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The event will top off the final performance of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival. The DEC’s organisers said the electronic dance music event, called ‘Let Your Colour Glow’, will highlight the beach city as a hub of entertainment, in line with the fireworks festival’s theme of togetherness and world peace. Local dance music lovers, as well as stray tourists, will enjoy one of the most anticipated electronic dance music festivals with a lineup of techno and trance topped with stunning light shows at the 360 Futuristic Stage at East Sea Park. Tu Na, a digital artist, will show off the performance of digital artworks of Hanoipunk and Saigonpunk on the stage. Organisers said the annual electronic dance music events often lure thousands of visitors for a great party on the pristine beaches of Da Nang. According to the city’s tourism department, nearly three million tourists visited the city in the first five months of this year, and the fireworks festival is expected to...

The Vung Nao Thuc Nay (Local Delicacies) exhibition has opened in the heart of Hanoi for international tourists to enjoy Hanoi and Vietnamese cuisine through paintings. It features colorful paintings of Hanoi delicacies such as pho (noodle soup), banh cuon (steamed rolled pancakes), bun cha (vermicelli with grilled pork and fresh herbs), bun oc (rice noodle soup with freshwater snails) and bun thang (vermicelli noodles with assorted toppings). A painting of delicacies of Hanoi at the exhibition. Photo: Khanh Huy/The Hanoi Times Specialties of other localities include Hai Duong’s banh dau xanh (mung bean cake), Haiphong’s banh da cua (rice vermicelli with crab), Quang Ngai’s xu xoa (jelly made from seaweed) and Saigon roasted pork baguette. Countless other unique and delicious dishes are waiting for visitors to enjoy visually. Vietnamese cuisine combines a wide range of flavors and colors and geographical, climatic, and regional tastes. Each meal, each cuisine...

The highlight of the event will be the introduction of crafts to visitors, including the traditional brocade weaving of Thai and Muong ethnic groups, silk weaving of the H’Mong ethnic group, Zeng weaving of the Ta Oi ethnic people which is recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage, the weaving tradition of the Ba Na and Ede ethnic groups, and the traditional embroidery of the Khmer ethnic group. Artisans will perform their traditional weaving process during the event, with visitors also able to join the process. Within the course of the festival, brocade items from 54 ethnic minority groups nationwide which are considered as souvenir gifts for both domestic and foreign visitors will be put on sale. Cultural and art performances will also be staged during the weekends. In addition, traditional dishes of the Ede, Kho Mu, Tay, and Thai ethnic people will also be served at the village for guests to sample. The occasion will see visitors given the chance to enjoy playing...

Presented in both Vietnamese and Japanese, the launch of the manga is part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. Manga is a popular Japanese comic book that is popular among adults and children in Vietnam and Japan. The Anio Princess manga aims to help Vietnamese and Japanese people learn about the history, cultural similarities, and close connections between the two countries. Adapted from an opera of the same name, the comic is based on historical facts and has been illustrated by manga artist Higashimura Akiko. The story follows the 17th-century love affair between Araki Sotaro, a merchant from Nagasaki in Japan, and Princess Ngoc Hoa of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. Princess Ngoc Hoa was the daughter of Lord Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, who reigned from 1613 to 1635. Araki goes to Hoi An in Vietnam to trade and meets the princess. They fall in love and get married. In 1620, he t...

The program was announced at a press conference held by the provincial Department of Tourism on Monday afternoon. Trinh Hang, director of the tourism department, told the press briefing that tourism has been the locomotive of the province’s economic growth. The southern province launched the Summer Impression program last year, making it an annual tourism promotion drive to offer local residents and visitors fun-filled and unforgettable experiences in the summertime, the official said. This year, the Summer Impression program is scheduled to take place from July 8 to 23 at the Ho Tram Beach area, located in Xuyen Moc District. A file photo of kites flying over Ho Tram Beach in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: Dong Ha / Tuoi Tre During the program, locals and tourists can watch hundreds of kites of various sizes and colors flying over the Ho Tram Beach. These kites will be flown by kite artisans from home and overseas between July 15 and 16. Beside...

President Vo Van Thuong (R) and his RoK counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol witness the signing of the two governments’ agreement on the loan from the economic cooperation promotion fund for 2023-2030. Photo: VNA The leading unicorn business in technology, tourism services, and hotels in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Yanolja Cloud, said it has successfully signed a strategic partnership with three businesses in Vietnam. Following the Vietnam visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol and a business delegation of the RoK in June, Yanolja Cloud has successfully established strategic partnership agreements with three Vietnamese companies, namely VNTravel, DiHotel, and Fusion Hotel Group. According to VNA, Yanolja Cloud has signed a cooperation agreement with VNTravel, the number one travel company in Vietnam. Through this cooperation, the two companies will strengthen cooperation, which has been established since 2021 with the goal of promoting digital transformation for Vietnam’s tourism mark...

Pet cats and dogs experiencing symptoms such as fever, convulsions, and shortness of breath, swallowing foreign objects, or sustaining injuries need immediate treatment, according to veterinarians. Vet Ngo Minh Nhut at Bee Pet Clinic in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, said that he has treated several pets suffering from injuries caused by motorbike crashes, poisoning, and gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Countless pets that had eye injuries and experienced miscarriages, hematuria, coma, and hypocalcemia received emergency care at the clinic, he added. Two months ago, he treated a dog that had a broken pelvis while trying to escape from dog thieves. “I once treated a malnourished German shepherd abandoned in Long An Province [near Ho Chi Minh City]. The dog, who suffered from serious eczema, was brought to the clinic for treatment by a kind woman,” he recounted. Veterinarian Bach Ngoc Thuy Tien, who has 10 years of experience and works at Clinic 9B in Vinh Long Province, located in...