Hung Kings' Festival or Hung Kings death anniversary is a Vietnamese festival held annually from the 8th to the 11th of the third lunar month, in which the 10th day is the main festival day.
Together with Pho and spring roll, Vietnamese sandwich has become so famous and popular in many countries that it is included as a new word in the American dictionary.
Being a distinctive Vietnamese dish, especially to those who live in the North, Pho is available everywhere, from villages to urban cities, to be sold by street vendors or served at luxurious restaurants.
"Balance" may be the single word that is commonly used to describe Viet Nam's gastronomy. In essence, Vietnamese cuisines usually reach the balance of ingredients and recipe: neither putting too much salt and fat, nor using fattening cooking methods such as frying that may lead to diseases.
The Mekong Delta is the southernmost region of Viet Nam, comprising one city and 12 provinces. The Delta is formed by a huge amount of silt and has been extended together with the sea level rise over the years.
Situated in Kien Giang province, Phu Quoc is the largest island among the 22 islands located in the Gulf of Thailand, and also the largest island of Viet Nam.
Mui Ne is located in the east coast of Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province and about 250 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. The place is famous for shady roads under coconut trees, wonderful beaches, cliffs and sand dunes glowing in the sunlight.
Located in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, Nha Trang Bay is known as the most famous beach destination in Viet Nam.
More than 40 km south of Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, the Cliff of Stone Plates looks, from a far distance, like a huge beehive which is about 50 meters in width, 200 meters in length.
Located in Da Nang city in the central region of Viet Nam, Son Tra is referred to as a precious natural pearl. This peninsula has a moderate climate all the year round. It is particularly charming with vast forests, sheltering a large number of rare animals, beautiful coral reefs and alluring beaches such as Bai Bac, Bai Nam and Bai But.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is situated in Quang Binh province. The Park can be compared to a huge and valuable geological museum of the world thanks to its complicated geological structure with different categories of stone including sandstone, quartz, schist, siliceous limestone.
About 100 km to the south of Ha Noi and 7 km away from Ninh Binh city, Trang An Landscape Complex covers an area of more than 2,000 hectares, mostly comprising karst hills, mysterious and majestic grottos, paddy fields and dozens of historical and cultural relics such as pagodas and temples.
Recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site for its values of landscape, geology and geomorphology in 1994 and 2000, Ha Long Bay, located in Quang Ninh province, is a wonderful and skillful masterpiece of nature.
Lying at the height of approximately 2,000 meters above the sea level, covered with clouds all the year round, Sapa has a magnificent and pristine beauty of a typical mountainous town in the Northern border area of Viet Nam.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Việt Nam’s accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs PhạmBình Minh pens an article reflecting on the achievements Việt Nam and ASEAN have made over the past 25 years.
On November 8th, 2019, Vietnam delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam attended the 11th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (11th AMRDPE) and 4th ASEAN Leadership Awards on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication in Naypitaw, Myanmar. Vietnam Ambassador to Myanmar Luan Thuy Duong also attended those event.
From 8-9 October, 2019, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong paid a working visit to Myanmar. During the visit, Deputy Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong met with Permanent Secretary of Myanmar's Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Soe Han. Vietnam Ambassador to Myanmar Luan Thuy Duong also attended the meeting.
At the invitation of the Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang paid a visit to Myanmar from September 24-27, 2019.
The "Brands of Viet Nam in Myanmar: Quality to success" Exhibition organized by the Vietnam Embassy in Myanmar was opened at the Myanmar Plaza, Yangon, on October 28th, 2019.
On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day and the 2nd anniversary of the Vietnam-Myanmar Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership, the Vietnam Embassy in cooperation with the Myanmar Union Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture organized a cultural exchange program themed "Viet Nam - Myanmar: Traditional and modern colors" on September 28, 2019, at Melia Hotel Yangon.
This is the message of the Vietnam Cultural Week in Myanmar organized by the Vietnam Embassy in Myanmar in collaboration with partners from September 27-30, 2019 in Yangon, Myanmar. The event was held to celebrate the 74th anniversary of National Day of of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2019) and the 2nd anniversary of Viet Nam and Myanmar Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership (August 8, 2017 - August 8, 2019).
On September 3, 2019, Vietnam Ambassador to Myanmar H.E. Dr. Luan Thuy Duong attended the opening ceremony of the first showroom of Minh Long in Myanmar. Attending the ceremony were Mr. U Myo Thant, Joint Secretary General of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and representatives from Vietnamese companies in Myanmar.
On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on 30th August 2019, the delegation led by Lao Ambassador in Yangon H.E. Mr. Heuangseng Khamdalavong visited Vietnam Embassy in Yangon and extended the Vietnam's National Day congratulations.
On 27th August 2019 in Nay Pyi Taw, Vietnam Ambassador to Myanmar Luan Thuy Duong attended the Luncheon hosted by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, in commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the founding of ASEAN.
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