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A fashion collection by 16 young Vietnamese designers is set to open Thailand Fashion Week 2022 for the first time, with the outfits on show featuring images of Vietnamese cultural heritages. Vietnamese designers will open Thailand Fashion Week 2022. Local designs, which will be showcased at the event draw inspiration from traditional art forms, including Chau Van, a type of ritual singing, Don Ca Tai Tu, a form of southern folk song, Quan Ho, a type of love duet singing, and water puppetry. Furthermore, there will be also designs of evening gowns and suits on show, helping to introduce different culture of countries such as Thailand, the United States, France, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Spain, and Vietnam. A total of 16 local children have been chosen to model those designs and are expected to bring an impressive performance to the stage during the prestigious fashion event in Thailand. Moving forward, Thailand Fashion Week 2022 is scheduled to … [Read more...] about 16 Vietnamese designers to open Thailand Fashion Week 2022

The Grand Opening Ceremony of Hue Festival 2022 officially opens on June 25. The ceremony with light shows and dazzling fireworks display, Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) fashion show, and special art program reviving the beauty, hoariness, cultural heritages and traditional craft villages of the Imperial City of Hue offered some exciting experiences and left a deep impression to local people and visitors. On the same day, a hot air balloon festival, an exhibition presenting 20 paintings of Truyen Kieu (Tale of Kieu) and traditional costumes of ASEAN countries opened. The week of arts and culture , themed "Cultural heritage with integration and development" that will be organized from June 25-30 includes a series of activities, such as the Grand Opening Ceremony, a street festival with the participation of local and international art, music shows, folk art performances, food fair, International Trade Fair, Ao Dai festival and among. Foreign tourists … [Read more...] about Grand Opening Ceremony of Hue Festival 2022 officially held

Hue Festival 2022 kicked off on Saturday evening in the eponymous city in central Vietnam, after a two-year halt due to COVID-19, centered around the ‘Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development’ theme. The opening ceremony at Ngo Mon Square, which attracted thousands of visitors, began with a unique art program along with an ao dai (Vietnam’s traditional gown) show, depicting cultural values and identities of Hue City, an ancient capital, as well as Thua Thien-Hue Province in general. After over 20 years of organization, Festival Hue has become a national cultural and artistic event to promote Vietnam’s cultural quintessence and the ancient royal city of Hue as a safe, friendly, and beautiful destination, said deputy chairman of the provincial administration Nguyen Thanh Binh, who is also head of the festival organizing committee. This year’s festival, scheduled to last from June 25 to 30, includes eight main festive programs, along with 29 accompanying exhibitions and … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2022 opens, features attractive art, cultural activities

An art performance at opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2022 (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - The week-long Hue Festival 2022 was kicked off on June 25 evening by a unique art programme and an Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional gown) show. With the theme "Cultural heritage with integration and development", the opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2022 took place at Ngo Mon Square , attracting thousands of visitors. The opening ceremony introduced cultural values and identities of the Hue ancient capital city, and Thua Thien-Hue province at large, which is striving to grow further, to visitors. Addressing the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee and head of the festival organizing committee Nguyen Thanh Binh said after more than 20 years, Festival Hue has become a national cultural-artistic event, contributing to promoting the nation’s cultural quintessence and popularizing the ancient royal city of Hue as a safe, friendly and beautiful destination. … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2022 opens with colourful show

The Vietnam International Cafe Show 2022 will open in HCM City in July. — VNS Photo More than 200 domestic and international exhibitors will participate in a coffee, food and beverage exhibition called Viet Nam International Cafe Show 2022 from July 21 to July 23 at the Sai Gon International Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in HCM City. This annual event, which is part of a series of Cafe Show exhibitions in Seoul, Shanghai, Paris and Viet Nam, is an opportunity for leading domestic and foreign managers and experts to meet and share orientations, strategies, solutions and practical management tools in the manufacturing, processing, and distributing industry of coffee, tea, food and beverage for restaurants, hotels and other food service businesses. The event is organised by Exporum Vietnam Company and sponsored by Viet Nam Coffee - Cocoa Association, Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association, Trade Promotion Agencies in Viet Nam and other agencies. Joining the event will be … [Read more...] about Vietnam International Café Show 2022 to open in HCM City

