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Quang Ngai’s famed mackerel specialties
Many local delicacies use mackerels from the sea of Quang Ngai Province as their hero ingredient, the two most popular ones are mackerels in hot pure fish sauce and mackerels cooked with pickled muskmelon.
Climate extremes and dangers to Vietnam
It is no longer the common climate change, as scientists have heightened the alarm, using the term ‘climate extremes’ to refer to unexpected and extreme occurrences of calamities.
Shipping route opened to link Vietnam and three Asian nations
Three Korean shipping lines – Pan Ocean Lines, Hyundai Merchant Marine and SM Lines – have jointly inaugurated a container shipping route linking Vietnam’s HCM City and three other Asian countries – Thailand, China and the Republic of Korea.
Vietnam’s auto imports plunge in Jan-June
Vietnam imported over 63,730 completely-built-up (CBU) cars worth some US$1.6 billion between January and June, dipping by 21.4% in volume and 14.4% in value year-on-year, according to data of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Pink cake – a delicacy of Binh Dinh province
Pink cake-a sweet treat from Binh Dinh province is used as a gift during engagement and wedding ceremonies.
Vietnam begins formal export of durians to China
Vietnamese durians can be exported to China through all the border gates of the latter starting July 11.
Hospitality industry grapples with labor shortage
A worker shortage in the hospitality sector spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rush for hiring.
Exhibition on Australia’s indigenous culture opens in HCM City
From now until July 17, residents in Ho Chi Minh City can get to know Australia’s Indigenous culture at the “Yuendumu Doors” exhibition at Hai An Gallery in HCM City.
BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron discovered in HCM City
Ho Chi Minh City has detected three cases of BA.4 and BA.5, which are more transmissible subvariants of the Omicron coronavirus variant, via a random screening at a local hospital.
T’Nung – A beautiful lake in Central Highlands
Aside from its vast forests, mountain ranges and the hospitality of the local people, Pleiku City in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai is also home to one of Vietnam’s most beautiful lakes, the T’Nung Lake.