Established in 1993, the International Property Awards is one of the most prestigious annual awards to celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating within the real estate sector globally. It is also considered as a benchmark for the quality and reputation of real estate products worldwide. The awards are divided into regions including Africa, Asia-Pacific, Arabia, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, the UK, and the USA with various award categories. Vega City Nha Trang has passed the strict evaluation of the international professional jury committee to scoop up four awards in the top categories in Asia-Pacific, including Hotel Architecture, New Hotel Construction and Design, Leisure Development, and Mixed-Use Development. This demonstrates the superior quality, class, service, and uniqueness of Vega City Nha Trang as well as the prestige of KDI Holdings Group in the field of real estate development. Kieu Tue Man, vice … [Read more...] about Vega City Nha Trang scoops four honours at International Property Awards 2022
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Bui Xuan Phai Awards: Culture – momentum for Hanoi’s development
A photo by photographer Thomas Billhardt . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi still provides a source of inspiration for nominations of the 14th “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards amid the COVID-19 tourism freeze. Activities and initiatives regarding Hanoi are part of the “dual goal,” as culture always serves as momentum for the development of any city, according to historian Duong Trung Quoc. Nostalgic works The jury panel has selected dozens of works, ideas and deeds over the past years for nominations. These include projects associated with the city’s development and works by Hanoi citizens and even one foreigner. German photographer Thomas Billhardt, whose photos of the Vietnam War taken in the late 1960s helped him to gain fame worldwide, is the only foreigner nominated for the 14th awards. The photo book exhibition by Billhardt introduces for the first time in Vietnam some 130 black-and-white and colour photos taken during his trips to … [Read more...] about Bui Xuan Phai Awards: Culture – momentum for Hanoi’s development
HCM City’s armed forces join art festival
150 artists from five teams of the city’s armed forces joined the event. Art performances at the festival praised the Fatherland, the Party, and President Ho Chi Minh and the country, while highlighting the national tradition of revolutionary struggle and outstanding examples. Each team performed a general music and dance program with a duration from 25 to 30 minutes, with at least two art forms and four or more performances. Each program must ensure the following criteria: Having a theme and logic, ensuring a reasonable proportion of performances and having at least one performance about young people. As a result, the organizers awarded the first prize to the team with members from Gia Dinh Regiment, Regiment 10, the city’s Military School, and several other units with the contest theme "Keeping the sacred flame forever." The festival contributed to educating and raising awareness of staff and youth union members and youngsters about the meaning, spirit and basic content of the … [Read more...] about HCM City’s armed forces join art festival
Award-winning film director shooting TV show in Đà Lạt
WHODUNIT: A scene from 'Trại Hoa Đỏ' (Red Flowers Farm), a TV series by Vietnamese-American Victor Vũ. It is produced and will be released on K+, a leading satellite digital television channel in Việt Nam, this year. Photo courtesy of the producer Popular Vietnamese-American director Victor Vũ is filming in the Central Highlands his latest work, Trại Hoa Đỏ (Red Flowers Farm), a TV thriller series produced by K+, a leading satellite digital television channel in Việt Nam. Vũ and his 100 crew members have spent two months filming in Lâm Đồng Province, including its capital and largest city, Đà Lạt. They will move to famous tourist sites, such as Lạc Dương Lâm Hà and Bảo Lâm districts, next week. Trại Hoa Đỏ is based on the novel of the same name by best-selling female writer Di Li (real name Nguyễn Diệu Linh), a pioneer in the Vietnamese detective literature genre in recent years. The eight-episode show begins with the deaths of seven young women. The murders … [Read more...] about Award-winning film director shooting TV show in Đà Lạt
Minor titles of Miss Universe Vietnam beauty contest 2022 announced
Beauties win titles of ambassadors Accordingly, contestants including Le Thao Nhi, Nguyen Thi Thanh Khoa, Nguyen Thi Le Nam won the titles of Best English skill, Best interview and Best face respectively. While the awards of Best body, Best catwalk and Best introduction went to Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau, Le Hoang Phuong and Nguyen Thi Huong Ly. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau and Huynh Pham Thuy Tien were honored with the titles of Environment Ambassador and Tourism Ambassador. Nguyen Thi Le Nam and Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao received the titles of Community Ambassador and Cultural Heritage Ambassador. Miss Universe Vietnam beauty contest 2022 themed “Vinawoman – Vietnamese women's stuff” was returned in February after a temporary halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The jury of the contest selected 70 outstanding contestants for the reality TV competition series and narrowed down to 41 candidates in the semi-final rounds. The final round will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention … [Read more...] about Minor titles of Miss Universe Vietnam beauty contest 2022 announced
“Designed by Vietnam 2022” contest launched
