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Osaka Hosts Vietnam Festival

Consul General Ngo Trinh Ha mentioned at the event that Vietnam and Japan have built a cooperative relationship of friendship, trust, mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit over the past 50 years. Japan is Vietnam’s leading important partner in various fields and has the second-largest Vietnamese community in the world. Ha expressed his hope and belief that with consensus, potential, and strengths, the two countries can complement each other and bring their relationship into a new stage of practical and effective development in various fields. Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yamada Kenji, mentioned that the friendship between Japan and Vietnam was formed through cooperation in various fields such as politics, diplomacy, economy, culture, art, and people-to-people exchanges. He also noted the popularity of Vietnamese food such as pho and spring rolls in Japan. Yamada expressed his interest in trying Vietnamese delicacies at the festival where stalls introduced ...

World Record Set for Breakfast Consisting of 2126 Bowls of Pho

The charity event was jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City municipal People’s Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA). The event took place at the Tan Thuan export processing zone in District 7. The purpose of the occasion was to provide breakfast to more than 2,000 workers after participating in a fundraising walk to support impoverished workers in the city. The organizers prepared 10 pots and 1,000 liters of water for the special breakfast. The breakfast menu included 2,126 bowls of Pho, which were cooked using 44kg of beef, 26.4kg of vegetables, 26.4kg of raw sprouts, and 69.5kg of ingredients such as lemon, onion, and pepper. A total of 80 chefs participated in the event. This successful attempt set a new national and world record for the largest number of bowls of Pho, as recognized by the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings) and the World Records Union (WorldKings), respectively. The post World Record Set fo...