Survey shows that Vietnamese people eat home-cooked meals less and less.

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Survey shows that Vietnamese people eat home-cooked meals less and less.

The Vietnam Food and Beverage Business Report released by iPOS (a company providing restaurant and cafe management solutions) at the end of March shows that Vietnamese people are tending to eat out more often, with more than 17% eating out every day, nearly 30% eating out 3-4 times a week, much higher than in 2022. Economic difficulties do not affect this habit. 2023 will see Vietnamese people spend more on lunch and dinner out.

Grab 's December 2023 report shows that more and more Vietnamese users like to use this app to explore and experience new restaurants and stores, with more than 50% accessing the app when they don't know where to eat.

Previously, a survey by Q&me also showed that urban people, especially those with high incomes, eat out more, with 36% saying they have reduced the frequency of cooking at home since the pandemic.

Ministry of Transport explains the reason for the high airfares

At the socio-economic discussion session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the morning of May 13, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong pointed out the reality that people from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi have to buy tickets to Thailand, then fly from Thailand to Hanoi. This situation has been going on for many months now, due to the excessive increase in domestic airfares.

Explaining, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy said that compared to some routes of other countries, Vietnam Airlines' tickets in the recent period averaged 0.08-0.12 USD per km. This level is lower than some routes of other countries, such as in Thailand, the Phuket route is 0.1-0.29 USD; the Shanghai to Guangzhou (China) route is 0.27-0.3 USD per km.

On average, Vietnam Airlines ticket prices have increased by 14-20% on all routes. The reason for the price increase, according to Deputy Minister Huy, is fuel prices and exchange rate differences. Currently, these costs account for 65-70% of the ticket price structure. Since the beginning of the year, the USD/VND exchange rate has increased sharply, by nearly 5%.

In March, Vietnam Airlines' leaders said that foreign currency costs are high, and they lose hundreds of billions when the exchange rate fluctuates. Accordingly, with a 1% change in the exchange rate, the airline loses 300 billion VND. If the exchange rate fluctuates 5%, the airline's annual costs increase to 1,500 billion VND.

Regarding the fact that airfares in Thailand are cheap, the Deputy Minister explained that this country has recently implemented a policy to stimulate tourism, reducing almost all airfares. In general, airfares around the world continue to increase.

The representative of the Ministry of Transport also mentioned some other reasons for the high airfares. That is, airlines lack aircraft because they have to put a certain number of aircraft into maintenance due to engine failures on Airbus aircraft. Therefore, they have to wet lease (aircraft, fleet), causing costs to increase.

Another reason, according to Mr. Huy, is that people buy tickets close to flight time.

In the first quarter, Vietnamese airlines transported 13 million passengers, down 5% compared to the same period in 2023. Of which, the number of domestic passengers decreased by 18%, down to 8.5 million.

Khanh Hoa proposes to resume collecting entrance fees to Nha Trang Bay

Previously, from 2004 to 2009, Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Council issued two resolutions on collecting fees for visiting Nha Trang Bay scenic spots.

However, when implementing that fee collection, some businesses disagreed, so the Provincial People's Council had a resolution to replace it.

Since 2010, the entrance fee at Nha Trang Bay has only been applied to visitors to Hon Mun Marine Reserve .

However, after the incident of mass coral death and serious decline in Nha Trang Bay, in November 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued a master plan to restore Nha Trang Bay until 2030. In which, there is a solution to "create sustainable financial resources for Nha Trang Bay management activities".

According to the above plan, Nha Trang City People's Committee proposed that the province consider issuing regulations to re-collect entrance fees at all national scenic spots in Nha Trang Bay.

According to the draft proposal, Vietnamese and foreign tourists will pay the same entrance fee to Nha Trang Bay, which is 30,000 VND/trip. There are also some cases where the fee is reduced or exempted according to regulations.

Vietnamese costume inspired by to he figurines wins best prize at Miss & Mister Fitness Supermodel

The national costumes of Vietnam (left) and Sri Lanka both won awards.

The award for the best national costume at the Miss & Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2024 contest belongs to Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

The national costume competition within the framework of the Miss & Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2024 contest took place at Ho May tourist area, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

There are 34 contestants from countries and territories participating in the national costume competition.

Vietnam's representatives participating in the Miss & Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2024 contest include Tuyet Mai and Thai Bui - both runners-up of the Miss Fitness Supermodel Vietnam 2023 contest.

Contestants from each country and territory bring unique and creative national costumes, expressing typical cultural features and meaningful messages.

Model Tuyet Mai competed in the "Te to he" costume by designer Khac Hoang, inspired by to he - a toy associated with the childhood of many generations.

After the performance, the judges selected the top 3 most beautiful national costumes of Miss Fitness Supermodel World 2024 including Vietnam, Latvia and Australia. Of which, Vietnam won this award.

For Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2024 , the judges also selected the top 3 best national costumes including: Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Philippines. The representative of Sri Lanka won the award.

The final round of Miss & Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2024 is expected to take place on May 18, in Vung Tau city.

3 Vietnamese dishes in the top 100 best mixed dishes in the world

Vietnamese mixed pho, salads and chicken salads were listed in the world's 100 best mixed dishes by international food website TasteAtlas.

Mixed Pho: Mixed Pho is one of the attractive variations of Vietnamese Pho. The dish does not use broth like Pho Soup, instead people mix pho with marinated stir-fried meat (usually beef or chicken), herbs, pickled vegetables, add crispy fried onions, roasted peanuts, then mix with soy sauce or sweet and sour fish sauce, can add chili sauce or some other ingredients depending on the recipe and taste. Mixed Pho is a typical dish in the capital and is especially popular in the summer.

Salad: Salad is also known as goi, is a sweet and sour mixed vegetable dish popular in Vietnam. The dish has an extremely diverse, creative and flexible combination of ingredients. It can be green mango, papaya, banana flower, cucumber mixed together, adding meats such as pork, beef, chicken, pig ears, jellyfish... seasoned with spices such as fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, lemon, pepper, chili, sprinkled with sesame, peanuts... In many localities, diners can eat salad with crispy fried shrimp chips to increase the deliciousness of the dish.

Chicken salad: Chicken salad is a delicious dish commonly found in Vietnam. Similar to salads in general, this dish has a harmonious sour, sweet, and salty taste, combined with shredded chicken, chicken feet, vegetables, and herbs, poured with a broth mixture that usually includes fish sauce, lemon, vinegar, sugar, garlic, chili, etc., similar to regular salad dressing. Fried onions and roasted peanuts can be added to enhance the flavor of the dish.

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