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Hanoi’s heritage hand-painted typography exhibited at RMIT

Photographer and RMIT Vietnam lecturer Simon Richards has visually documented the hidden art of typography and hand-painted Vietnamese signs in Hoan Kiem District, an area in Hanoi rich with cultural heritage and history.

Golfers swing for kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Swing for the Kids golf tournament will be held on April 20 at the BRG Kings Island Golf Resort in Dong Mo, Son Tay District, Hanoi.

Education ministry to look into case of absent students at Japanese university

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s authorities said they are closely following Japan’s investigation into 700 foreign students absent without leave from a Tokyo university that was attended by many Vietnamese.

Central and southern provinces closely monitor pig transportation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two animal disease inspection stations were established on Wednesday on the National Highway No 1 section in Nui Thanh District of central Quang Nam Province to control pig transportation 

National Billiards and Snooker tournament kicks off in Binh Phuoc

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first round of the National Billiards and Snooker tournament 2019 started yesterday in Binh Phuoc Province.

Garmin Run Hanoi, a clash of VN’s best ultra runners

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 800 runners will race in beautiful Yen So Park, Hanoi, as Garmin Run Hanoi hosts Vietnam’s top runners alongside newbies and juniors running for charity on Sunday.

Coach Park bemoans lack of preparation time for U23 matches

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Park Hang-seo fears he hasn’t had enough time to prepare Viet Nam for the AFC U23 Championship qualifying round which begins today.

Album of music by late Vietnamese-American composer released

 VietNamNet Bridge – An album of works by late Vietnamese-American composer and singer Tran Thien Thanh, a famous artist in the south before 1975, has been released in HCM City.   

Breath-taking beauty of Thien Ha cave

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thien Ha is a beautiful small cave in Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province.

Ancient worship ceremony held after 600-year break

A worship ceremony dedicated to Heaven and Earth was held for the first time after 617 years at Nam Giao Worship Platform built during the Ho Dynasty in 1402 in the central province of Thanh Hoa on Wednesday.

VN police wants tighter social surveillance of child abusers

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 1,547 child abuse cases were reported nationwide last year, with majority child sexual abuse, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Security.

Organic agricultural products on display

Chocolate made by Bui Durassamy, a Vietnamese-Canadian chocolatier based in Tien Giang Province, is one of the specialities on display at a fair for organic agricultural products, which opened yesterday in Hanoi

Hanoi’s irrigation system polluted with wastewater

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 cu.m of untreated wastewater is released into Hanoi’s Cau Bay Canal through 26 discharge points daily.

Bridging the digital divide requires new forms of education, training

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the internet has transformed Vietnamese society for the better, the ‘digital divide’, between different groups still needs addressed, 

Music from across the generations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Music from three generations of Vietnamese artists will be presented during the concert Tiếp Và Nối (On the Path of the Ancestors) tomorrow at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM).

Quintessence of Tonkin trial ends

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People’s Court determined that director Viet Tu has author’s rights while Tuan Chau Ha Noi JSC retains property rights over the stage show Quintessence of Tonkin at a trial yesterday.

India, Vietnam seek to attract more tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen major tour-operators from India and 35 Vietnamese tour operators held meetings at a tourism promotion event in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnam steers towards better water for everyone

Many families in Hong Linh Commune in Ha Tinh Province still keep water pipes running from mountain creeks. Others in the province’s Thuan Loc Commune prefer to use their wells, just in case tap water dries up.

Water supply faces challenges of rapid urbanisation, rising population

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rapid urbanisation and a rising population were two of the difficulties facing the water sector, experts said at a conference held in the capital on Tuesday.

HCM City to use AI to build smart city

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to further their scheme to develop a smart city, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee,