vietexplorer0034

With 103 restaurants in Vietnam recognized, the Michelin Guide list has formally begun a new and historic period for the culinary tourism industry of Vietnam’s two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Artisan Pham Thi Anh Tuyet, renowned for her expertise in Hanoi gastronomy, expressed her joy to The Hanoi Times regarding the acknowledgement of Hanoi’s cuisine by the Michelin Guide and the possibility of Vietnam being featured in it. Santiago, Chile, recibió el sábado por la noche un terremoto de 7,2 grados en la escala de Richter, que fue sentido en varias regiones del país, según informó el Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Sernageomin). Santiago, Chile, experienced a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale Saturday night, which was felt in several regions of the country, according to the National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin). Award-winning French tire manufacturer Michelin recently announced its latest list of restaurants receiving its coveted thr...

This year’s International Yoga Day will be celebrated in more than 35 provinces and cities across the nation, including iconic places like Fansipan peak in Lao Cai Province and Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, as well as other locations. At the event, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya highlighted that the Indian Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City will collaborate with various localities in the second half of June to celebrate the ninth International Yoga Day and spread knowledge of the health benefits of yoga. The Indian Ambassador revealed that yoga is a 5,000-year-old tradition of India that serves to combine physical, mental, and spiritual activities in order to achieve harmony among the body, mind, and nature . The United Nations General Assembly has declared June 21 to be International Day of Yoga, in recognition of the health benefits of Yoga for people all over the world. Vietnam is an important partner of India in promoting and cel...

The Yosakoi Soran festival, one of Japan’s most renowned summer festivals, has been around for more than three decades. Since 1992, the Annual Naruko Festival has been held in Hokkaido at the beginning of June. People celebrate traditional music and dances performed with Naruko, an ancient Japanese percussion instrument. The festival is also marked by the singing of the traditional “Soran Bushi” song, which was once sung by local fishermen as they went herring fishing. At Sapporo Odori Park in Sapporo, Japan, dance teams competed for four days, from June 7-11. This year, for the first time, the festival utilized Virtual Reality (VR) technology to present 3D performances. The festival’ slogan is “The streets are our stage!”, which was decided after witnessing the magic and passion of the historical Yosakoi Festival in Kochi – the birth place of Yosakoi. Gaining popularity beyond their traditional communities, Yosakoi Festival events like Yosakoi Soran Festival and Yosa...

¡Sube la temperatura esta semana! Se aproxima una ola de calor. Turn up the heat this week! A heatwave is approaching. Oanh made history at the 32nd Southteast Asian (SEA) Games on May 9 when she became the first athlete to win gold medals in both the 1,500m and 3,000m women’s hurdling events. Just three days later, Oanh found herself once again atop the podium when she won a gold medal in the women’s 10,000-meter race. She asserted that she had won a total of four gold medals at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, which were held in Cambodia from May 5 to May 17. Oanh, affectionately known in the Southeast Asian running scene as the ‘runner without lungs’, is one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the event. She was born in 1995 in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Giang , about 50 kilometers from Hanoi . She is the seventh child in a family of farmers. In her early teens, she developed a love for running and, at 15, was given the opportunity to join the prov...