AP Week in Pictures: Asia

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSUpdated 10:38 AM GMT+7, May 24, 2024Share May 17-23, 2024 Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te and former President Tsai Ing-wen wave during Lai’s inauguration ceremonies in Taipei. A Shiite Muslim weeps as they hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders during a vigil in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. People release lanterns during the celebration of Vesak, […]

Vietnam welcomes 2024 in grand parades

DEC. 31, 2023 People flocked to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam to join New Year’s Eve firework shows and countdown events Sunday night. Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7)

A photographer’s journey to Sa Pa’s cherry blossoms

By Linh Huong December 26, 2023 | 09:50 am GMT+7 vnexpress Traveling along Highway 4C to Sa Pa Town in the northern highlands, visitors are greeted by rows of cherry blossom trees standing out against the green tea hills. In the final days of December, as one journeys approximately 7 kilometers from O Quy Ho Pass […]

Vietnam’s vibrant 2023: a pictorial review

By Minh Nga December 26, 2023 | 01:26 pm GMT+7 vnexpress See how Vietnam navigated the tumultuous currents of 2023 in a series of images capturing moments of both sorrow and joy, highlighting the unique and everyday moments of life. Crowds fill Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City for the countdown to […]

Thi Nai Lagoon: an aquatic wonderland in central Vietnam

Saturday, September 09, 2023, 12:46 GMT+7 Covering a 5,000 hectares, Thi Nai Lagoon is known as the “green lung” of Quy Nhon City and is considered a hidden gem in Binh Dinh Province. The lagoon’s year-round greenery gives it the feeling of an aquatic wonderland.

Tired of being ‘fetishized and invisible,’ Asian artists are changing the narrative

Published 24th May 2022 CNN Credit: Courtesy of Chelsea Ryoko Wong, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, and Jeffrey Deitch, New York Tired of being ‘fetishized and invisible,’ Asian artists are changing the narrative SHARE Written byAnn Binlot, CNN In much of Western art, Asian women have often appeared as one-dimensional characters — sometimes seen as meek and […]

Plum blossoms

Sapa corner Dear Brothers and Sisters, How are you doing? Have you ever seen the plum blossoms in Sapa? When it comes to plum blossoms, people are often confused between plum blossoms and cherry blossoms, as these two kinds of flowers look quite similar. However, it seems that plum blossoms usually bloom earlier in winter […]

The spruces

Sapa corner Happy Friday, Brothers and Sisters! How are you doing? Do you like pine trees? If yes, you definitely need to visit Sapa at least once. There are many kinds of pines here. A mong them, spruce is most common and we can see it everywhere in Sapa. The spruces have conical shape. They […]

Christmas in Sapa

Sapa corner Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is Christmas. I’m celebrating Christmas. How is Christmas celebrated where you live? In Sapa, Christmas this year is quieter compared to previous years. Because of Coronavirus pandemic, there are no festival events, and not many visitors came here on Christmas Eve. However, I still feel the joyful Christmas […]

A trip to the Oolong tea hill

Sapa corner Dear Brothers and Sisters, How’s it going? What’s the weather like where you live? Sapa is in winter. It has been cold, foggy, and rainy for nearly one month. But last Sunday, it was warm and nice, so I decided to get up early, and ride to the Oolong tea hill in the […]