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10 Must-Try Vietnamese Meat Dishes from TasteAtlas

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Taste Atlas is a reputable food website that was founded by a Croatian journalist and businessman in 2015. Over the years, this food site has ranked many famous dishes and received recognition from food lovers all over the world. Grilled Sapa Black Chicken (Ga Den Nuong) Photo: Dien may XANH Ga Den, also known as black chicken or Silkie chicken, is the main ingredient in a traditional Vietnamese dish originating from Sapa’s H’mong people. This breed of Silkie chicken has black skin, flesh, and bones. The dish is prepared with marinated black chicken that’s usually marinated in galangal, honey, lemon or kaffir lime leaves, sesame seeds, chili powder, fish sauce, lemongrass, shallots, salt, and pepper. The chicken pieces are then chargrilled until done and served on a platter, often garnished with watercress or chili peppers. It’s recommended to serve the dish with steamed jasmine rice on the side. Beef in Vinegar Hot Pot (Bo Nhung Dam) Photo: Western Culinary Art...

Dutch Mans Unconditional Love for Underprivileged Kids at Quang Tri Charity Center

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Hans’ story with Quang Tri Hans Victor Selder, a man with a kind look and a loving heart, is called “Uncle Noys” by many generations of children at the “Mai Am Tinh Hong” center. In 1998, Hans had a chance to meet poor children in Quang Tri when he was Head of the External Relations Department of the Dutch Red Cross Society. After many visits to Vietnam and Quang Tri, he sympathized deeply and greatly supported the center since its early days as a home for disadvantaged children throughout the province. In 2004, when the source of support terminated, Hans returned to the Netherlands, but he kept in his mind many concerns about the children he met in Quang Tri. This prompted him to search everywhere, mobilizing friends and family members to establish an organization called KoD-Foundation (Kind onder Dak). The foundation, chaired by him, provides funds to the Center for Nurturing Children with Special Circumstances “Mai Am Tinh Hong” in Dong Ha. Ngo Quang Manh, Director of “Mai Am ...

Launch of Painting Contest for Vietnamese and Foreign Children

The contest has been jointly arranged by Hanoi’s Department of Culture and Sports and the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations with the aim of educating children’s love for peace, promoting the beauty of Hanoi, and arousing children’s passion for painting. The contest is open to both Vietnamese and foreign teenagers and children from six to 15 years old who are living and studying in Hanoi. Contestants can draw pictures showcasing local culture, life, or nature; as well as the fight against environmental pollution, poverty, and epidemics. Paintings can be drawn with optional colours such as watercolours, wax, powder colours, oil paintings, markers, and crayons. The organisers will receive profiles of entrants between September 15 and 20. A painting contest will be held at the pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) lake on October 10, with contestants drawing for 90 minutes. The post Launch of Painting Contest for Vietnamese and Foreign Children appeared first on ...

Vietnamese Scientist Based in Japan Enters Worlds Top Scientists List

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Prof. Tran Dang Xuan at Japan’s Hiroshima University has been listed among the world’s top scientists. Photo: VNA Prof. Tran Dang Xuan at Japan’s Hiroshima University has been listed among the world’s top scientists by Research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website, VNA reported. According to the website, Xuan has been recognised as one of Japan’s top 1% outstanding scientists in the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy, ranking 61st nationwide. He published more than 200 articles on international science magazines and, in 2022, Xuan and his colleagues at the university discovered anti-blood cancer agents and diabetic from rice. Among the university’s 78 scientists, Prof. Xuan is the sole foreign scientist who was named in the list. The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline. It was completed after analysing the data of 166,880 scientists in 26 disciplines. Professor-Dr. Tran...

Ho Chi Minh City to Revitalize Medical Tourism

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, deputy director of the municipal Department of Tourism, announced that the department will collaborate with the Department of Health, healthcare facilities, and travel firms to introduce medical tourism products that cater to the needs of both domestic and international visitors. To better serve international tourists, the tourism department has revised the city’s 2018 Medical Tourism Guidebook, adding more foreign languages to provide more detailed information and facilitate tours that allow tourists to experience local life. This month, the department plans to promote medical tourism products to attract more tourists from the Cambodian market and learn from Thailand’s successful medical tourism model. In addition, the municipal tourism authority will showcase medical tourism services at the upcoming 17th Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC 2023), which will take place from September 7 to 9 in District 7. ...