Vietnam Design Group and Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies under the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism co-held the contest to increase the value of Vietnamese products and goods through design competence towards the brand-name development of “Designed by Vietnam” in the international market. Under the guidance of the influential designers in five fields of communication design, clothing design, décor and Object design, living design and public design, the participants will have the opportunity for connectivity and cooperation to create application products having high design value. The time for receiving competition documents will be starting from July 1 to the end of August 31. The selected works qualifying TOP25+5 will be showcased at Vietnam Design Week 2022 and the award ceremony is expected to take place in the capital city of Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from November 5 to November 11. By Mai An- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about “Designed by Vietnam 2022” contest launched
Int’l seminar on Great celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu celebrates his 200th birthday
At the seminar The symposium was participated by the UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, Christian Manhart; Consul General of India in HCMC, Madan Mohan Sethi; Secretary of the Party Committee of Ben Tre Province, Le Duc Tho; Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission, Phan Xuan Thuy; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Dao Cuong, leaders of provinces and cities, Vietnamese and international scientists. UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, Christian Manhart (L) and Consul General of India in HCMC, Madan Mohan Sethi (C) attend the event. Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized that celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu used the pen as a weapon to express his patriotism and love for the people. He was not only a Vietnamese poet who was known for his nationalist and anti-colonial writings against the French colonization of Cochinchina, an exemplary teacher but also a popular medical … [Read more...] about Int’l seminar on Great celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu celebrates his 200th birthday
Ben Tre organizes ceremony marking poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s 200th birthday
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense to commemorate World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu. The event is one of the important activities of Vietnam's commitment to UNESCO's actions in honoring World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu. Attending the event was State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai, Head of the Central Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia,former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, former Politburo member and former Standing member of the Party Secretariat Le Hong Anh, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ben Tre Province Le Duc Tho, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ben Tre Province Tran Ngoc Tam, and UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, Christian Manhart. Speaking at the ceremony, State President Nguyen Xuan … [Read more...] about Ben Tre organizes ceremony marking poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s 200th birthday
Ben Tre sets world record for biggest number of 222 dishes made of coconut
The World Records Union (WorldKings) and the Vietnam Record Association (VietKings) have awarded Vietnam’s and world's records to the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre for a cooking performance of 222 dishes made of coconut. 55 cooks divided into 11 groups took responsibilities for choosing materials, processing, food arranging, carving, and garnishing to create dishes with Ben Tre coconut flavor, said Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Thi Be Muoi. The diverse mix of coconut and different materials along with the creativity in processing and cooking created unique, delicious, and healthy dishes. The cooking performance of 222 dishes made of coconut also helped Ben Tre promote its culture and tourism to visitors with the support of the Vietnam Culinary Conservation, Research, and Development Center (CRDC) and Saigon Professional Chef Association. Dishes made of coconut By Phan Huy – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Ben Tre sets world record for biggest number of 222 dishes made of coconut
Runner-up Kim Duyen wins Supra Model Asia at Miss Supranational 2022
Kim Duyen (the first from the left) and candidates for Miss Supranational 2022 At the night of July 2 (Warsaw time), runner-up Kim Duyen along with 69 candidates for Miss Supranational 2022 entered the competition round of Supra Model. Miss Supranational will not only aim at finding a winner having the ability to send the message of solidarity among countries, bringing contributions in both voices and actions to positively change the world, it is also a beautiful play ground with great performances on stage. Kim Duyen wears customs of designers Do Long. The first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 Kim Duyen wore customs of designers Do Long and Chung Thanh Phong for the minor competition. At the end of the competition, Vietnamese representative Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen was excellently in the Top 11 Supra Model and was officially awarded the title of Supra Model Asia. Runner-up Kim Duyen wins Supra Model of Asia at Miss Supranational 2022. Runner-up Kim Duyen … [Read more...] about Runner-up Kim Duyen wins Supra Model Asia at Miss Supranational 2022