Vietnam culture

/ June 20, 2021

First outdoor Vietnamese cuisine festival held in Paris

A Vietnamese cuisine festival was hosted by the Association of Vietnamese People in partnership with Foyer Vietnam at La Place Monge in Paris, France on June 19. Thanh Binh Jeune brings to the festival Vietnamese fresh lychees. (Photo: VNA) It was the first Vietnamese cuisine festival held outdoor in Paris, shortly after local authorities eased COVID-19-induced restrictions. Featuring some 25 Vietnamese associations and businesses in France, for example, Banh Kit, Ba noi, Bibol, Thanh Binh Jeune, Tra Art, Tram Tram, and France Plumfoot, the event attracted attention of Parisians and Vietnamese expats living in the European country. Visitors were provided a chance to have a taste of Vietnamese iconic dishes, such as “bun bo tron” (beef noodle salad), “nem cuon” (fresh spring rolls), and “nem ran” (fried spring rolls), and enjoy temporary art performances by Vietnamese artists. Thanh Binh Jeune also introduced Vietnamese fresh lychees at the event. The lychees are from the first shipment of the fruit from Vietnam to France. Source: VNA …

/ September 27, 2020

Hanoi – The hottest “check-in” place on Trang Tien street

The crowded Trang Tien Street (Hanoi) is now becoming more and more bustling with the new 'hot' painting gallery by artist Cyril Kongo, a graffiti art monument. It is also the world's first and only solo art exhibition by artist Cyril Kongo . He chose Vietnam because he has Vietnamese blood and always tends to his ancestors despite many years away from the country. Therefore, this project carries a lot of spiritual value to Kongo himself as it is like a home for him to return to after years of exploring the world. The project aims to bring graffiti as well as street-art type closer to art enthusiasts in Vietnam in particular and Vietnamese in general; to spread the success story of a Vietnamese street artist to young art enthusiasts in Vietnam so that you will have more motivation to pursue your passion and for Vietnam to have more world-class artists. Cyril Kongo is no longer a strange name for street-art lovers in the world. His real name is Cyril Phan, born in 1969 in Toulouse, France in a family whose father is Vietnamese and his mother is French. He is one of the rare faces of graffiti artists that world-renowned brands like Hèrmes, Chanel, Richard Mille, Maserati “try before you trust” for top art cooperation projects. Since opening day, many guests as well as young people have come to check-in this interesting art place. The gallery promises to be an attractive destination for domestic and international art lovers./. VNA …

/ January 11, 2020

Shopping for Tet: A special tradition of Vietnamese

A Vietnamese saying goes: “Work for a whole year just to serve 3 days of Tet holiday”. That shows how important is the Lunar New Year to Vietnamese people. In Vietnam, the Tet Holiday customs are slightly different in each region. But basically, they all have characteristics like praying, eating year-end meals, hanging out during Tet . To celebrate Tet Holiday, many temporary markets have appeared in local communities providing specialties of Tet such as peach blossom, apricot flower, and other things. Peach blossom, apricot blossom, and kumquat trees are indispensable during Tet holidays as long-standing traditional beauty in Vietnamese New Year culture./. VNA …