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Presenting this year with the exciting theme of “Indulging in Italian cuisine: wellness with flavor,” the event seeks to showcase Italian products and culinary traditions, as well as their affiliation with conviviality, hospitality, and healthiness. Throughout the week, a range of activities will also be organized to promote Italian culinary culture. These include a workshop and tasting event centered around fermented foods, an exhibition titled “Taste! The Italians and food 1970-2050,” an exhibition titled Taste of Italy, and a Casa Italia Wine Festival. As part of the celebration, a consortium consisting of carefully selected Italian restaurants in Hanoi will create a special menu on a different theme. Having made its debut in 2016, the Italian Cuisine Week is an annual initiative that seeks to promote the culinary culture that lies at the heart of the Mediterranean diet. The Italian Food Week in Hanoi will continue until November 19. The post Italian Food Festival Launch...

The Legend of St. Valentine Where did Valentine’s Day originate from? The history of the holiday—and the story of its patron saint—is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman traditions. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Photo: Getty Images The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius...

Products are made from bamboo of the Van Kieu ethnic group in Chenh Venh village, Huong Phung commune, Huong Hoa district. Source: Quang Tri newspaper The Association of Smallholder Forest Certification Groups of Quang Tri (SFCG) and the Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam (MCNV) jointly held a closing workshop for the project “Promoting sustainable partnerships between CSOs and enterprises for sustainable forestry management in the context of climate change” (PROSPER project). PROSPER project was co-funded by the European Union (EU) and MCNV with total value of EUR 800,000 (USD 898,000), February 2020 – February 2023 period, aiming to promote sustainable partnership between CSOs and enterprises for sustainable forest management in the context of climate change. In Vietnam, sustainable forest management (SFM) and forest certification ( FSC) are two among five areas of the global and national Action Plan of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (R...