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A gem of art in the heart of Hanoi

In a high-ceiling room on the second floor of the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi, a young curator has been briefing a group of over 20 tour operators on an oil painting titled “A Ploughing Day”, painted in 1960 

Nem nuong Cai Rang, a specialty of Can Tho

Each city and province in Vietnam is known for its local produce and specialities – Hanoi is famous for its pho, bun bo from the central city of Hue and original nem nuong Cai Rang from the southern province of Can Tho.

Quang Nam to investigate massive fish death

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Nam Province authorities and a local gold mining company are probing if a rupture in the wastewater dam triggered the massive fish deaths in two rivers some days ago.

Navibank officials get up to 13 years in jail for scam

Ten former Nam Viet Commercial Joint Stock Bank officials, who were indicted for “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences”, were sentenced to seven to 13 years in jail 

Poor mountainous villages struggle to pay debts

Receiving billions of dong in compensation, several residents in Nuoc Trong water reservoir project area, Tay Tra District’s Tra Tho Commune, Quang Ngai Province, thought they’d be able to escape debts they had accrued through high interest loans.

Hundreds of forest violation cases reported in Gia Lai

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are struggling to find solutions to address deforestation and development violations, which are rampant in many localities across the province.

Ciputra Ha Noi - Yonex Sunrise to start on March 20

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ciputra Ha Noi - Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam International Challenge badminton tournament will begin at Tay Ho District’s Gymnasium today.

Runners to wear microchips at Tien Phong Marathon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Runners will wear timing microchips for their accurate results at the 59th National Marathon Tournament by Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper which will be organised this Sunday in Dak Lak Province.

Antiwar POW, son wage peace in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 19, a special exhibition commemorating an important element of the US movement against the American war in Vietnam will open in Ho Chi Minh City.

Artist explores the soul through distorted faces

 VietNamNet Bridge – Portraits expressing people’s loneliness and misery are on display at an ongoing exhibition by visual artist Nguyen Cong Hoai.

Hoi An debuts VN’s largest outdoor visual arts show

 VietNamNet Bridge – The show Hoi An Memories, the largest outdoor visual arts performance ever in Vietnam, debuted yesterday at Hoi An Impression Theme Park in the central province of Quang Nam.

New cultural programme preserves traditional values

Dem Hoa Le (Wonderful Night), a cultural programme that offers cai luong (reformed opera) and hat boi (classical drama) shows, will be staged every week at Cho Lon Theatre in HCM City’s District 5, known as Chinatown. 

HCM City to auction 5,200 resettlement apartments

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will auction 5,200 resettlement apartments and land lots out of nearly 14,000 unoccupied apartments and land lots initially designed for resident relocation, 

Int’l U19 football event to start on March 22

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International U19 Football Tournament will begin on March 22-30 instead of March 20-30, the event’s organising board announced.

VN to add 150,000 jobs in 1st quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s economy was expected to add more than 150,000 new jobs in the first quarter of 2018, continuing last year’s positive streak of job generation.

Miss Viet Nam 2018 contest launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young women from across the country are encouraged to participate in the national Miss Viet Nam 2018 competition, which has just been launched.

Song Lam Nghe An lose V.League opener

Creating many opportunities during the 90 minute match on home turf, Song Lam Nghe An ended their match empty handed, losing 0-1 to Sanna Khanh Hoa in the second round match of the V.League yesterday.

Quang Binh introduces the 7th mural village in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 400-year-old village devastated by a tropical storm last October has gotten a facelift in the form of murals.

Sand sediments strand ships in central province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The serious encroachment of sand sediment along Lach Bang Sea Port in Tinh Gia District of central Thanh Hoa Provine has been blocking many cargo ships and fishing vessels as they try to approach the port.

Bibliophile brings books to children

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2018, a group of six walked from Dong Ha City’s Cultural Centre to Le Duan Park, presenting books to every child they met on the road.