Thanh Hà We decided to travel by motorbike to Hà Nội’s Phú Xuyên District (about 40km south of the city centre) to enjoy bún hến (fresh rice vermicelli soup with mussels) during the Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day holidays. When we arrived in Phú Xuyên, which is famous nationwide for its traditional occupations such as tailoring and making tò he (toy figurines), we saw a wooden board directing us to the bún hến shop of Nguyễn Thị Bảo, 70. A tasty bowl of bún hến (rice vermicelli soup topped with fried mussels) that could make your mouth water. Photo bunhen.com A…
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SHB Đà Nẵng take on Viettel in the V.League 1 on Sunday. VNS Photo Peter Cowan Peter Cowan With apologies to all the hardcore track and field nuts out there (and there must be some), it’s long since time running tracks were given the boot from Vietnamese football stadiums. I haven’t had many opportunities to visit football grounds in Việt Nam outside of Hà Nội but was lucky enough to stop off at Hòa Xuân Stadium in Đà Nẵng on Sunday on the way home from Hội An, and the experience was a revelation.…
Coach Lê Huỳnh Đức said good bye to Đà Nẵng after 13 years of training. Photo zingnews.vn Football ĐÀ NẴNG After a 2-1 defeat to defending champions Viettel on Sunday at home, coach Lê Huỳnh Đức of SHB Đà Nẵng yesterday requested for resignation, which was accepted by club officials. The loss was Đà Nẵng’s fourth in six matches and put a serious dent in their chances of finishing in the top six teams after the mid-season split, with 16 points in 12 matches only good enough for ninth in the V.League 1 table. The…
Workers check products at Lào Cai Copper Company in the northern province of Lào Cai. Việt Nam’s April industrial production increased by 24.1 per cent. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam’s index of industrial production (IIP) in April rose by 24.1 per cent year-on-year, driven by the positive impact of free trade agreements (FTA), according to the General Statistics Office. The IIP in the first four months of 2021 enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent, boosted by the growth of manufacturing and processing (12.7 per cent), electricity production and supply (6.6 per cent), and water supply and waste and wastewater treatment (7.5 per cent).…
NEW GENERATION: The Việt Nam Theatre Artists Association has conducted a project to encourage young people to come and watch theatre productions. Photo Facebook Hanoi Drama Theatre Establishing a young audience and helping them enjoy the theatrical arts is essential for nurturing their souls and the art form itself, experts have said. The Việt Nam Theatre Artists Association has recently been carrying out a project to build and develop a new generation of audience for the theatre. Fostering an interest among young people around the country while they are still at school will be the…
Hủ Tiếu Mực Ông Già Cali in coastal Vũng Tàu City specialises in only one dish – hủ tiếu – served with a tasty signature broth that keeps diners, including Mỹ Duyên, coming back for more. ON THE SIDE: Hủ tiếu mực is served with fresh bean sprouts and crown daisy, and homemade green pepper sauce. VNS Photo Minh Phi Along with bánh canh, a thick rice-noodle soup, hủ tiếu (thin rice-noodle soup) is a popular dish in southern Việt Nam and also happens to be my favourite. The soup is served with different kinds of broth…
Deputy Chairman of the People’s Committee Dương Anh Đức inspects concentrated quarantine conditions at Norfolk Hotel in HCM City’s District 1 on Friday yesterday. – VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng HCM CITY – Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, on Friday ordered karaoke venues, discos and bars to close until further notice following a new community – based COVID-19 case found on Thursday. Speaking at a meeting on Friday, Phong said the man, patient number 2910, is from the northern province of Hà Nam and had been visiting a relative in HCM City’s Bình Tân District. The man decided to visit a health clinic…
HCM City drew 1-1 with Viettel in the V.League 1 on Tuesday. Photo vtc.vn Football HCM City — Hosts HCM City FC drew 1-1 with defending champions Viettel in the V.League 1 on Tuesday, denting their hopes of retaining the title. Viettel got the opening goal at Thống Nhất Stadium from Bruno Matos in the 17th minute after a howler by home goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and while they created plenty of chances, the visitors failed to double the lead due to wasteful finishing. After the break, HCM City equalised in the 62nd minute, with…
Football Hà Nội FC captain Nguyễn Văn Quyết (left) challenges Bình ĐỊnh’s striker Nguyễn Xuân Nam during their V.League 1 on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of VPF HÀ NỘI — The V.League 1 match between Hà Nội FC and Sài Gòn FC will be played behind closed doors to avoid the spread of COVID-19. In an announcement on their Facebook page, the capital club said: “The Hàng Đẫy Stadium will not open for supporters including those with season tickets for the match between Hà Nội and Sài Gòn on May 2. It is because of the recent cases of COVID-19…
Football Coach Ngô Quang Trướng has left Sông Lam Nghẹ An after his team fell to the bottom of V.League 1. Photo of VSI HÀ NỘI — Sông Lam Nghệ An’s head coach Ngô Quang Trường and president Nguyễn Hồng Thanh have both resigned after a run of poor results. A 0-2 loss to Hải Phòng early this week pushed Sông Lam Nghệ An (SLNA) to the bottom of the V.League 1. They have just 10 points after 11 matches and are serious contenders for relegation. It was the final straw for the coaching board and signaled change. …