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Dalat To Host The Inaugural Classical Music Festival

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Featuring a range of performance styles and exceptional classical music from talented artists, the festival is set to attract approximately 20,000-30,000 attendees. It promises to be an engaging and accessible cultural event for the public. Da Lat to host its first-ever Vietnam classical music festival from March 10-17 (Photo: VNA) Music enthusiasts will have the opportunity to witness performances by renowned artists, enjoy classical music presented in a youthful style, and experience a unique performance space while still appreciating the core artistic values. Additionally, attendees will have the chance to experience remarkable performances by organizations such as Arietta, Song Hong Ensemble, Schubert in a Mug , Vietnam Youth Music Institute – VYMI, Vietnam Youth Orchestra, independent musicians, and Vietfest’s vast expertise in organizing cultural and artistic events. The festival kicks off on March 10 with the concert “Sound of Brass,” a collaboration between the H...

Son Doong: One of the Top 10 Caves Globally

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Supposedly, a Boeing 747 could fly through the cave without damaging its wings, but that doesn’t really do justice to the true vastness of Son Doong. The stalagmites here are pretty massive too, with some reaching up to a whopping 70 metres, writes the article. Son Doong cave was first discovered in 1990 by Ho Khanh, a local man in Phong Nha town of Bo Trach district in Quang Binh province. It was later announced as the largest cave in the world with a volume of 38.5 million cubic metres, following exploration trips by the Royal British Cave Association. The cave stretches for nine kilometres long and is punctuated by two huge ceiling collapses which invite in natural light to pour into the cave. Son Doong is located in the heart of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It first opened to tourists in 2013. The cave system includes at least 150 individual caves, a dense subterranean jungle, along with s...

Laos starts CLV Development Triangle exhibition

From now until March 1, the event takes place as part of the 13th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on CLV Development Triangle Area. The opening ceremony attracted high-level officials, ministers, and business leaders from the 13 provinces in the area, including Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nongm and Binh Phuoc of Vietnam; Sekong, Attapeu, Salavan and Champasak of Laos; and Stung Treng, Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri and Kratie of Cambodia. With 118 booths showcasing a diverse range of locally-crafted products, including traditional handicrafts, fine arts, and agricultural products, the exhibition also serves as a platform to promote information about regional tourism potential. The post Laos starts CLV Development Triangle exhibition appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

Vietnam and Australia Forge Pragmatic and Forward-looking Partnership: Vietnam News Today (March 6)

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Vietnam News March 6 Headlines: A ceremony was conducted to welcome the heads of delegations attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit Vietnam and Australia aim to build practical and future-oriented relations Overseas Vietnamese in Australia are optimistic about the prospects of bilateral cooperation Iran and Vietnam held political consultations at the deputy foreign ministerial level The Vietnam Farmers’ Association is ready to exchange experiences with Laos Vietnam calls for stronger defense cooperation within ASEAN at a regional meeting Vietnam strengthens defense ties with Indonesia and the Philippines Vinh Long province seeks to expand cooperation with India Vietnamese enterprises participate in Foodex Japan 2024 Aquatic exports increase by 23% in the first two months Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn and heads of delegations to the Australia-ASEAN Special Summit. (Ph...

Hard-working female workers having no International Women’s Day

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Each day these women start their work from 10 p.m. One of their main responsibilities is to drag along deliveries of fruit, vegetables, and seafood to stalls throughout the market. Hundreds of trucks carrying fruit and vegetables usually park at the entrance of the market each night. It is then up to the labourers to fulfill the task of unloading the items and then distributing them among the various businesses at the market. Female labourers typically come from neighbouring northern provinces such as Hung Yen, Thai Nguyen, and Vinh Phuc. Indeed, they are forced to work far away from home in order to make ends meet. Theu from Phu Tho shares that her husband passed away when she was young, leaving her with the job of raising two children alone. In other areas throughout Long Bien market, a group of women are busy preparing squid and fish cakes which go on sale in the next morning. Lan of Hanoi says that International Women’s Day is just like ...

Ha Long city to host Hokkaido festival in November

This information was released at a meeting between the administration of Quang Ninh province and Takebe Tsutomu, special advisor of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Alliance on February 28. The festival represents be a good chance for young people to gain a greater understanding about Japanese culture and to thereby build bridges connecting the two countries. The event will feature Japanese tea, Origami (Japanese paper folding craft), Japanese comics, and other products from Hokkaido Prefecture which will be put on display. At the meeting the two sides discussed the establishment of a representative office of Ha Long University in Japan, with the goal of enhancing the exchange of students and teachers, as well as supporting Japanese and Vietnamese businesses to expand operation in both countries. The post Ha Long city to host Hokkaido festival in November appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Hanoi greets nearly 31,500 foreign to...

Vietnam’s Central Highlands province to open coffee street next month

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The coffee road, which will span Phan Dinh Giot Street in the Buon Ma Thuot City center, will be launched as a sidelines event before the opening of the eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival from March 10-14. It is also part of a project to promote the city as a coffee destination of the world. Visitors to the street will be served the most delicious and typical local coffee products. “About 300 cafés in the city will serve free coffee to residents and visitors during the upcoming coffee festival,” said Tran Duc Nhat, deputy chairman of Buon Ma Thuot. Phan Dinh Giot Street has been chosen to become a coffee street in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. Photo : Trung Tan / Tuoi Tre The opening and closing ceremonies of the fest, which has been held biennially since 2010, will take place at 8:00 pm on March 10 and 14 at the March 10 Square in downtown the city. Buon Ma Thuot is known as the ‘coffee capital of Vietnam,’ with a coffee area of about 210,000 hectare...

Ambassador Urges Europe to Lift “Yellow Card” On Vietnamese Seafood

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Ambassador Pham Toan Thang spoke at the opening session of the FVFPG (Photo: Bao Quoc Te). On 2 March, at the headquarter of the French National Assembly, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang attended the opening session of the new FVFPG in the French National Assembly. This is the first official meeting of the FVFPG to identify objectives, exchange ideas and outline plans of action in 2023. Attending the session were Group President Anne le Hénanff, 4 Vice-Presidents including André Chassaigne, Éric Coquerel, Hadrien Ghomi, Luc Lamirault, and several parliamentarians who were members of the FVFPG. Expressing his delight and pride in the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries and the two peoples and highly appreciating the role of the FVFPG in the French National Assembly in strengthening bilateral ties, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang briefed the parliamentarians on the current situation in Vietnam, recent Vietnam-France relations as well as Vietnam’s development ...

Northern province expects strengthened cooperation with Japan’s localities

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Secretary of the Party Committee of the northern province of Ninh Binh Nguyen Thi Thu Ha on March 5 receives Mori Masako, Special Advisor to the Japan Prime Minister (Photo: VNA). Ha, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, said the province has worked with some Japanese delegations to discuss cooperation promotion activities in localities including Okayama and Kagoshima prefectures, Saiki city, and Tokyo. In the second quarter of this year, Ninh Binh province will coordinate with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to organise a trade promotion conference for Japanese investors. Besides economic cooperation, the province also expects more experience exchange in women-relating issues including family health care, reproductive health, and responses to natural disasters and climate change. Masako said the 470,000-strong Vietnamese community in Japan is the second largest group and greatly contributes to the country’s socio-economic development, addi...