Representative of the Presidential Council of Box Hill Academy Laura Macpherson and KOTO instructors award certificates to trainees at a ceremony on June 21. — Photo KOTO Viet Nam's first social enterprise, KOTO, commemorated the graduation of 95 trainees at a ceremony in Ha Noi on June 21, celebrating years of training excellence. After being postponed for three years due to COVID-19, the 2022 graduation ceremony recognised 95 graduates from Class 34, 35, 36 and HER TURN Class 5. The event, themed “Resilience”, not only acknowledged the adaptability of KOTO and its people through the pandemic but also demonstrated its origins. “For the last 23 years, KOTO has always been resilient. We were a disruptor in our approaches to making a difference ahead of our time," said Jimmy Pham, KOTO Founder and Executive Chairman. "From combining business with charity, putting vocational education training to the forefront and making it relevant to instilling values in our trainees, so … [Read more...] about KOTO celebrates 2022 graduation

Reenactment of Ban Soc ceremony – the celebration to officially issue the calendar under the Nguyen Dynasty, held periodically at the end of the lunar year. (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central Thua Thien-Hue province has been drawing in tourists with this year’s version of the Hue Festival for 2022, promoting its image after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic , announced Nguyen Thanh Binh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee. Hue Festival 2022 , the number of visitors to the province increased sharply in April and May and should continue to rise. Culinary artist Ton Nu Thi Ha introduces royal dishes. (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Van Phuc, director of the provincial Department of Tourism (DoT), said it has collaborated with airlines from neighbouring countries to open more flights to bring tourists directly to Thua Thien-Hue. destinations to create a good impression for tourists, he said. Challenges tourists since the beginning of this … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2022 revitalises pandemic hit tourism industry of Thua Thien-Hue

Many experts expect that young talents of Hanoi-based Viettel FC will be given more game time in the upcoming group stage of the 2022 AFC Cup to prove themselves. Viettel FC, Laos’ Young Elephants FC, Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Crown FC, and Singapore’s Hougang United FC are direct entrants in Group I of the tournament. As Viettel’s capability is considered to be superior to that of the other three, the tourney will be an opportunity for coach Bae Ji Won, who just signed with the Vietnamese football club in January and took over from his predecessor Truong Viet Hoang on June 17, to test the club’s young players. Viettel possess many young talents, four of whom made major contributions to the U23 Vietnamese team at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup, which just concluded earlier this month. Left-back Phan Tuan Tai scored one goal and contributed two assists while Nham Manh Dung, a versatile player who can be fielded as a striker or a center-back, came away with one goal. Forward Khuat Van … [Read more...] about 2022 AFC Cup a chance for young players of Vietnam’s Viettel FC

The book fair in Hanoi is expected to raise awareness of the importance of books. The big festival for Hanoi book lovers will open in October this year, according to Hanoi Department of Information and Technology. Various genres of books will be availabe at Hanoi Book Fair 2022. Photo: Hanh Ha The Hanoi Book Fair 2022 themed “Traditions and Integration” will take place from October 7 to 9 at the Ly Thai To flower garden and the area surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake. The event aims to implement the “Plan to develop reading culture in Hanoi until 2025, with orientation to 2030”; celebrate the 68th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day (October 10); 70th anniversary of Publication, Printing and Distribution Day (October 10) and 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8). According to the organizers, Hanoi Book Fair is a festival for book-lovers, where the culture of reading is honored and promoted. Hanoi Book Fair 2002 is expected to attract the participation … [Read more...] about Hanoi Book Fair 2022 reopens after two years

Illustrative image (Source: vnetwork.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Security Summit 2022 opened in Hanoi on June 23 with three thematic sessions on measures to strengthen cybersecurity for digital government , the protection of corporate data security in the digital era, and the harnessing of the power of exponential technologies against the emerging cyber threats . According to the Government Information Security Commission, in 2021, more than 45,000 out of 76,977 cyber attacks on some key network systems were carried out in the form of exploiting vulnerabilities. There were about 14,000 network scanning attacks, more than 12,000 targeted attacks, more than 7,300 authentication attacks, nearly 7,000 malware attacks, and about 650 denial-of-service attacks. Major reasons behind the problem was the use of software without copyright, and users’ lack of awareness of cybersecurity. So far this year, the commission has detected more than 48,600 attacks targeting … [Read more...] about Vietnam Security Summit 2022 held in Hanoi