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Local photographer bags Top 50 spot in Agora Images’s #Love2019 contest

A photograph titled “Forever in Love” which was taken by Ngo Van Diep of Vietnam has been named among the top 50 best photos which will progress to the final round of the #Love2019 contest launched by Agora Images.

Da Nang’s first multi-storey car park to be operated soon

The first multi-storey smart car park in the central city of Danang is expected to become operational in the month to come.

Wild monkeys changing eating habits in Da Nang peninsula

Wild monkeys have been flocking to tourist sites to seek food in Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Da Nang which is posing dangers for both tourists and the animals themselves.

Vietnam’s U22 team defeat Kitchee SC in friendly match

Vietnam's U22 team beat Kitchee SC of Hong Kong 2-0 in a friendly match at the Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF) Football Training Centre in the northern province of Hung Yen on August 14.

Vietnam chairs final plenary sessions of disarmament conference

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung chaired the final plenary sessions of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on August 14-15 under Vietnam’s presidency of the conference from June 24-30 and from July 29 to August 18.

Hong Kong piano prodigy Peter Leung to perform in HCM City

Hong Kong’s 13 year-old pianist Peter Leung returns to Vietnam to perform at the Peter Leung – A Piano Prodigy concert on August 17 at the Soul Live Project Complex in HCM City.

 

MIC leader answers deputies’ questions at NASC’s 36th session

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung was questioned by deputies attending the ongoing 36th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on August 15.

Transport minister fields questions about hot issues

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The was confronted with hot issues at the question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the ongoing 36th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on August 15.

Disposable plastic products to be banned in Ha Long Bay

Disposable plastic products will be replaced by products made of environmentally-friendly materials by business facilities in Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh from September 1.

PM hosts CEO of International Finance Corporation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Philippe Le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank (WB) Group, in Hanoi on August 15.

Art performance to spread Buddhist philosophy of gratitude

An art performance honouring filial piety and Buddhist philosophy will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 16.

Vietnam’s financial market affected by external factors

The unpredictable accelerations in world's market recently have affected financial markets in many countries and Vietnam is no exception.

HCM City seeks to clean up public bus subsidy regime

HCM City has ordered its Department of Transport to review the subsidies paid to bus companies after inspectors recently concluded they have indulged in fudging of figures and other wrongdoing to get larger subsidies since 2011.

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Second Fintech Challenge Vietnam launched

Hung Yen province enters longan harvest season

A total of 4,300 hectares in the northern province of Hung Yen is allocated to growing longans, of which 3,000 hectares are now being harvested. 

Untie knots to attract high-quality capital: experts

The world’s leading companies such as HP, Dell, Microsoft and Amazon have recently indicated plans to relocate most of their operations out of China. What should Vietnam do to drive the capital here?

HCM City to play host to MMA show in September

Singapore-based ONE Championship, Asia's largest global producer of martial arts tournaments, has announced that it will hold an MMA event titled “ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH” in Vietnam for the first time.

 

Silk festival builds trade links

Local artisans from craft villages in Vietnam and members of the International Silk Union joined the Fifth International Silk and Brocade Festival in Hoi An’s Silk Village on August 9 and 10, 

Cast to reunite for famous reformed opera show

Meritorious artist Thanh Kim Hue will play the lead in the legendary cải lương (reformed opera) play Lan và Điệp (Love Story of Lan and Điệp) at Da Nang’s Trung Vuong Theatre on August 23, 46 years after its debut.

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