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Besides receiving the recognition, she also won the title of “most favorite contestant”. Anna Hoang is originally from Hai Phong, but her parents moved to the UK in 2004. She was born in 2005 and at the age of nine, she was crowned as Little Miss Asia Pacific in 2018. As a young model, Anna has appeared in numerous fashion magazines and even walked the runway at London Fashion Week. In 2019, Hoang and her close friends established a fashion brand for children specializing in Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress). They also started a charity fund to support various charitable activities. Additionally, Anna has actively participated in various cultural exchange events between Vietnam and the UK. Anna was named the winner of the virtual Miss Eco Teen Vietnam 2023 pageant and subsequently represented Vietnam at Miss Eco Teen International. Miss Eco Teen International 2023 was ultimately won by Enhle Mdakane from South Africa, with the second, third, and fourth runners-up posi...

Buckwheat are beautiful white flowers which are tinged with pink. Tourists enjoy services such as renting traditional costumes, photography, and tours. Buckwheat fields are a signature feature of Ha Giang, with the flowers being found in many places, including Lung Cu flag tower and Dong Van rock plateau. The natural scenery attracts tourists from all over the country and abroad, especially adventurous younger travelers. Five-colour steamed glutinous rice and sticky rice tubes are among the specialties of Ha Giang. Driving up the winding mountain roads to Ha Giang is both a challenge and a joy, particularly as at the end of those adventurous roads are heaven-on-earth buckwheat flowers. The post Buckwheat blooms draw tourists to Ha Giang Karst Plateau appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The Vietnam Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival 2023 began on November 9 at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi. It brought together over 100 artisans and skilled workers from more than 40 provinces and cities across the country. The 4-day festival consists of a festival and handicraft fair, an international workshop on the preservation and development of craft villages, and various other activities. The festival and handicraft fair have around 300 specially designed booths from 42 provinces. Hanoi’s 80 standard booths cover an area of over 2,000 m2, with the aim of showcasing Hanoi’s typical handicrafts to locals and foreigners. Visitors will have the opportunity to witness the skills of many artisans, including hand embroidery performances by artist Le Xuan Nguyen from Thang Loi Village, Thuong Tin in Hanoi, silk spinning by artisan Phan Thi Thuan, and brocade weaving by artisan Cu Thi My from the northern mountain province of Ha Giang. Nearly 30 villages...

At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Congratulating Laos on its recent development achievements, the leader affirmed that Vietnam always strives to further its support for Laos to overcome difficulties for socio-economic recovery. For her part, the Lao official said this year, the two sides have coordinated to organize many practical and meaningful activities, contributing to consolidating and strengthening the loyal, transparent, and special solidarity relationship between their parties, countries and peoples. She pledged to join Lao leaders and youth to preserve and nurture traditional friendship. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission Sisay Leudetmounsone (Photo: VNA) Sisay Leudetmounsone informed her host of joint works between Vietnamese and Lao Parties’ organization commissions in the past time, which included frequent exchange and sharing of information,...

Your browser does not support the audio element. As expats living in Vietnam, we learn to roll with the punches, tactfully field tricky questions from locals, and smile at little kids who touch us then run away at breakneck speed giggling their heads off. Part of the package is that eerie feeling we’re being observed, but, what the hell, it’s better to be the focus of attention than ignored. When the extra attention grates on our nerves, we can pull a few tricks here and there in an effort to be less conspicuous. And that’s where the ‘mystery bag’ comes in. Most plastic bags we acquire when shopping are either clear or mostly translucent, thus affording a pretty clear view of what’s inside.  Everyone walks around with them, but over time I noticed that while locals never gawked at the bags of other Vietnamese people, many were absolutely fascinated by what’s in mine. Many Vietnamese people have not traveled abroad, or if they have it’s mostly been around Asia, so naturally th...

European champions England will also take on a playoff winner, Denmark and China in Group D, while 2003 and 2007 World Cup winners Germany will play Morocco, Colombia and South Korea in Group H at the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament next year. The U.S., champions of the last two editions of the tournament, will play all their Group E matches in New Zealand, facing Vietnam in Auckland on July 22 before a blockbuster clash against the Dutch in Wellington five days later. “We’ve got a good but somewhat tough draw,” said U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski. “I think it’s going to be exciting (to play the Dutch) because it’s a rematch of the last World Cup final, it was also the quarter-final match of the Olympics so two quality teams playing against each other. It’s going to be a good game.” Sweden, ranked second in the world, will play South Africa, Italy and Argentina in Group G, while fifth-ranked France play Jamaica, Brazil and a playoff winner in Group F, and Spain face Costa Rica, Zambia and...

Sahako FC defeat Dak Lak FC 2-0 in an early match. Later Sai Gon FC play Thai Son Bac FC for third-placed position. Sai Gon FC claim third position after trouncing Thai Son Bac FC 3-1. Sahako FC that finish second in three years in a row from 2019 to 2021, have ended Thai Son Nam FC’s six-year reign as champions. Second prize goes to Thai Son Nam FC. Sai Gon FC are awarded third prize. The best style team award is given to Thai Son Bac FC. Khong Dinh Hung, No. 15 of Sahako FC is presented with the best player award. Having scored 10 goals each, Lam Tan Phat, No. 16 of Sahako FC and Nguyen Tran Duy, No. 10 of Sai Gon FC win the most goal scorer title. Mai Xuan Hiep, No. 20 of Sahako FC is honoured for the best goalkeeper. Vietnamese futsal teams will continue to compete in the National Futsal HDBank Cup 2022 co-organized by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the V...

The country’s landscape varies from the North to the South, from spectacular to simple and idyllic views. All are naturally endowed with many beautiful places that are adjacent or of very short distance. Discovering tourist attractions close to each other also helps to save travel time. (Photo: To Quoc) Da Nang – Hoi An They are probably the two most popular tourist cities in Vietnam, so the Da Nang – Hoi An trip is always an attractive choice for many young people. These two places are only 30 km apart, so visitors can comfortably ride a motorbike or car for commuting. They possess a lot of beautiful scenes, attractive amusement parks, wonders and heritages, and many other interesting things that anyone wants to visit once. It’s also worth mentioning the beautiful scenery you will enjoy when traveling between the two cities. (Photo: To Quoc) (Photo: To Quoc) In Da Nang, visitors can start their journey by visiting the Son Tra peninsula, the majesti...

Located along Highway 6 in the area of Van Ho Commune, Son La District, with a long boulevard on one side and high mountains on the other, there is a village quietly nestled in the middle of the place, which looks peaceful and gorgeous like a painting. This is Hua Tat village, one of the rarest villages that still keep traits of the traditional culture of the H’Mong ethnic minority. Photo: Dinh Quoc Hung Walking through Hua Tat, you will able to see the houses built in the traditional way with bamboo, cork, dried tree trunks, etc, surrounded by beautiful plum and peach trees, with the lovely scene of the chicken running around and chasing each other. A rustic and simple scenery of a remote village appears in the cool and relaxing atmosphere of Son La, welcoming the travelers coming to its place. The highest temperature in Hua Tat in the morning is about 27 Celcius degrees and about 18 – 20 Celcius Degrees at night. This is suitable for people to visit this place all yea...