The 41-year-old French man, who also goes by his Vietnamese name Truong Giang, was dressed in traditional attire as he hung his Tet (Lunar New Year) calligraphy. No one else showcasing their art that day looked like him. Grill has spent seven years studying Vietnamese calligraphy, and this year’s Tet festival is the first time he presents his calligraphy publicly. He was given the opportunity to write his traditional calligraphy at the temple after coming in second place at the 2023 Spring Calligraphy Writing Competition earlier this month. Jean Sébastien Grill talks to a visitor at the Hanoi Temple of Literature’s spring calligraphy festival on January 16, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Nguyen Grill said he hoped that by displaying his calligraphy in Vietnam January 15-26 he would be able to help promote Vietnamese culture to foreign tourists. On Monday morning, a French tourist visiting the Temple of Literature was taken aback when he saw his fellow … [Read more...] about Frenchman’s Vietnamese calligraphy skills wow onlookers
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Vietnamese’s journey from particle physicist to machine learning scientist
It would be great happiness to know early in life what one is truly passionate about, which is indeed difficult for many. The inspiring journey of Vietnamese scientist Nguyen Quang Thong, who successfully transitioned from a particle physicist to a machine learning scientist at Microsoft, can provide some meaningful thoughts for anyone facing a crossroads in life. A glimpse at the profile of Thong may surprise many people. In less than 15 years as an adult, the Hanoi native has changed careers three times, and he cannot even fathom how unexpected and dramatic those changes have been. Thong was once a student at the prestigious Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in Hanoi. Drawn to both art and science, he pursued architecture at Hanoi Architectural University. But after receiving a full-ride scholarship at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), Thong could not resist the opportunity and left the architecture program to pursue computer engineering in the United … [Read more...] about Vietnamese’s journey from particle physicist to machine learning scientist
Tet product fair opens in HCM City
A customer shops for smoked buffalo meat, a specialty of Ha Giang Province, at the fair being held at 12 Phung Khac Khoan, District 1 until January 18. — VNS Photo The Green Tet – Vietnamese Gifts Spring Fair 2023 opened at 12 Phung Khac Khoan, Da Kao Ward, District 1 in HCM City on Saturday, featuring thousands of products for Tet (Lunar New Year) of 60 enterprises, production facilities and craft villages across the country. Organised by the High Quality Vietnamese Product Business Association, the Business Studies and Assistance Centre, and the Leading Business Club, the fair is a special edition of the Green - Nice Market held on Saturdays and Sundays each week at 135A Pasteur, District 3. Coming to the fair, customers can easily find a wide range of products such as fruits and vegetables, confectionery, honey, coconut blossom sugar, herbal teas, bio incense sticks, and specialty products of Tra Vinh, Dong Thap, Ha Giang, and other localities. A wide range of fruits … [Read more...] about Tet product fair opens in HCM City
Journey from particle physicist to machine learning scientist
It would be a great happiness to know early in life what you are truly passionate about, which is indeed difficult for many of us. The inspiring journey of young Vietnamese scientist Nguyen Quang Thong, who successfully transitioned from particle physicist to a machine learning scientist at Microsoft, can provide some meaningful thoughts for anyone facing a crossroads in life. A glimpse at the profile of Nguyen Quang Thong may surprise many people. In less than 15 years as an adult, the Hanoi native has changed careers three times, and he can’t even fathom how unexpected and dramatic those changes have been. Thong was once a student at the prestigious Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. Drawn to both art and science, he pursued architecture at Hanoi Architectural University. But after receiving a full-ride scholarship at University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), Thong couldn't resist the opportunity and left the architecture program to pursue computer engineering in the … [Read more...] about Journey from particle physicist to machine learning scientist
Foreign wives find Tet joyful in Vietnam
2023 is the sixth year Thai national Natalya Thanasirimethee celebrates Tet in Vietnam, and this year she has got a piggy bank to save all the red envelops that people love to give her. "My wife is a foreigner and she speaks Vietnamese like a small child. My relatives seem to enjoy interacting with her and so they give her a lot of li xi during Tet , which makes her happy," her husband Le Anh Tuan said, The two got married in 2016, and have been traveling from Thailand to Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa every Lunar New Year as she enjoys the local food, including the stinky shrimp paste. During their first visit, her parents-in law had to look for ingredients everywhere to make her the traditional bun dau mam tom made from fried tofu, rice vermicelli and shrimp paste. She fell in love with the dish. The next year she made them some Vietnamese food herself after learning This year Nat also helps Tuan’s family sell banana leaves and other ingredients to make banh … [Read more...] about Foreign wives find Tet joyful in Vietnam
Palestinian Ambassador expresses profound love for Vietnam
Talking with Vietnam News Agency in Vietnamese language with Hanoi accent, Ambassador Salama said he had come to Vietnam for the first time as a predestined affinity, then stayed and became closer to the country also due to predestined affinity. When awarded with a scholarship from Vietnam when he was 19, he said he aspired to travel to the Southeast Asian country not only for Vietnamese study but also for answer to its glorious history in national construction and defense. While attending the University of Hanoi (now Vietnam National University, Hanoi), his love for Vietnam and its people deepened. Following graduation, he worked for Palestine’s representative diplomatic agencies in Vietnam, Laos, Yeman, Ghana, among others. But like a predestined affinity, his life milestones were associated with Vietnam decades ago. During 1982-1983, he was secretary in charge of information at the Office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Vietnam. From 1989-1991, he was vice … [Read more...] about Palestinian Ambassador expresses profound love for Vietnam