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Vietjet’s Flight VJ5317 lands at Cam Ranh international airport, the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, carrying Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa after three years of hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Nhan dan (People) Newspaper It was the first flight carrying Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa after three years of hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, VietnamPlus reported. Every passenger received flowers and a red packet of lucky money at the welcome ceremony. From January 23 – March 23, Vietjet is due to operate about 35 flights carrying Chinese visitors from the provinces of Anhui, Hunan and Sichuan to Nha Trang with 4-5 weekly flights transporting 180-220 passengers each. Before the pandemic outbreak, China was the biggest source of tourist arrivals in Khanh Hoa, with over 2.5 million in 2019. Last year, the province welcomed more than 2.5 million holidaymakers, earning over VND13.8 trillion ($600 million), marking a 5.75-fold increase year-on-...

Tet (Lunar New Year) is the time for all family members to get together while enjoying traditional dishes. All these sumptuous feasts and alcohol consumption can make you gain unwanted weight this Lunar New Year. Despite changes in Tet (Lunar New Year) dishes, for many families, traditional dishes, such as banh chung (square sticky rice cake), gio lua (lean pork paste), thit dong (frozen meat stew), canh mang (bamboo sprout soup) and nem (fried spring roll), have always been an integral part of Tet banquet. First, Chung cake (savory sticky rice cake ) – a favorite dish and almost indispensable in the food trays on Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. A Chung cake consisting of glutinous rice, green beans, pork, onions, pepper and salt is wrapped in dong leaves and boiled on a fire for 12 hours. Based on the Vietnamese food ingredients table published by the Ministry of Health. In the same weight of 100g Banh Chung includes: Sticky rice contain 344 kcal, 74.5 grams carb 8.6 gr...

Leaders of Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations gave gifts to Laos students on Bunpimay 2022 (Photo: Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations) Mai Thanh Thang, President of Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations: Festival of people-to-people diplomacy work “In 2023, Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations was selected to host the National Conference on People-to-people Diplomacy. It is expected that the event will have the participation of representatives of the Central Committee for External Relations; delegates from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; provincial leaders, departments, and agencies of Binh Dinh province; 49 Union of friendship organizations at the provincial level and 51 central member organizations. The conference is a forum that reflects the common voice of the whole system of the Union of Friendship Organizations. At the same time, it is an opportunity for the Unions at the provincial level and member organizations to sha...

Participants in the establishment ceremony for the Israel – Vietnam Friendship Association pose for a group photo. Photo: VNA The Israel – Vietnam Friendship Association has been established with a view to increasing people diplomacy between the two countries, VNA reported Monday. The establishment ceremony was held at the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s headquarters on January 22, one of the activities ahead of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year. The association gathers generations of Israeli ambassadors, deputy ambassadors, and diplomats who used to work in Vietnam over the last 20 years. Some of them have retired or moved to the private sector but still maintain their special sentiment towards the Southeast Asian nation. Appreciating Vietnam’s rapid development in all aspects, the delegates hoped that the establishment of the Israel – Vietnam Friendship Association would open another bridge to promote bilateral relations and exchanges in various ...