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Festival honours traditional culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 1st Vietnamese Traditional Culture and International Culture Exchange Festival will be held from April 5 to 9 at Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi. 

Hoang breaks national record at swimming champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huy Hoang of Quang Binh continued to shine at the National Swimming Championships in Thua Thien Hue yesterday with another new national record.

Embracing the digital revolution

Cloud, AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity are becoming more widely accepted trends in Vietnam, according to Mr. Tan Jee Toon, Country General Manager of IBM Vietnam.

New Zealand & Vietnam sign foreign languages agreement

 A memorandum of agreement was signed between New Zealand Government-to-Government Know-How and the National Foreign Languages Project last week.

Serviced apartments and shophouses of increasing interest

 The serviced apartment and shophouse markets in Ho Chi Minh City are both receiving greater attention from investors, according to a recent CBRE report.

Tech startups on radar

Foreign investors have shown an increasingly keen interest in Vietnamese tech startups.

Vietnamese golfers compete at Volvo World Challenge

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese golfers teed off at the Volvo World Challenge in South Africa yesterday.

Khoi and Liem rank in top 10 of Sharjah Masters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess players Nguyen Anh Khoi and Le Quang Liem were in the top 10 of the Sharjah Masters international chess tournament which is underway in the United Arab Emirates.

Vietnamese to enjoy three days off on Hung Kings anniversary

 Civil servants, officials, workers, and students in HCMC will have three days off for the Hung Kings’ anniversary from April 13-15 this year, announced the city People’s Committee.

Theatre project for students launches

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Drama Theatre has launched a theatre project aimed at secondary school students that offers talks and performances by veteran artists.

Seven killed, five injured in Vinh Phuc traffic accident

 Seven people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus ran into a group of people attending a funeral in the northern province of Vinh Phuc early on Wednesday morning.

Compulsory social insurance for foreign employees widens

 Thousands of foreign employees in Vietnam have been inducted into the mandatory social insurance programme, according to Vietnam Social Insurance (VSS).

Football fans storm streets to celebrate U23 victory

Hanoi’s football fans flooded the streets as Vietnam beat Thailand with an impressive 4-0 scoreline in Hanoi on March 26 and entered the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

Sangha tackles wrongdoings at pagoda, considers deposing head monk

The Viet Nam Central Buddhist Sangha yesterday announced that various activities that had taken place at Ba Vang Pagoda in Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province, including necromancy and paying real money to dead souls

Measures needed to prevent African swine fever reaching southern Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – African swine fever posed a substantial threat to the pig farming industry despite the measures being taken to stop the disease from spreading, 

Director cannot enjoy art in the usual way

Forbes Vietnam published a list of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam early this month to celebrate International Women’s Day. Meritorious Artist Tran Ly Ly was one of the representatives named in the field of media and creativity

Former fisherman fashions fantastic flotilla

 VietNamNet Bridge – For 68-year-old Nguyen Van Leo, being a fisherman was not just a job, it was a way of life.

Failure in English teaching blamed on teaching method

VietNamNet Bridge - The English teaching curriculum, with a focus on grammar lessons, and the lack of speaking practice, are behind the failure of the national English teaching program, experts say.

TV tattoo artist takes Scotland by storm

 VietNamNet Bridge – There’s little in comparison between Vietnam and Dundee, the fourth largest city in Scotland.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 27/3

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