Vietexplorer2024

The Namaste Vietnam 2024 Festival, a collaborative effort between the provincial administration and the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, featured an event aimed at strengthening tourism ties between India and Vietnam, with a specific focus on Khanh Hoa province. Nha Trang, known for its pristine beaches and islands, offers a picturesque backdrop for destination weddings, according to Vineet Jain, founder of Vineet Jain Creations, an Indian wedding and event planning company. Jain emphasized the potential for wedding tourism in the region, with plans to organize wedding tours for groups of 400-500 visitors, combining celebration and sightseeing. “We’re not just stopping at weddings. We also aim to bring famous Indian performers to the city to showcase Vietnam’s attractions to an Indian audience,” Jain added, outlining a comprehensive approach to promoting cultural exchange. Indian Deputy Consul General, Tushar Garg, examines local products at the India – Khanh ...

A group of students attend an online coding session at the Sapna Center, a training facility for marginalized women from rural India. [Rishabh Jain/Al Jazeera] On a sunny morning in Kandabari village, located in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, a classroom full of students is engrossed in a coding lesson. Among them is 19-year-old Kriti Kumari, one of 31 women enrolled at the Sapna Center. The center provides training for rural women from marginalized backgrounds, requiring them to reside on campus. The year-long program equips women with coding and website design skills, project management techniques, and primary-school-level math education for those aspiring to become teachers. The organization also assists individuals in securing jobs within India’s thriving information technology sector. “If it weren’t for the Sapna Center, I’d likely be married by now, tending to household duties,” revealed Kumari, a native of the central Indian state of Jharkhand, who ha...