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This announcement was made by Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, president of the Miss and Mister Supranational Organization, during a signing ceremony on October 31 in Ho Chi Minh City between TNA Entertainment and the organization board of the two global pageants. “I am thrilled to entrust the rights of Miss and Mister Supranational to TNA Entertainment and I am confident that our brands are in capable hands with Truong Ngoc Anh,” von Lipinski said. “I am honored to accept this opportunity and I am eager to elevate the Miss and Mister Supranational brands to new heights in Vietnam,” replied Anh. Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant for women that began in 2009, with most competitions taking place in Poland. Additionally, a parallel contest for men called Mister Supranational was introduced in 2016, also in Poland. The current organizers of Miss and Mister Supranational are World Beauty Association S.A and Nowa Scena. According to the renowned beauty webs...

Taking on the roles of the characters will be several renowned local artists such as Dao To Loan, Nguyen Huy Duc, Trinh Thanh Binh, and Anh Vu. The artists will perform in English with Vietnamese subtitles displayed on a LED screen. The show will also feature the participation of the international choir Hanoi Voices and artists from various countries. Hanoi Voices is an international choir that brings together members from over 10 countries, including Vietnam, Canada, France, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, under the direction of conductor Dong Quang Vinh and pianist Claire Shuangshuang Mo. The musical Les Misérables is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the great writer Victor Hugo and is one of the most famous French musicals of all time and one of the most widely performed musicals worldwide. VNOB debuted the musical in 2020 and it has garnered high praise from artists and art lovers. Tickets ranging in p...

Rice powder animal toys or to he figurines – the traditional toys for children have been revived and available in the market thanks to the efforts of artisan Dang Van Hau, 37, from Xuan La Village, Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi. Creativity and variations The to he work entitled ‘Mid-Autumn Lantern Parade’ by artisan Dang Van Hau. Photo: Huy Pham/The Hanoi Times Artisan Dang Van Hau recently won a special prize at the first Hanoi City Craft Village Product Contest held by the municipal People’s Committee. In just a few minutes, his skillful hands transform colorful lumps of dough into unique works of art: storks, truncated cones, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, five fruit bowls, peacocks, phoenixes, the quarrel of the six beasts, a pair of ancient shoes, money toads, the four holy beasts, and others. Dang Van Hau was born in 1985 and grew up in Xuan La Village, home to a unique craft of making to he, or edible toy figurines made of rice powder. From a young age, he was en...

With Hanoi’s temperature dropping to below 22 degrees Celsius, local people must find suitably warm clothing before heading out to brave the cold weather. With Hanoi’s temperature dropping to below 22 degrees Celsius, local people must find suitably warm clothing before heading out to brave the cold weather. Locals wrap up in thick layers of clothing and put on face masks in a bid to avoid the bitterly cold breeze whilst travelling by motorbike around the capital. Locals wrap up in thick layers of clothing and put on face masks in a bid to avoid the bitterly cold breeze whilst travelling by motorbike around the capital. Motorcycle riders bundle up with many layers and accessories, including masks, hats, and coats to keep out the wind chill. Motorcycle riders bundle up with many layers and accessories, including masks, hats, and coats to keep out the wind chill. Low temperatures are accompanied by spells of drizzles which strike the capital on November 7, ca...

Train Street (Vietnam) The attraction of the train street lies in the fact that people can sit, relax, drink coffee, and enjoy food next to the railway. Every time the train comes, people wash up on both sides of the road and take pictures. However, this area has been closed because of potential risks to visitors. The closure also caused mixed opinions. Some argue that the street improves income for the surrounding neighborhood, while most are released that potential traffic accidents are prevented. Photo: nguoiduatin Photo: flickr Nohmul Pyramid (Belize) This pyramid is listed by National Geographic World Atlas as one of the 15 most important points of the ancient Mayan culture. In 2013, several construction companies in Belize used excavators and bulldozers to destroy part of the pyramid to get limestone. As a result, 70% of the pyramids were destroyed. This pyramid is on private land but it is protected by the government. Therefore, those who destroy the...

Phu Yen tourism has many attractive and one-of-a-kind spots that have long been a lot of domestic and foreign tourist’s favorite places. Not only have sunny beaches or clear blue bays, but Phu Yen is also enchanted with the highland waterfalls. Vuc Hom Waterfall is a wonderful spot that you cannot miss on your trip to discover “the land of yellow flowers on green grass”. Photo: @hauapple1993 Vuc Hom Waterfall is located in Vinh Xuan village, An Linh Commune, Tuy An District, Phu Yen, with a total area of about 1 hectare. This place has a wild and breathtaking landscape with tall and large basalt columns. There are also rows of stones stacked on top of each other like the gorgeous Da Dia Reef in Phu Yen. Water from above pours into the stream below at a height of 20m, creating clouds of white foam. The rays of sunlight intermingled in the middle of the water create shimmering rainbow colors, mixed with the green of mountains and forests. The cool water can be a perfect ch...

The Cloud Dragon Glass Bridge is attached to the sandstone cliffs of the Hoang Lien Son range, located at an altitude of more than 2,000 m above sea level. According to the investor, the whole building can bear the weight of 3,000 people at the same time. However, to ensure safety, this unit allows up to 500 guests on the bridge at the same time. taking the elevator in the heart of the mountain. Photo: Thuy Hang – VNT Sapa – Lai Chau Cloud Dragon Glass Bridge is the tallest and longest glass bridge in Southeast Asia, making it quite the memoriable destination. Visitors coming here will have very interesting experiences such as taking the elevator in the heart of the mountain, hunting clouds, and taking photos with the majestic mountain scenery. To get to the Dragon Cloud Glass Bridge, visitors will be able to take an elevator with a height of 300 m, of which about 80 m of the elevator goes in the heart of the mountain. Cloud Dragon Glass Bridge on the high mounta...

This is considered a hard row to hoe for Vietnam, which are currently 34th on the world ranking and will be playing in the World Cup for the first time. The U.S. are the defending and four-time champions in 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019 and the number one team on the world ranking, while the Netherlands are eighth. The final team of Group E will be either Thailand, Cameroon and Portugal. Vietnam are one of the six qualified teams in Asia, besides China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and hosts Australia. The month-long competition will kick off on July 20, 2023 in Australia and New Zealand – the first co-hosts in the history of the Women’s World Cup. Vietnam’s first game will be against the U.S. in Auckland and also be Group E’s opener. Next summer’s World Cup will be the largest women’s sporting event in history with 32 countries, up eight from the previous tournament and double the number in 2011.  Twenty-nine teams have already qualified, with Morocco, the Philipp...

Photo: Baoquocte On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague (Netherlands) ruled that China’s claims of historic rights within its so-called “nine-dash line”, which covers more than 80% of the South China Sea, are completely baseless and illegitimate according to the 1982 UNCLOS. The ruling also marks an important milestone to solve the South China Sea issue by peaceful means, and simultaneously affirms the paramount role of international law in dispute settlement. The international community lauded the PCA’s ruling. 40 countries have been reported to announce their support for the arbitration publicly. Then-United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all parties to resolve their disputes in the South China Sea in a peaceful and amicable manner, through dialogue and in conformity with international law. The US stated that the PCA’s ruling was “an important contribution to the common goal of peaceful resolution” of the disputed issues ...