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By Công Thành Pomelo are ready for harvest in Đại Bình Village in Quảng Nam Province's mountainous Nông Sơn District. The village has been designed as a farm-based tourism site. VNS Photo Thanh Hòa  Sitting on the banks of the Thu Bồn River, Đại Bình Village used to be known for its bumper fruit harvests in the central province of Quảng Nam, but now it has been transformed into a sustainable community-based farm tourism destination. Just 20km from the Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary, the village with a population of 1,200 earned a living for three centuries from growing fruits, but now it's day-trippers who are bringing in the cash.  The village was established in 1778 during the country’s southward border expansion journey under Lord Nguyễn Hoàng. The emigration settled the village on the banks of the Thu Bồn River, and the first villagers began growing fruits to make a … [Read more...] about Fruit farms offer rural life experience

Foreign visitors get on a train to tour Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong (Photo: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) – The Smoke-free Cities ASEAN Network (SCAN) convened the 6th regional meeting in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on November 20, focusing on reshaping tourism through smoke-free environments. The event was attended by more than 100 foreign delegates from smoke-free tourism cities of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, China and Mongolia. It also saw the presence of the Fund for Tobacco Harms Prevention and Control of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Office. Addressing the meeting, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien, member of the management council of the Fund for Tobacco Harms Prevention and Control, said in Vietnam, the building of smoke-free tourism cities began in Hoi An city in … [Read more...] about ASEAN cities seek to promote smoke-free tourism environments

  Illustration by Trịnh Lập By Đỗ Hữu Mai Ly spends her weekends reading books on gastronomy written by Di Li. It’s a long time since when she's been so passionate about reading. “I used to read a little bit before bed, but the recent books by Di Li make my eyes devour the pages,” Ly says. “Li is my favourite author with crime novels, non-fictional pieces and funny short stories in her repertoire, but this is the first time she has written about her culinary journeys. It’s more than food and cooking, the books reflect the culture, tradition and lifestyle of the people where the dishes originate.”                                                                                          … [Read more...] about Writers penning gastronomic literature a new trend

By Công Thành   Essential oils are used in aromatherapy, combined with meditation, to ease stress. VNS Photo Công Thành   Essential oils have been widely used as air fresheners and in cosmetic production, but now they are also being promoted for a combined aromatherapy-yoga-meditation-herbal therapy in Hội An. The therapy has attracted tourists interested in exploring natural essential oils and their various functions in a space outside of the ancient town's busy Old Quarter. Essensian Natural Health & Beauty shop on Phan Bội Châu Street offers a rendezvous point for people to discuss aromatic essential oils and their contributions to health and beauty care. Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh, known as Anh Nguyễn, who founded an aromatherapy-yoga-meditation-herbal medicine workshop in Hội An in 2016, reserves the space for stressed out visitors seeking a positive solution to escape the headaches … [Read more...] about Aromatherapy offers stress relief

A model presents a creation by Emirati fashion designer Lamya Abedin at the Arab Fashion Week in Dubai on Thursday. — AFP Photo Viet Nam News DUBAI — Arab Fashion Week opened yesterday with hopes of establishing Dubai as a top destination for the "ready couture" genre and as a major fashion capital. It is the first time that a fashion week has been dedicated to the form, described by organisers as a blend of haute couture and ready-to-wear or pret-a-porter. "In Milan, we celebrate high-end ready-to-wear. In Paris, we celebrate high-end haute couture," said Jacob Abrian, the head of the Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council (AFC). In Dubai and the Arab world, "we want to be innovative," he said, with off-the-rack clothing that is tailored to haute couture standards and can be customised. For the first time in the region, the five-day show will also present a unisex collection signed by Rad Hourani, a Canadian-Jordanian designer known for his genderless creations. The … [Read more...] about Arab Fashion Week flaunts ’ready couture’ in Dubai