HCM City's fourth Ornamental Fish Festival is being held in HCM City from September 12 to 16 — VNS Photo Xuân Đăng Xuân Đăng HCM CITY— Two hundred ponds with many kinds of ornamental fish and 80 booths featuring fish breeding equipment are on display at the fourth Ornamental Fish Festival in HCM City. The annual festival, held by the HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), kicked off on Thursday evening at the Phú Thọ Sports Centre in District 11. This year, the festival has an area devoted to biological products such as microbiological medicine and vaccines for caring for ornamental fish. Visitors and ornamental fish enthusiasts will have a chance to learn more about different species of ornamental fish. The event is also a place for businesses and breeders to exchange experiences, expand linkages in production, and promote ornamental … [Read more...] about Fourth Ornamental Fish Festival kicks off in HCM City
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The Phu Xa Village Festival
History records show that as a mandarin in the Le-Trinh Dynasty, Nguyen Kieu asked for pillars of a communal house in Hanoi’s Thang Long Citadel to be used to build a communal house for Phu Xa Village. The construction of the communal house began in autumn 1749 and ended in summer 1750. In 1751, prior to his death, Nguyen Kieu planted a cotton tree north of the house, where members of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Communist Party held their meetings in the 1941-1945 period. The event draws 1,500-2,000 participants, including residents of Phu Xa Village and neighboring areas. At the festival, local residents dress up as soldiers of old times and carry a spirit statue along the dike leading to the Red River. Ten maidens then water the statue. This activity recalls Nguyen Kieu’s journey to China as an envoy of the King in 1742. Phu Do … [Read more...] about The Phu Xa Village Festival
Paragliding festival set for northern mountains
A paragliding festival over terraced rice fields will take place from September 20 to 22 at Khau Pha Pass, Mu Cang Chai district, northern Yen Bai province. "Flying in the Yellow Season" paragliding festival to be held from September 20 to 22 at Khau Pha Pass in Yen Bai province. The annual “Flying in the Yellow Season” festival was first organized by the Vietwings Club in Hanoi in 2013 and is the largest such event in Vietnam. After six holdings, it has become one of the most attractive cultural and sporting events in the country, attracting thousands of travelers to Vietnam’s northern mountains in September every year. Khau Pha Pass is known as “one of the four most winding passes in Vietnam” and is also one of the most attractive paragliding destinations in the country. The area is at its most beautiful in September and October, when rice becomes yellow on the terraced fields. From the point of flight on Khau Pha Pass, pilots and visitors can see … [Read more...] about Paragliding festival set for northern mountains
Five restaurants to taste Bun cha in Hanoi
This dish is served with grilled fatty pork (cha) and herbs resting over a plate of white rice noodles (bun) with a side dish of dipping sauce/broth. It is listed as one of the top 7 specialties of Hanoi street food. Bun cha is so greatly available in Hanoi you can easily find bun cha everywhere, from big restaurants to street vendors, but at a few special restaurants, you can find the best bun cha of Hanoi. Here are the five long-standing and famous Bun cha restaurants in Hanoi: 1. Bun cha Dac Kim at No. 1 Hang Manh Located right at the start of Hang Manh Street, bun cha Dac Kim is a familiar destination for many foreign tourists visiting Hanoi. Because the restaurant is quite small, at peak time, diners have to move to the second floor of the restaurant or sit on chairs on the pavement. The name Dac Kim was originated from its first owner in 1965. The owners of the restaurant to this day still continue to follow its special formula and have chosen the ingredients more carefully. … [Read more...] about Five restaurants to taste Bun cha in Hanoi
Rapper Lil Nas X nominated for Country Music Award
After cleaning up at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lil Nas X will compete for an award at this year's Country Music Awards. — AFP Photo NEW YORK — After his ouster from the Hot Country US song charts triggered outrage and catapulted him to overnight fame, genre-bending artist Lil Nas X is up for a Country Music Award. His now-ubiquitous record-breaking megahit Old Town Road – which marries twangy banjo with thumping bass – will compete for Musical Event of the Yearat this year's CMAs, organisers announced Wednesday. The infectious single by the Atlanta native was famously booted from Billboard's country list, with the industry tracker saying it was not in line with the genre's sound. Its removal sparked anger over perceived white-washing in the country music industry, with many saying the novice musician's hit was pigeonholed as hip hop purely because he is black. Billboard denied those allegations – but didn't allow Old Town Road back onto the … [Read more...] about Rapper Lil Nas X nominated for Country Music Award