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But that was 10 years ago, before she met Hoang Son in 2018. He helped her realize that "being oversized is a unique advantage," she said. "I had probably been hurt too much, and Son came to compensate," the 30-year-old woman said of her now-boyfriend. Quynh and Son at a cafe in Ho Chi Minh City in 2022. Photo courtesy of Quynh Before meeting Son, Quynh believed that she had an "overweight" body. Her height was 1.6 meters, while her weight was 58 kilograms, about 10 kilograms more than the average weight of her peers. She was turned down for jobs many times because companies said she had an "underqualified appearance." But what hurt Quynh most was when her boyfriend of eight years told her to lose weight. "Everyone around me made me feel like I’m ugly. I tried to lose weight like my ex wanted me too, and I didn’t dare wear things he didn’t find eye-catching," she recalled. She also skipped meals and over-exercised. "Still, after all the effort I put in, … [Read more...] about Love changes oversize model’s life

Fruit and vegetable processors are urged to adopt advanced technologies to improve export value. Vietnam's fruit and vegetable export turnover has risen 29% year-on-year to US$1.9 billion in the first five months of this year, enabling the sector to reach US$4 billion in exports in 2023, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Fruit and vegetable exports grossed US$982 million in the first quarter of this year, up 16.2% compared to the same period in 2022, with sales to the Chinese market showing impressive growth. China imported $805 million worth of Vietnamese products, accounting for 80% of the market share. MARD stressed that in foreign markets, including China, Vietnamese fruits face stiff competition from rivals from Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines. "Export prospects in the second half of the year will be better as many countries favor Vietnamese agricultural products," it added. Vietnamese durian for exporting. … [Read more...] about Vegetable and fruit exports expected to hit $4 billion this year

The 15th edition was part of the emulation program of the military youths in general and of the VMMU youth in particular in celebration of the 133rd birthday anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2023), and towards 75 years since President Ho Chi Minh issued a call for patriotic emulation (June 11, 1948 - 2023). Addressing the event, Senior Colonel Doan Van Mau, Deputy Political Director of the VMMU, stressed that over the past time, the university’s Party Committee and Board of Directors have actively directed the establishment of a steering board on voluntary blood donation with Youth Union members and youths as the core of the blood donation program. The steering board has proactively disseminated information to the university’s cadres, Youth Union members and youths to raise their awareness of the noble significance of the voluntary blood donation activities, promote their sharing and stay ready to donate blood to save lives. The school’s official emphasized that … [Read more...] about “Red Sunday” program collects over 450 blood units

Crowds flock to Co To island in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The tourism sector served 12.5 million domestic visitors in May, pushing the total number of the group to over 50.5 million in the first five months. Also in May, revenue from domestic travelers is estimated to hit 267.2 trillion VND (11.37 billion USD). The volume of Vietnamese holidaymakers traveling around the country has been on the rise in conjunction with the annual peak of domestic tourism. On the opposite end, the peak time in domestic tourism is also when international tourism hits its low-season travel period. The sector hosted 1.3 million tourists from the Republic of Korea and 399,000 from China in the period from January to May. This year, Vietnam set a target to earn some 650 trillion VND from 110 million visitors, including 8 million foreigners. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the 4.6 million international arrivals recorded between … [Read more...] about Vietnam hits peak time for domestic tourism

Hanoi will apply many solutions to improve the efficiency of enforcing food safety regulations in 2023 and the future. The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan to ensure food security for ten million people in the capital by 2030. The plan, signed by Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen, aims to strengthen the responsibilities of local governments and socio-political organizations to ensure food safety and security in Hanoi in all circumstances. The plan also aims to promote the resources of all economic sectors and support from the State to develop agriculture in a sustainable way. A farmer introduces a new rice variety in Hanoi’s outskirts. Photo: Lam Nguyen/The Hanoi Times According to the plan, by 2030, Hanoi will have approximately 55,000 hectares of rice production with an annual output of at least 660,000 tons of rice. In addition, the city has set targets to increase food consumption, reduce the rate of … [Read more...] about Hanoi to ensure food safety for ten million residents

