Ten types of Vietnamese tea have been honoured at the Teas of the World International Contest held by France’s Agency for the Valorisation of Agricultural Products (AVPA), with one gold, one silver, two bronze and six consolidate prizes.

VOV.VN - The special flavour of Shan Tuyet tea from Lao Cai province won the hearts of the judging panel at the “Teas of the World” international competition, as announced by the Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products (AVPA) in France.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned over US$162 million, equal to VND4,000 billion, from exporting 92,800 tonnes of tea during the opening eight months of the year, exceeding the turnover from the entirety of last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - British newspaper the Daily Mail has unveiled 17 stunning pictures of Vietnam taken by an award-winning photographer, all of which will make tourists keen to book a plane ticket to visit.

The wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly on August 19 attended a tea party hosted by Professor Peng Liyuan, the wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping.

Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at the 34th Food Expo which kicked off in Hong Kong (China) on August 15.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced five traditional crafts as national intangible heritage after recognizing a number of dishes from across the country recently.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has issued a decision recognising the traditional craft of making lotus-scented tea in Quang An ward, Tay Ho district of Hanoi as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnam is the eighth largest tea exporter in the world, earning US$135 million from tea exports in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 34.8% over the same period last year.

Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien paid a courtesy visit to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence General Tea Seiha on August 8 as part of his working trip to the neighbouring country to attend the seventh defence policy dialogue between the two nations.