Pham minh

The black-and-white photos capture Minh’s impression of the people, rhythms of life and unique cultural features of Hanoi. Readers will feel his sense of humor through his unique perspectives and witty captions accompanying each photo. Minh returned to live in the capital city a year and a half ago and has since taken more photos of local life. The photos in the book were taken entirely with Minh's iPhone. The book is available in three languages, Vietnamese, English and Italian, with writer Paola Boncompagni doing the Italian translation. Minh is a Vietnamese-American who served as a diplomat for the United Nations. He used to work in Madagascar, Bhutan, Nepal, Siri Lanka, Madrid, Myanmar, and Laos. He currently lives in Hanoi. All proceeds from Hanoi Hanoi will be presented to Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Vietnam./. VNA … [Read more...] about Daily life in Hanoi captured by former UN diplomat

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will pay an official visit to Vietnam on June 26, the Australian Embassy to Vietnam has announced. Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong. Photo by the Australian Embassy According to a press release from the embassy, this will be the second trip to Southeast Asia of the new foreign minister since she took the position one month ago. The visit is expected to deepen these ties, building on existing partnerships for the benefit of the two countries and the region. In Vietnam minister Penny Wong will meet with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. "Ahead of next year’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, our discussions will focus on climate change cooperation, our shared trade and investment ambitions and Australia’s continued support for Vietnam’s COVID-19 recovery," the embassy said. After her visit to Vietnam, the … [Read more...] about Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Vietnam

A worker produces anti-counterfeit stamps at Tien Duong Organic Agricultural Cooperative in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Despite production and market difficulties due to the pandemic and climate change, many districts, firms and organisations in Hanoi 's agricultural sector have remained strong thanks to the application of science and information technology. It has helped them improve their products’ value and meet the technical requirements of import markets. In the past few years, Hanoi’s agriculture sector has implemented many programmes and solutions to support businesses and cooperatives to promote the application of information technology in the production and processing of agricultural products, which have brought many benefits, such as increasing the product value, food safety management and product information transparency. Tran Sy Hung, Director of Nghia Minh Mushroom cooperative in Dan Phuong district, said his cooperative had applied information … [Read more...] about Hanoi applies IT to enhance value of agricultural products