Taste of Australia ambassador and celebrity chef Luke Nguyen demonstrates how to cook lamb cutlets with chao (Vietnamese miso) (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Embassy and Consulate General of Australia inVietnam will host the third Taste of Australia programme in April.
The annual celebration of Australian food, beverages, cuisine, and culturearound Vietnam is led by Taste of Australia Ambassador and renowned chef LukeNguyen.
This year’s event would be bigger as it celebrates the 45th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between the two countries, Karen Lanyon, AustralianConsul-General in HCM City, said.
Through April, a series of events would be held in 10 cities and provinces,including community BBQs, industry galas, a food and wine show, a culinarycompetition, and hospitality training, she told the media recently.
For the first time Australian music would be a focus of the programme, shesaid.
The musical events include a music and wine pairing on April 3 in HCM City withAustralian classical pianist Van Anh Nguyen, a performance by singer-songwriterNick Barker at a community BBQ in Da Nang on April 22 and an appearance by singerDeni Hines at this year’s Hue Festival. - VNA
Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen will join hands with the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world under an agreement inked between the two sides in Canberra, Australia on March 14.
Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen will join hands with Vietnam Airlines to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world under an agreement inked between the two sides in Canberra, Australia.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to New Zealand and Australia as well as his attendance in the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 12-18 have created milestones, lifting relations between Vietnam and the two countries to a new height, said a senior diplomat.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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