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Photographer Khanh Phan’s work entitled “Floral Dress” has won the Grand Prize in the 2023 SkyPixel Annual Photo & Video Contest. The results were announced early this month. The award-winning photo of waterlilies by Khanh Phan According to Khanh Phan, the photo, taken in October 2022 in Long An’s Moc Hoa District, shows waterlilies collected by local women that look like a flower dress in the water. Her photo beat out 60,000 others submitted by photographers from around the world. In the caption of the work submitted to the contest, Khanh Phan wrote: “These women are harvesting waterlilies and forming a floral dress on the water. This beautiful scenery can be seen during the flood season in the southern provinces of Vietnam including Long An, Tien Giang, Dong Thap and Vinh Long “. Waterlilies are grown in many rivers and lakes in the regions, not only to beautify the landscape but also as a great source of food for the locals. During the high water season, lo...

Fascinated by simple things Kiyo and his daughter. Photo: Le Van The person that connects with the K’Ho farmers to help bring Langbiang to different countries around the world is a Japanese businessman that has an immense love for Vietnam. He is Kiyokata Yamaoka, who is 43 years old and has lived for more than 10 years in Vietnam. “It all began with a trip. Kiyo never thought that after 13 years, he would choose to settle down in this country, and got married to a Vietnamese woman,” 33 – year – old Tran Vu My Trinh, who is his wife, shared. At the foot of Langbiang mountain, this season is in the pre-harvest processing of coffee. Trinh and Kiyo are busy with an order of 5 tons of coffee that is about to be exported to Japan in 2023. Trinh would spend her free time playing with her three little kids, of which the oldest is less than 10 years old, and a newborn baby. “Our children are very good–behaved, following us around to see how we make coffee. The K’Ho women love chi...

At the hand-over ceremony. Photo: USAID US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, and Vice Minister of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien on March 7 announced a new contract of up to USD 73 million to treat and clean soil at Bien Hoa Air Base. This is the first area of the air base to be completely remediated, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced at an event to return the treated land to the southern province of Dong Nai. The US agency also announced a new contract of over 70 million USD to treat and clean soil at the air base. Also in attendance at the ceremony were US Consul General Susan Burns, USAID Mission Director Aler Grubbs, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia Craig Hart, and Vice Chairman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Cao Tien Dung. Standing on a recently remediated parcel of land at Bien Hoa Air Base, th...

The centre is home to nearly 160 people, among them are over 70 senior citizens. Many people have lived there for between 10 to 20 years. For the elderly, living in the same house and having friends nearby to talk to serve as a great source of encouragement for them for the rest of their lives. Ky sings a song in four languages as a special gift to women at the centre on International Women’s Day on March 8. Singing and talking with each other give them happiness each day. Hoang Thi Kim Loan, 85, (R) can’t remember the exact time when she moved to the centre, but she says living there helps her feel happy and have no loneliness each day. The care given by nurses and the company of her friends makes her feel as if every day is a celebration for International Women’s Day. Nguyen Kim Chung, a senior citizen at the centre, says she feels happy to do activities such as joining the centre’s art team and cleaning the hous...

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, the co-founder and chairwoman of Sovico Holdings, was honoured in 2017 by Forbes as one of the world’s ultra-rich billionaires. Thao in her role as CEO and president of VietJet Air was also named among the Top 50 global leaders in 2018 by Bloomberg. As of March 7, 2021, the Vietnamese businesswoman reportedly had total assets amounting to US$2.8 billion. Mai Kieu Lien, chairperson and CEO of Vietnam Dairy Products Jsc (Vinamilk), was featured in Asia’s Power Businesswomen list in 2015 published by Forbes. She is the only Vietnamese person to be presented with the Forbes Vietnam Lifetime Achievement Award. After taking the helm of Vinamilk for more than three decades, Lien has built and developed the country’s largest dairy business and increased its brand value globally. Nguyen Thi Nga is considered one of Vietnam’s most powerful entrepreneurs. She is now president of Southeast Asia Comm...

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 8) notable headlines Free entrance for female visitors to Hue relics wearing Ao dai Vietnam actively discusses topics at IAEA Board of Governors’ regular meeting Vietnamese music crosses the border to go viral Apple honours apps created by Vietnamese women Vietnamese real estate remain attractive to foreign investors Quang Ninh strives to complete procedures for 18 FDI projects in 2nd quarter Vietnam – Russia Tropical Centre marks 35th anniversary of traditional day Dak Lak province ready for 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival PM hosts delegation of Japanese economic organisations Free entrance for female visitors to Hue relics wearing Ao dai. Photo: Internet Free entrance for female visitors to Hue relics wearing Ao dai On March 8, Vietnamese and foreign female visitors wearing Ao dai and visiting relics under the management of Hue Monuments Conservation Center will be provided free entrance tickets. Chairman of the Provincial ...