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Photo: youtube Am Chua dam is located in Dien Khanh district, Khanh Hoa province, and about 14km from the city center. The landscape here is very beautiful and peaceful. Visitors can watch the calm water surface, the distant mountains, the clear blue sky, and the white clouds drifting by. Before these scenes, they will find peace and serenity and temporarily leave their busy work behind. Am Chua Lake has an area of about 60 hectares, storing about 45 million cubic meters of water, to irrigate 500 hectares of cultivated land. The dam at the lake runs 128m long and 32m high. Photo: Travelmag.vn The water from Am Chua lake is the source of life for the Dai Dien field at the foot of Dai An mountain. In addition to that role, this place is also gradually becoming an attractive tourist destination for tourists because of its immense charming landscape. Young tourists come here to take pictures and relax. They often find a standing angle to shoot. Usually, the area on...

Vietnam and the Philippines used the match as a tune-up for the 2022 AFF Championship, which will start next week. The hosts had the major share of the possession and chances but were unable to make any of them count up until deep into injury time. It was not until the 92nd minute that Van Quyet managed to evade two markers before his pass accidentally hit a Philippine player’s foot and changed direction, floating to the far post of the visitors’ goal for the win. The 2022 AFF Championship is set to take place in ten Southeast Asian host cities from December 20 to January 16, 2023. The previous edition of the tournament, which was originally scheduled for late 2020 but was pushed back until late 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saw Vietnam, the then-defending champions, eliminated in the semifinals by Thailand, who later won the trophy after thrashing Indonesia 6-2 in the two-legged final. Singapore were chosen to host this tournament in a centralized venue, instead of the ...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, welcomed the Queen Mother of Bhutan, Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, to Hanoi on December 28 for her first visit to Vietnam. Photo: VNA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck in Hanoi on December 28, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to its friendship relations with Bhutan. Welcoming the Bhutan Queen Mother’s visit to Vietnam for the first time, Hang said that although the two countries have set up their diplomatic relations just for 10 years, the bilateral friendship and cooperation have grown positively with a bright spot being tourism partnership. She thanked Bhutan for supporting Vietnam’s candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure, expressing hope that the Queen Mother and the Royal Family of Bhutan will continue to promote cooperation with Vietnam at internation...

Vietnam is scheduled to host the 13th ASEAN School Games (ASG) in August 2023, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 28, VNA reported. The first ASEAN School Games was held in Vietnam in 2013. Photo: baochinhphu.vn The hosting of the ASG is being rotated among ASEAN member countries. 11 countries in Southeast Asia will participate in the event, which will take place in the central city of Da Nang and have no more than six sports. The Ministry of Education and Training was tasked with making decisions on the time of the Games and the sports to be competed. The steering committee for preparing for and organising the Games will include officials of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Information and Communications, ...

The newly-launched event titled “Weekend Book Street” will be one of the highlights of Hanoi Book Street in Hoan Kiem District at the weekend. Artist Xuan Bac will join the weekend event at Hanoi Book Street. Photo courtesy of the event organiser This is an initiative of the Hanoi People’s Committee to enrich the operation of Hanoi Book Street every weekend, making the place an attractive destination for Hanoians and foreign visitors. The premiere program will begin this weekend, from December 31 to January 2, to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2023. There will be a host of activities, such as book launching ceremonies, instructions on how to read books effectively, craft workshops, bookbinding, cover drawing, a calligraphy contest, and instruction on making artistic flower arrangements. In addition, some gastronomic events will also be organized, such as the practice of the Vietnamese tea ceremony; street cooking demonstrations; the corner of Hanoi specialties, among o...

Contestants from 35 countries and territories competed in the final night of Miss Tourism World 2022 at Ho Chi Minh Square Park in Vinh Yen City, Vinh Phuc Province on Saturday evening. This is the first time Vietnam has hosted the final round of Miss Tourism World, with the theme ‘Bringing the World to Vietnam.’ Vietnamese beauty Huong Ly and the top five of Miss Tourism World 2022 during the pageant’s finale in Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, December 10, 2022. Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre The 35 beauties previously had a journey to discover landscapes, historical, and cultural relic sites in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Son La, and Vinh Phuc. At the final night, the audience had the opportunity to look back on the journey of the contestants and see them in their national costumes, silk ao dai by designer Anna Hanh Le, and evening gowns by designer Thach Linh. The finale of Miss Tourism World 2022 in Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, December 10, 2022. Photo: Mai Th...

The Southeast Asian nation has surpassed many other destinations such as China, Malaysia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand, to earn the accreditation. Rina van Staden, Director of the annual awards, said that the results were based on a year-long search for the world’s top culinary brands, with experts and the public joining related voting. Winners of the 2022 edition are those that have strived to elevate the culinary excellence around the world, she added. Vietnamese cuisine has been highly valued in prestigious competitions and by ranking organisations in the world. The country was ranked 5th among the top 10 countries globally with the best food by readers of the Canadian magazine The Travel last October. On December 1, Michelin, for the first time, announced Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as the latest destinations joining the international selection of the MICHELIN Guide. MICHELIN inspectors will present their list of restaurants selected in June 2023. ...