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| Pho - Vietnam’s national dish (Photo: Internet) |
According to details given by the travel website, seafood remains a popular food in the nation due to the high number of fishing villages.
However, it noted that the country has a wide range of cuisine apart from seafood for visitors to enjoy.
“Like many Asian countries, noodle soups are popular in Vietnam, it is a great place to begin a food exploration,” says The Travel.
The website suggested that guests should first try pho, the country’s national dish, which consist of herbs, noodles, and either chicken or beef.
After that, arrivals can proceed to sample snacks such as spring rolls and banh my, a type of Vietnamese baguette.
“There are different types of rice dishes to also try out and while some consist of chicken, others consist of beef or pork,” the website concluded.
Other countries included in the list of the best food as chosen by readers of The Travel are Italy, Thailand, Greece, Mexico, Spain, India, the Philippines, Germany, and the United States.
Four Vietnamese students win medals at International Biology Olympiad
Local students claimed one silver and three bronze medals at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2022, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to details given by the Ministry of Education and Training.
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| Four Vietnamese students bag medals at the International Biology Olympiad 2022. |
The silver medal went to Truong Van Quoc Dat, a 12th grader of the National High School for the Gifted in Thua Thien-Hue province.
Furthermore, the three bronze medals were awarded to Nguyen Phuc Lam, a 12th grader of Quang Trung High School for the Gifted in Binh Phuoc province, Vo Tien Thanh, a 12th grader from Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted in Phu Tho province, and Do Trong Phuoc Nguyen, a 11th grader of Ly Tu Trong High School for the Gifted in Can Tho city.
The IBO 2022 is being hosted by Armenia from July 10 to July 18, with the competition featuring the participation of 231 competitors from 63 countries and territories worldwide.
The contest is specifically held for high school students, with each country able send up to four participants.
Ceramic exports in first half surge thanks to EVFTA
Vietnam’s fine art ceramic exports during the first half of the year soared by 6.5% to USD375.59 million on-year as local exporters optimised the opportunities of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), reported the Voice of Vietnam according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Most notably, the majority of businesses received bulk orders, with the average growth rate ranging between 15% and 20% against the same period from last year.
June alone witnessed the country’s fine art ceramic exports to the EU increase by 4.5% to USD63.77 million compared to May, with six-month exports to the bloc reaching USD45.65 million.
Furthermore, the country ranked third, behind only China and Thailand, among the largest providers of fine art ceramics to the EU, with an annual growth rate of 7.6% throughout the 2016 to 2021 period, according to the European Statistics Agency (Eurostat).
Information provided by the International Trade Center (ITC) indicates that the country must seek to establish centres for processing and standardising raw materials for the ceramic industry as a means of developing the sector in a sustainable manner and creating value-added ceramic products.
Moreover, firms are advised to maximize tariff incentives from signed agreements in order to import cutting-edge technological machinery from developed countries, launch ceramic products suitable for domestic and international consumption demand, enhance overall competitiveness, and expand market shares as part of the global market.
Experts pointed out that amid global fluctuations, local enterprises are required to devise proper strategies, accelerate the technological and digital transformation, renovate their business models, and apply science and technology into the production process.
This comes as Vietnamese firms are also required to fully meet technical safety standards and regularly innovate fine art ceramic product designs in order to make further inroads into the EU market moving forward.
Muay Thai fighter Duy Nhat claims gold at World Games
Local fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat bagged a gold medal in the men's 57kg Muay Thai event at the ongoing 11th World Games in Birmingham in the state of Alabama in the United States, reported the Voice of Vietnam.
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| Muay Thai fighter Duy Nhat (L) wins a gold medal at the 11th edition of the World Games. |
The victory comes after the Vietnamese martial artist faced Almaz Sarsembekov of Kazakhstan in the final on July 17.
Sarsembekov, 26, had won a bronze medal at the previous World Games back in 2017 in Poland and had been number one in this category in the world Muay Thai rankings.
Duy Nhat, 33, used all of his experience to dominate the first round 10-9. Sarsembekov then came back strongly in the following sets, but it was not enough for him to beat the Vietnamese fighter.
The final of the event therefore ended 29-28 in favour of Duy Nhat.
Most notably, Duy Nhat was the last Vietnamese representative in the ring after his country-fellow Duong Thuy Vi won a gold in the wushu event last week. It also marked the first time that the Vietnamese delegation has obtained two gold medals at the World Games.
The World Games is an international multi-sport event which features sports that are not contested in the Olympics.
The occasion takes place every four years and is usually held one year after the Summer Olympics.
The 11th edition of the World Games ran in the city of Birmingham in Alabama of the US from July 7 to July 17. This edition had originally planned for 2021, but was postponed until this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WinCommerce to open 720 more WinMart, WinMart+ stores
WinCommerce, the retail arm of Masan Group, which operates WinMart/WinMart+ supermarkets and minimarts, has planned to open over 700 new WinMart+ stores and more than 20 WinMart supermarkets and hypermarkets in the remaining months of 2022, reported Vietnam News Agency.
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| A Winmart supermarket. (Photo: courtesy of Masan) |
Nguyen Van Quy, Deputy General Director of WinCommerce, said in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control, and the country's strong economic recovery, WinCommerce is accelerating business expansion efforts after completing its change of the brand name and successfully restructuring its business.
WinCommerce is also focusing on developing a multi-utility business model and franchised stores, as this will be a trend of the services sector in general and the retail sector in the coming time.
Multi-utility stores will offer optimal convenience to customers, while franchised stores are expected to make the WinMart brand more popular in the daily life of Vietnamese consumers.
In 2022, WinCommerce has strengthened connections with its suppliers and producers, and growing areas across the country to develop a closed supply chain to provide high-quality products to consumers in a fast manner with reasonable prices thanks to a reduction in intermediary costs.
The strategy is hoped to contribute to ensure that WinCommerce’s business performance will be stablised and further developed in the future.So far this year, over 300 supermarkets and WinMart and WinMart stores have been put into operation nationwide./.