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Thuy Trung Tien Temple attracts visitors during Tet

The Thuy Trung Tien temple is in an idyllic location, sitting on a small island in Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi and accessible by a brand new 18-metre-long bridge.

Brit Awards 2018: Stormzy scoops Ed Sheeran to win top prizes

 South London grime superstar Stormzy beat Ed Sheeran to the main prizes in a surprise result at the Brit Awards.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/2

Exports of tra fish to UK increase, Ministry works to stabilise market following Tet, RON 95 petrol price drops by 400 VND per litre, Japanese group builds auto parts factory in Thai Binh

Boat races celebrate Lunar New Year

As part of a series of cultural activities being held across the country, a boat racing competition was held on the Lo River in the northern province of Tuyen Quang, on Monday, or the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. 

Free entry for fans to National Super Cup

 The upcoming National Super Cup match will be free for fans nationwide, the Viet Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has announced.

VinaCapital buys BSR and PV Power shares for $45 million

 The closed-end VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF) has spent US$45 million to purchase shares of Bình Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR) and PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) at their initial public offerings (IPO).

Positive outlook for FMCG sector

 Fast moving consumer goods are expected to have another year of strong growth in 2018 and rise 6-7 per cent over the preceding year, according to a Kantar Worldpanel report on Viet Nam FMCG market.

Gold shops prepare for surge on God of Wealth Day

Gold shops are stocking various products to take advantage of the huge demand on the God of Wealth Day, which falls on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year (February 25).

Vietnam works to stop illegal fishing

 Viet Nam has been actively working to implement the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations since it announced a yellow card on Vietnamese fisheries on October 23 last year.

Thuy Linh ball scrambling festival

Hundreds of local villagers and visitors took part in a traditional ball scrambling festival which commenced in Hoang Mai District, Hanoi, on Tuesday.

Volunteer project improving life in poor areas

The project of recruiting 500 youth volunteers who are the nation’s best and brightest to work as civil servants in rural and mountainous communes in the period 2013-20, often called Project 500, has reached significant achievements.

Over 200 Vietnamese athletes at ASIAD 2018

More than 200 Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 to be held in Indonesia in August, according to the National Sports Administration (NSA).

Diver teams risk life and limb to catch seafood

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Van Tinh, 19, a diver with seven years’ experience, went to sea with his father when he was a child and had his first dive at 12.

Artworks depict changing VN landscape

Nguyen The Son will present his current body of work depicting the rapid metamorphosis of the landscape of Viet Nam and how this drastic change is affecting the lifestyles of the Vietnamese people.

Cameras to monitor violations during Tran Temple festival

 Trial cameras will be installed during the Tran Temple festival this year to track violations, said Pham Thi Oanh, deputy chairwoman of People’s Committee of Nam Dinh City.

Social News 22/2

6 injured in pick-up truck collision with motorbikes, Lang Son launches tree-planting campaign, Vietnam leaves impression at cultural festival in Egypt, Hundreds more communes to become new-style rural areas in 2018

Doi Son ploughing festival prays for bumper crops

The Tich Dien (ploughing) festival in Doi Son commune, the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam, which prays for a bumper harvest, kicked off on February 22.

English vocalist performs in HCM City

 The Acoustic Saturday with Benjamin James, an English vocalist, will be held from 9.30pm until late on February 24 at the Snuffbox Speakeasy bar in District 1, HCM City.

Vietnamese cueists compete in Germany

Vietnam’s two leading billiards players are competing in the World Championship in Viersen, Germany on February 22-25.

Ministry vows to improve management of festivals

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and local authorities have pledged to join forces to boost the management and organisation of cultural festivities across the country, with the aim to prevent commercialisation and distortion of history.