HONG KONG — An exhibition of contemporary Vietnamese paintings opened at Rotunda Exchange square in the centre of Hong Kong on Monday.
Viet Nam Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau Pham Cao Phong said the exhibition is expected to help visitors understand more about Viet Nam and its people as well as the country's efforts in its development.
He also said he hoped that the exhibition would contribute to strengthening friendship and cooperation between the people of Viet Nam and China, including those living in the Hong Kong special administrative region.
Florence Hu, acting head of the Hong Kong Civil Administration, said the event would help boost art and culture exchanges between Viet Nam and Hong Kong.
The five-day exhibition, which is jointly held by the Viet Nam Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau, Lotus Gallery and Hong Kong Land Ltd, is part of activities to mark the 65th anniversary of Viet Nam's National Day (September 2).
Vietnamese in world bake-off
HA NOI — Vietnamese candidates took part in a selection process on Saturday for the World Bakery Cup.
Run by French yeast and bread company Louis Lesaffre, the Vietnamese section attracted 23 previously prepared products from Ha Noi bakeries.
Participants were entered in three categories: bread, pastry and artistry.
Twelve Vietnamese bakers will be selected to attend the final round in December from which three will be selected to compete in the Asian section to be held in China in May next year.
The final round of the World Bakery Cup will be held in France in 2012.
Global beauties espouse environment
HCM CITY — Contestants from nearly 90 countries and territories will take part in the month-long Miss Earth beauty pageant to be held in Viet Nam in November.
HCM City's Miss Viet Nam World 2010, Luu Thi Diem Huong, will represent the host.
The pageant will open on November 4 with environmental protection activities in HCM City, Phan Thiet, Hoi An and Nha Trang.
These will include talks on environment on TV and in schools, and seminars on environmental protection.
The candidates will visit famous historical sites and schools for disadvantaged children, and take part in other cultural and community activities.
The finals and the awards ceremony will be held on December 4 in Nha Trang.
Apart from raising people's awareness of environmental protection, the pageant will also showcase tourist destinations of Viet Nam.
The pageant is organised by the Philippines' Carousel Productions Inc and Vietnamese partner Thanh Nien Media Group.
Instant pho makes top 10
HCM CITY — As the popularity of Vietnamese pho rises internationally, a brand of instant pho has made the top 10 in the IUFoST Global Food Industry Awards.
Viet Nam Food Industries Joint Stock Company (VIFON) made the instant pho that was judged at the15th IUFoST World Congress of Food Science and Technology themed Food Science Solutions in Our Evolving World held in Cape Town, South Africa last week.
The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) is a voluntary, non-profit federation of national food science organisations linking more than 200,000 food scientists and technologists worldwide and around 70 national food organisations.
IUFoST aims to strengthen global food science and technology. Every two years, it hosts a World Congress of Food Science and Technology. — VNS