VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of the daily life of Vietnamese people taken by John Ramsden in the early 1980s will be on display at Hoxton Arches Gallery in London from May 2-5.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism associations of Ha Noi and HCM City signed on Saturday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on carrying out a tourism promotion programme this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists visiting Ha Noi will have more options to enjoy and learn about the city's history when two new routes of sightseeing electric car tours will be launched this week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam on April 21 urged people to take action to stop polluting the rivers and lakes and protect water resources in response to the Earth Day 2013.

The Hanoi Industry and Trade Department is seeking the approval by the city’s authorities for its plan to encourage Hanoians to travel on bicycles to help ease the environment pollution.

Co Loa Studios, nearly 20km north of Ha Noi's centre, were built in 1960 and quickly became the home of Vietnamese cinema, through both times of peace and war.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A French jazz concert featuring the Fabien Mary Quartet will be held at the French Cultural Centre, L’Espace, on April 24.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal sand exploitation damaged the capital city's dike system, said Do Duc Thinh, director of the municipal Flood, Storm Control and Dike Management Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Developers are offering more affordable housing, yet people continue to hesitate when it comes to making home purchases.

VietNamNet Bridge – Friends of Vietnam Heritage, a non-formal group of foreign residents living in Ha Noi who work voluntarily to promote and preserve Vietnamese cultural and historical heritage, will host two city walks on April 24 and April 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight hotels with 1,400 rooms, many of which are managed by international operators like Intercontinental, Marriott, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Candeo, are scheduled to start service in Hanoi this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Speaking at a meeting on crime prevention and control in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 15, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said police must strengthen efforts to curb crime in both the cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A two-day festival earmarked for April 20 and 21 at the Viet Nam Exhibition and Fair Centre will feature aspects of typical Japanese culture,

VietNamNet Bridge – The street concert Luala 2013, the third year, will be a combination of various types of modern and traditional music such as jazz, electronic music, contemporary piano, cai luong (southern opera), chau van and ca tru.

In 2013, the financial campaigning board of the Fund for HIV/AIDS Patients of Hanoi will call for 10-20 individuals, international organizations, 500-700 enterprises and philanthropists to support HIV carriers in the city.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has designed a plan on using bicycles to reduce traffic congestion, to save fuel, reduce pollution and stimulate demand for this mean of transport. The plan has immediately received a lot of mixed opinions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Tu Liem District, Hanoi recently arrested Trinh Ngoc Duy, 21, a native of Thanh Hoa province, for theft. Notably, the thief had stayed in the house of the victim for more than 10 days until he was arrested.

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.