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Exhibition of Vietnamese pagodas opens in Ha Nam

A photo exhibition featuring Vietnamese pagodas around the globe has opened at Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam on the occasion of the 16th UN Day of Vesak 2019.

 

VTV9-Binh Dien Int’l Women's Volleyball Tournament opens

The VTV9-Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Tournament kicked off in Rach Gia city in the southern province of Kien Giang on May 11.

 

Hanoi’s walk calls for actions against drunk driving

The National Committee for Traffic Safety and the Hanoi People’s Committee jointly launched a walking in the capital city on May 12 to call for actions against drunk driving.

 

K-Pop Lovers Festival opens in Hanoi

The Republic of Korea’s B-Boy Crew performed at the K-Pop Lovers Festival being held at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square in downtown Hanoi this weekend.

 

Canadian artists show respect for President Ho Chi Minh via paintings

The Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS) on May 11 opened an exhibition in Toronto to introduce paintings that feature late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in celebration of his 129th birth anniversary (May 19).

 

Nghe An receives 98 martyrs’ remains from Laos

The central province of Nghe An held a ceremony on May 12 in Ky Son district to receive the remains of 98 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down the lives in Laos during wartime.

 

Nha Trang releases fries to regenerate aquatic resources

The People’s Committee of Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa on May 12 released 600,000 aquatic breeds on Nha Trang Bay.

 

Local student wins Sunrise Sprint Vietnam

The 18-year-old Huynh Anh Khoi, a 12th grader from HCMC, has won Sunrise Sprint Vietnam, a triathlon for amateur athletes and part of the ongoing 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam, Asia Pacific Championship.

 

Int’l choir competition in Hoi An attracts 1,000 artists

Some 1,000 artists will participate in the sixth Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hoi An City from May 15 to 19.

 

Coach accident injures 18 Singaporean students

A 29-seater coach which was carrying 21 people back to Hue City from Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue crashed into a cliff, leaving 18 Singaporean students injured.

 

HCM City has two new vice chairmen

Vo Van Hoan, chief of the HCMC People's Committee Office, and major general Ngo Minh Chau, deputy director of the HCMC Police Department, have been elected vice chairmen of the municipal People’s Committee.

 

Trans-national drug traffickers arrested in HCM City

Police have arrested three Taiwanese and one Chinese suspects for illegal transporting 500kg of Ketamine meth, the most expensive in the drug market.

 

Petrol price hikes deal a blow to economy

Experts have warned that if the government doesn’t cut the environmental protection tax and fees on petroleum products, the national economy will suffer.

Program of UN Day of Vesak Celebration 2019

The United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration 2019 is taking place at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam province from May 10-15, 2019.

Series of cultural events welcoming UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2019 launched

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha kick started a series of cultural events in celebration of the 16th UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2019 at the Tam Chuc Buddhist Cultural Complex in Ha Nam province, on May 10.

 

Child car seat initiative launched in Hanoi

The Automobile Association Vietnam (AA Vietnam) and AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee, launched a new child car seat initiative at Nam Tu Liem School in Hanoi on May 9.

 

Vietnam & Singapore focus on cultural exchange

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) paid a visit to Singapore from May 7 to 11, where the two countries agreed to actively cooperate in cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

 

CBRE: Vietnam well placed in industrial land

Industrial real estate becoming backbone of country's manufacturing economy, according to CBRE Vietnam.

Young Vietnamese eager to read more

Reading books is not only fun but also allows us to create worlds in our own minds.

Hai Duong student named winner of national UPU contest

Nguyen Thi Mai, a tenth-grade student at Nam Sach high school in Hai Duong province, has won the top prize in a national letter-writing contest, which is set to be launched globally by the Universal Postal Union (UPU).