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Recently, French tiktoker Will Courageux posted three short clips on his channel “Will in Vietnam,” featuring French Ambassador Olivier Brochet exploring Hanoi’s street food. French Ambassador Olivier Brochet (right) and tiktoker Will Courageux sample  Hanoi’s specialty of banh cuon . Photo: Screenshot Shortly after assuming his post in September, the ambassador wasted no time in delving into Hanoi’s culinary delights. Accompanied by his partner, he tried out bun cha , grilled pork,  banh cuon , steamed rice crepes, and ca cuong , dipping sauce made with Lethocerus indicus. The ambassador found these dishes to be incredibly delicious. The adorable videos of Will and the ambassador quickly won the hearts of Vietnamese netizens, particularly among the young audience. In one of the clips, Will and the ambassador visited a renowned banh cuon eatery on To Hien Thanh Street in Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi. They ordered two servings of banh cuon and eagerly savore...

Tu San Agricultural and Tourism Service Cooperative, the sole provider of tourist boat services on the Nho Que River in Meo Vac District, announced the reopening of boat transportation to Tu San Canyon via the Nho Que 1 Hydropower Plant route. Starting at 7:00 am on Thursday, tourists can once again enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Southeast Asia’s deepest canyon, which stretches 1.7 kilometers and features imposing cliffs reaching heights of up to 800 meters. This announcement follows a directive from the Ha Giang Province People’s Committee and a productive meeting between the cooperative, Nho Que 1 Hydropower JSC, and the Meo Vac District People’s Committee. The cooperative had temporarily suspended boat service after the expiration of their contract with Nho Que 1 Hydropower JSC. Despite facing challenges in extending the contract, the cooperative and Nho Que 1 Hydropower JSC have now resolved the issue, allowing for the resumption of this popular tourist activity. On Tuesday, the...

Doctors said this week that Pele’s cancer had advanced and that he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction. His family said he would remain in a Sao Paulo hospital over Christmas. Pele has received regular medical treatment since a tumor was removed from his colon in September last year. “Almost all of them. Merry Christmas. Gratitude, love, togetherness, family. The essence of Christmas. We thank you all for all the love and light you send,” his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram with a picture of their family in the hospital. Pele’s son Edinho, who played in goal for Santos in the 1990s, posted a picture of himself holding his father’s hand to Instagram on Saturday, with the caption “Father… my strength is yours.” Brazilian soccer legend Pele’s family members gathered at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Saturday, where the 82-year-old, widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, has been since late November. Docto...

Widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, the 82-year-old has been hospitalized in the Albert Einstein hospital since late November as doctors reevaluate his treatment and tend to a respiratory infection. Pele has received regular medical treatment since a tumor was removed from his colon in September last year. “Our Christmas at home has been suspended,” his daughter Kely Nascimento said on Instagram, thanking people for their support. “We decided with the doctors that, for various reasons, it would be better for us to stay here with all the care that this new family at Einstein gives us,” she said in the post. Following Argentina’s win in Sunday’s World Cup final, Pele posted a picture on social media of their team lifting the trophy, and hailed performances from squad leader Lionel Messi, France’s rising star Kylian Mbappe, and surprise semi-finalists Morocco. “Today, football continues to tell its stor...