VietNamNet Bridge - The terms  ‘green works’, ‘green architecture’, ‘green cities’ and ‘green energy’ are now commonly used in Vietnam, but the practices are not applied widely. 

The Japan Foundation’s travelling pottery exhibition entitled – The Rising Generation from Traditional Japanese Kilns – has opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

Hau dong, or "going into trance" ceremony, is a ritual of spirit mediumship practiced among followers of Dao Mau. Captured by its artistic elements, New York based photographer Tewfic El-Sawy spent 2 years to do a photo project about this.

 Vietnam has some of the best university-based teacher training programs in the world, said Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hien of the Ministry of Education of Training at a recent forum in Hanoi.

 Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, and asset management firm VinaCapital has announced the establishment of a joint venture spanning over development, acquisitions, and operation in the hospitality industry across Southeast Asia.

 The Egyptian Nile TV Channel featured Vietnam’s world heritage sites and cultural celebrities recognised by UNESCO in its 30-minute live coverage on November 19. 

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang attended a dialogue and a group meeting with the APEC Forum’s Business Advisory Council (APAC) within the framework of the 24 th APEC High-level Week in Lima, Peru, on November 19.

 Vietnam-Italy economic and trade relations have been developing strongly, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien made the remarks in an interview prior to President Tran Dai Quang’s state visit to Italy from November 21-24. 

VietNamNet Bridge - President Tran Dai Quang had a busy day on November 19 (local time) hosting leaders of countries on the sidelines of the 24th High-level Week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Lima, Peru. 

 The Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee convened its 34th session in Havana, Cuba with an aim to lift bilateral economic ties on par with the close political ties between the two Parties and States.

Priced at more than VNĐ300,000 per unit, a mosquito-repellent machine made by two enterprising junior-high school students is small, useful and cheap. 

 Microsoft Viet Nam on Wednesday officially launched the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2017, aiming to support talented young people worldwide in using technology to build creative and realistic solutions.

 Vietnamese e-commerce startups are capable of competing with international companies, which are increasingly coming to Viet Nam to set up business, delegates heard at a forum yesterday in HCM City.

MobiFone recently received complaints from customers, who reported being spammed with missed calls from a foreign number and subsequently being charged high international call fees.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will hold a roadshow to introduce the sale of its shares in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC on Monday.

 The illegal market for bears and bear parts is still strong in Viet Nam despite the introduction of legislation to ban their sale in 2006.

 Vietnamese film director Dang Nhat Minh recently received an award from France, where cinema was born, at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) 2016.

 One thousand colorful wheels will decorate Dao Duy Tu Street of Hanoi’s Old Quarter on November 23, part of a festival celebrating Vietnamese heritage that begins today.

Eleven artists are showing a collection of more than 100 watercolour paintings at the exhibition Homogeneit) at the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.   

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