced at Ara Farm Hoang Luan, an organic coffee farm in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province. This tour offers a unique experience for local coffee farmers. During the one-day tour, visitors have the opportunity to harvest and process coffee beans, as well as roast and grind them. Each tourist is provided with a backpack basket and follows the coffee farm owner to collect coffee beans. Hoang Luan, the owner of the farm, also participates in the bean harvesting process while giving instructions to tourists on how to pick ripe beans without damaging the coffee branches. Tourists hold baskets of ripe coffee beans at Ara Farm Hoang Luan, an organic coffee farm in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam. Photo : Hoang Tao / Tuoi Tre Afterwards, the tourists clean the coffee beans and remove any low-quality seeds. At noon, they roast and grind the coffee beans. Luan’s family has been cultivating two hectares of coff...

The flooding is the worst in Hoi An this year, leaving many places dozens to hundreds of mm deep under water, according to Nguyen The Hung, vice chairman of the municipal government. “I could sleep overnight, waiting to see if water flooded into the house so I could pack up everything to avoid the floodwater,” says Hai, a resident living on Hoang Van Thu Street. A man puts chairs in the middle of the road to monitor the rising and falling water levels. The cold spell that struck northern Vietnam two days ago has brought heavy rain to central localities. Photographed is a vast sea of water at the Hoang Van Thu-Nguyen Thai Hoc intersection. Floodwaters on the Thu Bon river swell to alert level 2, and are expected to recede slowly. Roads in the city centre such as Nguyen Thai Hoc, Bach Dang, and Le Loi are flooded at around 500 to 700mm deep. Small boats are mobilised to get residents out of the flooded area. At An Hoi bridge crossing over the Hoai river, local authoritie...

Establishment and Development of the World Peace Council In that context, preventing the risk of war, especially the third world war and nuclear war, has become an urgent and most important task of all forces with conscience and love for peace in the world. Many mass organizations fighting for peace were established, gathering peace activists from all walks of life. Among them, the most prominent is the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace which took place on August 6, 1948, in Wroclaw, Poland. The Conference established a Coordination Committee for Peace Operations, which plays a pivotal role in deploying activities to protect the common peace of mankind. On February 25, 1949, the Coordinating Committee for Peace Operations called on all democratic organizations working for peace and progress and individuals around the world to join hands to prevent the risk of war and participate in the World Congress of Partisans of Peace. Within less than 60 days since its laun...

Despite a wealth of Hanoi light snacks, hot Banh duc  ( cake made of rice flour and lime water) s till holds an irreplaceable position on the locals’ list of choices. The rustic specialty of Hanoi – hot  Banh duc with minced pork, wood ear mushroom, dried onion and herbs. Photo: Viet Hai  Banh duc is a rustic dish that has existed for a long time in the cuisine of Northern Vietnam. In the olden days, among impoverished families suffering from rice shortages, Banh duc was seen as the heartiest part of a meal, usually without garnish. Wonderful treat in Hanoi winter The thick traditional flan is made of rice flour stirred in clear limewater, kept cool after boiling, then cut into blocks. When eaten, the chewy flan texture blends with the scent of peanuts scattered inside and the strong taste of Tuong Ban  (fermented soybean dipping paste from Ban Yen Nhan Ward in Hung Yen Province). Nowadays, Banh duc has become a great snack thanks to creative ...

At the talks between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha. Photo: VNA Speaking at an international press conference after their talks, PM Prayuth spotlighted the significance of President Phuc’s official visit to Thailand, saying that it ushers in a new era in the bilateral relations. Thailand and Vietnam are countries playing important economic and trade roles in the region, both in terms of scale and development potential, with a trade and investment linking system, he said, as cited by VietnamPlus . He said at the talks, the two sides agreed to strengthen close economic cooperation to promote socio-economic recovery in the two countries and the region, especially in trade, investment, transportation and digital economy development, the PM said. The two sides also agreed to coordinate in implementing a more convenient and faster form of electronic payment for goods and services between the two countries, removing trade barri...

At the conference in Hanoi. Source: Aus4Reform Program The Aus4Reform Program, funded by the Australian Government, aims to support Vietnamese agencies in implementing their plans to restructure the economy, renovate growth paradigms, and improve the business and investment environment towards improving labor productivity, quality and competitiveness of the economy towards rapid and sustainable development. The program is implemented from November 2017 to November 2022 with a grant of AUD 6.5 million. To review the results of the program in the past 5 years, on November 15, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Aus4Reform Program Coordinating Committee in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Hanoi co-host a final conference themed “Australia – Vietnam economic reform progress (Aus4Reform): Results, lesson leanred and future directions”. Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, together with MPI Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Phuong, share...

Speaking at a press conference to announce the information on November 11, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy affirmed that these will be the biggest cultural events in the southern hub to further speed up the development of cultural industry and stimulate local tourism. These events are expected to attract nearly 500,000 on-site and 10 million online visitors.  Various activities will be organised at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, Thu Thiem 2 Tunnel Park in District 1 and “HOZO Metaverse” virtual platform. Director of the city centre for tourism promotion Nguyen Cam Tu said the festivals will be an important highlight to attract holiday-makers to the city, thus contributing to promoting recovery and sustainable tourism development. The post HCM City int’l music, hot air balloon festivals to take place in December appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Vietnam: Asia’s new leading cul...