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According to the media outlet, the broth is simmered for hours with cinnamon, star anise, and other warm spices in order to create a wonderfully aromatic base for this rice noodle soup. It noted that Pho is among the nation’s most recognized culinary exports, although the soup is a relatively new food, wrote Andrea Nguyen, author of “The Pho Cookbook”. And while today’s Pho restaurants typically serve a wide range of flavors, beef is the original. By 1930, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth, CNN wrote. The website shared that today, pho bo remains the most beloved version enjoyed by local people, with options including the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. CNN’s list also features other delicacies such as Banga of Nigeria, Borscht of Ukraine, Bouillabaisse of France, Caldo verde of Portugal, Chorba frik of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, Chupe de camarones of Peru, Gazpacho of Spain, Groundnut soup of West Africa,...

Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” and “Make in Vietnam” chip production efforts have been highlighted by Swiss journalist Guy Mettan in an article published on online newspaper bonpourlatete.com on January 12. The article was released ahead of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, according to VNA. The article of Swiss journalist Guy Mettan. Photo: VNA In the early 2000s, the author visited Vietnam several times to prepare for a book on the Geneva Accords, which ended the war and restored peace in Indochina in 1954. The author was fascinated by the remarkable changes in the country since then. The article mentions that 2023 was a busy year for Vietnam, with its “bamboo diplomacy” policy and efforts to become a new hub of the semiconductor industry. Vietnam took full advantage of the opportunities brought by the international situation, increasing its foreign activities and st...

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang speaks at the meeting. Photo: VNA The Vietnamese Embassy in France in coordination with Verrières-le-Buisson city on the outskirts of Paris organised an event on January 14 to celebrate the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) 50 years ago (January 27, 1973), VNA reported. Speaking at the function, Mayor François Guy Trébulle affirmed that despite its geographical distance, Verrières-le-Buisson has always been a part of the history of Vietnam’s struggle for peace and independence. The signing was a milestone in Vietnam’s history, and also an important event for Verrières-le-Buisson, not only today, but also in the future…because it shows peace is a good thing worth sacrificing everything to preserve, like honour and justice , he affirmed. Participants view documents of French and international press agencies featuring the Paris Accords. Photo: VNA I...

The Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) artistic programme was held in Hanoi, bringing together more than 3,000 delegates, including 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV), VNA reported. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc beats the drum to kick off the 2023 “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring). President Nguyen Xuan Phuc beat the drum to kick off the 2023 Xuan Que Huong, the biggest annual event for OVs on the occasion of the Tet festival, at an art programme in Hanoi on January 14. In his remarks, the President briefed the OVs on the country’s socio-economic situation in 2022, and affirmed that Vietnamese abroad form an integral part of the nation and an important factor helping to enhance cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and other countries, which has been stated in the Politburo’s Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW. He hailed OVs for their material and spiritual contributions to national construction and defence, saying they raised tens of billions of Vietnam dong in support of the Covid-...

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung speaks at the press conference. Source: Vietnam’s embassy The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy has hosted a press conference to announce the Vietnam-Italy Year 2023 and the celebration plan for the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (March 23, 1973) and 10 years of the strategic partnership between the two countries (January 2013-2023), VNA reported. The January 14 press conference saw the attendance of Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi, President of the City Council of Rome Svetlana Celli, among other Italian officials. Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung stated that the embassy will coordinate with Italian agencies and localities to organise celebration activities in Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice, Napoli and other cities throughout 2023. Such activities are expected to open up cooperation opportunities, deepen the strategic partnership and fa...

As many as 50 units put their various culinary products on display at the festival, including processed food, raw materials used in food processing, as well as machinery and equipment for production and packaging. Aside from introducing quintessential cuisine to the community, festival is to fully tap into the culinary industry’s potential, create a healthy playground for young people, and contribute to fostering the start-up eco-system whilst accelerating socio-economic development. The Vietnam Culinary Forum 2023 is also held as a platform to discuss orientations for the development of the night-time economy and cuisine aimed at retaining international tourists. In addition, business representatives in the F&B (Food & Beverage) industry have also mapped out a strategy to promote smart tourism with a specific focus on the development of the green culinary trend. The function aims to introduce culinary culture, craft products, regional specia...

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone invites PM Chinh to step on the podium while military bands play the national anthems of Vietnam and Laos. Both leaders later review the guard of honour. Earlier, right after arriving in Vientiane, Chinh lays a wreath at a monument dedicated to Laos’ unknown martyrs in tribute to Lao people who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the country, as well as for Vietnam’s independence, freedom and reunification. The two leaders pose for a group photo. This is the first official visit to the neighbouring country by PM Chinh and his first overseas trip this year. PM Chinh is also the first foreign leader to visit Laos since Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone took office. Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh hold talks immediately after the welcome ceremony. Both sides discuss a score of measures to step up political-diplomatic and...

The host then invites shamans to conduct the worship ritual. Family members arrive at the house to clean up and prepare offerings for the New Year celebrations. The ceremony invites deities and the souls of ancestors to participate in New Year celebrations with their descendants and then bless them with good luck. After the ceremony, family members can then enjoy a meal together. Ethnic villagers stick small bags of cakes to a bamboo tree, sending local residents’ wishes for a new year with fertility, sufficiency, and prosperity. A man conducts the ancestor worship ritual to banish evil omens from a family. Many villagers come to share the joy and dance after the ritual, praying for good weather and a bumper harvest in the year ahead. Local women begin to sew clothes for their families for the New Year celebrations. The post Crop praying ritual in New Year of Dao Tien ethnic people appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . ...