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With abundant cultural resources, Hanoi’s heritage destinations have been constantly developing impressive and distinctive cultural products from their unique materials. The poster of the night tour titled Sacred Night 3 – The Flame of Youth at Hoa Lo Prison Relic. This not only helps promote these destinations but also contributes to unleashing creativity from heritage resources, which is the goal set by the Hanoi Party Committee’s Resolution on “Developing the cultural industry in the capital in the period 2021-2025, with an orientation towards 2030 and a vision for 2045”. Creativity from unique materials Some museums and monuments in the capital city have been renovated in recent years and attractive tours have been designed to meet the preferences of tourists of all ages. Which, Hoa Lo Prison Relic is a typical example. After the enormous success of the series of experiential activities, including the night tours ‘Sacred Night – Shining Vietnamese Spirit’ and...

Over 10,000 entries by 1,073 photographers from 32 countries and territories around the world are submitted to the contest, which ran for six months starting from September 12, 2022. It featured four topics, including colour freedom, monochrome freedom, children, and ideas. Vietnamese photographers won 45 prizes at the event, including four gold medals. Among them is a piece featuring childhood snapped by Nguyen Duc Nguyen in the colour freedom topic. A photo taken by Nguyen Huu Binh depicts farmers harvesting lilies. An image by Do Phuong Mai tells a story of a mother’s love. A photo by Nguyen Sanh Quoc Huy A piece submitted by Thach Minh Le An impressive work in the colour freedom topic is showcased at the exhibition. A photo by Nguyen Son Tung in monochrome freedom impresses viewers. Vu Bao Ngoc’s winning photo in the monochrome freedom topic A photo by Ngo Thanh Binh A piece by Nguyen...

With 18 official activities on offer, the festival helps to popularise the various brands of Vietnamese coffee, while gradually turning Buon Ma Thuot city into an internationally-renowned coffee destination. National flags of countries participating in the eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival flutter amid the street festival. At an international trade connecting conference, domestic and foreign coffee importers come together with exporters to sign 10 memoranda of understanding and agreements on co-operation. Light and music festivals attract plenty of young audiences at the event. The function sees exciting competition among farmers of six cities and provinces nationwide. The eighth version of the coffee festival this year marks the biggest of its kind, duly attracting more than 90,000 visitors, including 600 foreigners. Nearly 500 outlets offer free coffee for festival goers as part of the occasion. Visitors a...

Diners are excited to see the noodles floating around with the wooden chopsticks suspended in mid-air. The secret of this dish lies in the vertical stake positioned in the centre of the plate. The noodles are rolled around the chopsticks, concealing the vertical stake. Diners feel as if there is an invisible hand holding the noodles in the air. Many people visit the restaurant each day to discover the secret behind the dish. It appears as if the noodles are being picked up by invisible hands. The restaurant offers five types of flying noodles: vegetable noodles, spicy noodles, dry noodles, mixed noodles, and black noodles. Underneath the noodles is roast duck, boiled eggs, and fresh vegetables. Thom, a diner, travels 15km from her office to the restaurant at midday. She says the taste of the food is great and she has eaten it several times. The unique dish first launched in Hanoi three months ago has since attracte...