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Famed Japanese artist stages exhibition in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings featuring the unique feathery expression of famous Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro have gone on display at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR Oct. 1-15 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Parents to supervise school finances

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is going to launch a pilot project in which parents will supervise and partly decide what exactly their fees will pay for at public schools.

Seven attractive destinations in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Beautiful beaches, year-round green tropical parks, mighty rivers, unique fishing villages, special culinary characteristics ... are always the force of gravity of Vietnam in the eyes of foreign travelers.

Hanoi opens more information kiosks to serve foreign tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge - The information desks at the main tourist sites in Hanoi will receive complaints and feedback of visitors.

Many old temples in Hanoi turned into hotels, underwear shops

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition being held at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts displays photos showing that old temples in Hanoi have been turned into hotels, coffee shops and even underwear shops.

Hanoi to kick off Vietnam-France Music Festival

On occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France, a large-scale music festival will be held at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on October 12.

Three transnational drug traffickers face death penalty

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on September 25 sentenced three members of a drug trafficking ring to death.

Street festival to stir up capital's youth

A youth street arts festival on Saturday is expected to attract hundreds of young people, said a Ha Noi Youth Union official. It will be at Lenin Park with four entrances on Tran Nhan Tong, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Le Duan and Dai Co Viet streets.

Hanoi’s populous district may be split into two

 VietNamNet Bridge - Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee – Mr. Pham Quang Nghi – on Tuesday said that the city would propose to the government to split Tu Liem District into two districts.

Marksmen set up records in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – Three new records have been set at the National Star Marksmen Tournament in Ha Noi.

Hanoi ranks 5th in Asia’s must-see sights

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital has risen to fifth place among the top ten destinations in Asia 2013, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.

Japan helps Hanoi generate electricity from waste

 VietNamNet Bridge – The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan has granted 1,770 million Japanese yen (over VND472.1 million) in non-refundable aid to a Hanoi-based plant to generate electricity from waste.

Traveling by bus in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Buses have long been a familiar means of transport of Hanoians. And many people do not know that each bus route is an interesting traveling route in the capital city.

Mexican ballet dancers to tour local cities to celebrate National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beautiful ballet dancers from Mexico promise to entertain audiences in Ha Noi, Hai Phong and Ha Long cities to the fullest with free performances from September 17-21.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 15-30 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Major cities curb traffic congestion with new roads

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi and HCM have made progress in curbing traffic congestion in the last five years with a number of drastic measures,

German conductor Bernhard Epstein to visit Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Bernhard Epstein from the Music Academy of Stuttgart will conduct a concert at Hanoi Opera House at 8 p.m. on September 24. The event is in response to an invitation of the DAAD and the Goethe Institute

Son Dong Village: Home of artisans

VietNamNet Bridge – Son Dong fine arts village in Hanoi’s outlying Hoai Duc District is known as a dynamic craft village with enduring vitality, where talented artisans breathe fresh air into their products and enthusiastically promote their brand

Happy Mid-autumn Festival in Hanoi

Besides lantern parade, serving out mid-autumn festival cakes and fruits, admiring the full moon on the 15th day of lunar August, in Hanoi, people experience the full moon atmosphere several weeks ago.