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The couple left their hotel at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday and visited a place on Dong Khoi Street before heading for Cuc Gach restaurant on Dang Tat Street. Obama walks out of Cuc Gach restaurant after an hour-long dinner. Photo by Ngoc Duong. Barack and Michelle Obama sat on the first floor and ate stir-fried Tonkin jasmine flowers with garlic, stewed pork, spring rolls, and Vietnamese sour soup.   They asked to pay by card after the meal, but the restaurant manager refused to accept money from them. Hai, the manager, said they refused to accept it when he said the meal was on the house. "We explained that all the ingredients are grown on our farm, and so we did not spend much on them. Moreover, we wanted to welcome him as a family guest. He then agreed." He had been told Tuesday afternoon to be ready to "welcome some politicians." The visitors posed for a photo with Hong, a senior cook at the restaurant, before leaving. Obama had arrived in HCMC on Sunday during what was … [Read more...] about Obamas visit Vietnamese restaurant in Saigon

The 2019 International Food Festival – the 7th of its kind recently held in Hanoi – warmed the winter thanks to the purpose of raising fund for poor children. Both exhibitors and visitors were partly contributing to helping disadvantaged children, making the festival more meaningful than the organizer had expected.  The festival includes art performance. The event attracted a large number of visitors who experienced great moments there enjoying arts performances and tasting diverse cuisine offered by a number of embassies, organizations, and provincial departments of foreign affairs.  The event attracts a large number of visitors.  About 40 international missions and cultural organizations presented foods, beverages, fruit, and souvenir at nearly 130 booths in the event held by the Service Department for Diplomatic Corps under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Honorary President of the ASEAN Women’s Circle in Hanoi (AWCH), … [Read more...] about International Food Festival opens in Hanoi

Vietnamese students at the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 2019. (Source: vietnamnet.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese students won three gold and three silver medals at the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) which wrapped up on December 12 in Doha, Qatar. The 16th IJSO was co-organised by Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Qatar University, from December 3-12 under the slogan ‘Inspiring Today’s Young Generation for the Skills of Tomorrow’. The gold medalists are Dam Gia Bao, Nguyen Tri Duc and Cao Thuy An, all 10th-grade students of Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. The silver medal winners were Dang Minh Trung and Nguyen Hoang Trung, 10th-grade students of the Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, and Nguyen Dinh Hieu, a 10th-grade student of Hanoi’s Nguyen Hue High School.    This is the 9th year the Hanoi Department of Education and Training was … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win three golds, three silvers at IJSO

Photo: VNA This year’s event represents the ninth year that the Hanoi Department of Education and Training has been assigned with the task of selecting a national team to participate in the IJSO. The winners of the competition’s gold medals include Dam Gia Bao, Nguyen Tri Duc, and Cao Thuy An, all of whom are 10th graders from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. Elsewhere, the silver medals went to Dang Minh Trung and Nguyen Hoang Trung, both of whom are 10th graders from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, along with Nguyen Dinh Hieu from Nguyen Hue High School. The students participating in the Olympiad must complete a total of three tests, including a multiple choice examination, a theoretical examination, and a practical examination with each test lasting for 240 minutes and including questions regarding physics, chemistry, and biology. The IJSO is a prestigious international examination designed by the IJSO Committee which is made up of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students bag top prizes at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad 2019

With people in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City realizing that the air they breathe in is unhealthy on many days, reducing their exposure to it is something many of them have resorted to recently. For many, avoiding travelling during rush hour, when thousands of vehicles emit fumes, is not enough. Nguyen Quynh Nhi, 25, a graphic designer living in Saigon's District 1, says: "People breathing polluted air are more likely to die prematurely, so I sometimes ask my manager to allow me to work from home when the air quality index is too bad." Lam Thanh Nhan, 39, the owner of a private firm in Hanoi, lets pregnant staff work remotely instead of travelling to work on polluted days. Change, a HCMC non-profit organization, has teamed up with the German consulate general to carry out a social media campaign called ‘Holding Your Ground’ suggesting that companies in Hanoi and HCMC should consider a new regulation to adapt to the worsening air. "The campaign aims to promote discussions … [Read more...] about Should people work from home to avoid an ‘airpocalypse’? Vietnamese are divided