At the meeting, delegates, children, and students offered incense in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh and visited Ho Chi Minh City culture space at the headquarters of the city’s association of farmers. They were also entertained with special artistic performances by children from Phu Nhuan district’s culture center, watched a video of the association’s implementation of scholarship and sponsorship programs, and talked about students’ aspiration. Annually, Ho Chi Minh City’s Association of Farmers works with the Ho Chi Minh City Television to organize a New Year program to call on units, organizations, businesses, individuals, and benefactors to facilitate its social security activities. Notably, together with maintaining a scholarship program for students whose parents are the association’s poor and near-poor members, it has launched a sponsorship project for those whose parents or caregivers died due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program has been carried out since 2021. In … [Read more...] about Meeting to present scholarships and sponsorship to students and orphans

Thanks to the Party and State’s ethnic policies, over the past years, the living quality of the ethnic groups has been improved. However, the hostile forces always try to divide and destroy the great bloc of national unity and make use of land disputes to cause instability. In order to conduct the ethnic work in the areas, Division 330 has directed its affiliated units to work with the local authorities to grasp local situations. One of the measures that they have taken is gradual mass mobilization work. Therefore, all troops are well aware of the importance of the task. Especially, troops tasked with mass mobilization work have good knowledge of ethnic groups. “This is the core force in implementing mass mobilization work among ethnic groups,” affirmed Political Commissar of Division 330 Colonel Duong Cong Sang. Accordingly, the troops have focused on disseminating information about the guidelines and policies of the Party, State and military on ethnic groups, hostile forces’ … [Read more...] about More practical activities to help ethnic people

The program was jointly organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of Victims of AO/Dioxin, the Green Leaf Charity Fund of Dong Cao Pagoda (Thai Binh province), Thai Nam Property Management and Development Joint Stock Company, and the Associations of AO/Dioxin victims in Hai Duong and Thai Binh provinces. In Hai Duong, the organizing panel presented 100 gift packages, worth VND 700,000 each, to AO victims in the districts of Binh Giang, Thanh Mien, and Gia Loc while in Thai Binh province, the organizers gave 100 gifts to AO victims in Thai Thuy and Kien Xuong districts. At the event, local authorities and benefactors expressed their hope that in the coming time, there would be more enterprises and individuals accompanying the program to support AO victims and needy people to stabilize their lives. * On the same day, the Lam Dong provincial Military Command held a ceremony to start the construction of a gratitude house for the family of a national contributor in … [Read more...] about Various activities held for Agent Orange/Dioxin victims and national contributors

The Le Monde daily said along with the main cast, Hung has made a mark with a highly artistic film about cuisine and the art of living. The film not only portrays a love story in the end of the 19th century but also celebrates the art of fine dining in the French style. Meanwhile, the Le Figaro daily compared the portrayal of the characters in Hung's "La Passion de Dodin Bouffant" to the performance of Catherine Deneuve in the iconic French film "Peau d'âne" or the outstanding performance of Stéphane Audran in the film "Festin de Babette" which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988. Recalling Hung's success with the film "The Scent of Green Papaya" (L'Odeur de la papaye verte), which earned him the Golden Camera award in 1993, the article's author believed that "La passion de Dodin Bouffant" will surely satisfy food enthusiasts, who are abundant in France. Born in 1962 in the central city of Da Nang, Hung has affirmed his reputation in European and … [Read more...] about French newspapers praise Vietnamese – French filmmakers

They will present more than 80 projects for international content buyers, movies, series, and animations at the Russian Content Worldwide booth, organized by Roskino, a national operator for the promotion of films. Among those is “The Challenge” - the first feature film shot in space. Ekaterina Naumova, Roskino Acting General Director said that last year, the Russian film industry had a comprehensive presence at Telefilm Vietnam for the first time in an online format. Customers showed great interest in Russian animation projects, documentaries, action films and comedies, and bought format rights of Russian serials, he noted. This year, in order to more effectively capitalize on film market opportunities and build partnerships with local TV channels, VOD platforms and distributors, Roskino will organize a large-scale offline presence of Russian content producers. This format will allow them to meet potential partners and increase interaction with foreign peers, she said, adding that … [Read more...] about Russian film companies to join Telefilm Vietnam 2023