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Hanoi FC will join group G with Indonesian champions Bali United, Cambodian champions Boeung Ket and a play-off winner. Saigon FC will join group H with Malaysian side Kedah Darul Aman, Singapore’s Lion City Sailors and a play-off winner. The play-off winners of both groups would be either from Laos, Myanmar or Brunei. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese clubs expected to sail through AFC Cup group stage

Da Lat, a major tourist destination with fluctuating elevation, is the only Vietnamese city without traffic lights. But traffic congestion has been a problem in recent years, especially during the weekends or holidays, when tourists often flock to the location. … [Read more...] about $43,300 prize to decongest Da Lat traffic

The public spaces which most attract crowds to admire, smell and photograph the cherry blossom trees blooming in their millions are Xuan Huong Lake, streets of Tran Hung Dao, Hung Vuong and Nam Ho; the outskirts of the city including Tuyen Lam Lake, Da Quy slope, Cau Dat Tea Hill, along the road leading to Trai Mat. … [Read more...] about Da Lat turns a ravishing shade of pink with cherry blossoms in full bloom

Residing in Phia Thap Hamlet at the foot of Pha Hung mountain, the Nung ethnic minority people are renowned for producing agarwood incense sticks. For several hundreds of years, members of the Nung ethnic group follow their traditional craft of making incense sticks from agarwood trees. Their incense sticks are made of natural materials, with artificial chemicals free. Each piece is soaked four times in a flour mixture of sawdust and agarwood powder in order to create beautiful incense sticks. Producing these items requires great skills, including eye movement, from makers. Generations of the Nung community have passed the tradition down to younger members. The craft is closely associated with the Vietnamese custom of burning incense on the first or 30th days of every lunar month and other special occasions, such as the ancestors’ death anniversary. The most time-consuming stage of the process is drying the incense. Locals often dry them … [Read more...] about Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang

Though Vietnam is the world’s fifth biggest exporter of tea, consumption in the country is lower than in many other Asian countries. Vietnam’s annual tea consumption per capita in 2016 was 0.44 pounds (200 grams) compared to Japan’s 2.13 pounds, China’s 1.25 pounds, Malaysia’s 1.06 pounds, and Singapore’s 0.81 pounds, according to German statistics portal Statista. … [Read more...] about Traditional tea losing flavor for young Vietnamese