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Teenager band P366 releases maiden video

 Ten-member band P366 has released its first music video after a year’s training in Vietnam and Japan.   

Screening of short films for children in Hanoi

Eight short films for children reflecting the diversity and excellence of the French animation studio Folimage will be screened at the Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on June 25.

Exhibition of 100 antiques in Hanoi

Wood carving and lacquered painting is a profession with a long tradition in Vietnam. These types of objects have been found in the Dong Son period’s tombs excavated in many sites in Vietnam. Some objects’ images are now on show.

Stand-up comedy with Canadian and British artists in Hanoi & HCM City

Two comedians from Canada and the UK - Ron Josol  and David Alfie Ward - will perform at Game On Saigon, 115 Ho Tung Mau Street, District 1, HCM City on June 28 and Standing Bar, 170 Tran Vu Street, Hanoi on June 29.

Learn about Thai ethnic hand embroidery with artisan Sam Thi Tinh

A workshop where attendees will learn how to embroider traditional Thai motifs on  textiles and the meaning of patterns will be held on July 1 in Hanoi.

Son La police arrest two with 3.5kg heroin

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Song Ma District, in the northern mountain province of Son La, have arrested two suspects involved in a drug-smuggling racket.

Disney cartoons a great way to learn English

Ly Khanh Quynh, a 9th grader of the Thoai Ngoc Hau Secondary School in An Giang Province, has won a major competition to join the Global Forum of Young Leaders to be held in New York this August. 

Stories add spice to two Hanoi specialties

An unusual feature of Vietnamese cuisine is the ownership that people – chefs, restaurant owners, gourmets or just the “common man” – display for a dish, and the stories that they are prepared to share.

Is China building a Great Wall under the East Sea?

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese plan to set up an underwater observation system under the East Sea, according to experts, with the aim of showing that it is becoming an ocean power.

Schools not happy about limited enrollment periods

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi Education & Training Department has released a decision that all schools in the city, state-owned and non-state owned, enroll students from July 1 to July 15.

Vietnamese street food favored over foreign fast food chains

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign fast food chains in Vietnam are some of the most famous in the world, but many of them have had to leave or close some of their shops in the country. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/6

 VSD tagged to become new supervisor for derivatives market, Credit support programme benefits 4,000 firms in HCM City, KIDO Corporation plans big for 2017, Rice prices increase in both domestic, foreign markets

Water security from a geopolitical perspective

Why does Laos insist on building more hydroelectric dams when Vietnam and many other countries believe that it is not the optimal solution for energy, environmental and societal development?

Railway upgrade aims to win back passengers

Viet Nam Railways Corporation Chairman Vu Anh Minh tells Tuoi tre (Youth) that the sector plans to facilitate private investment towards improving its products and services.

Rocky road

 Eximbank’s restructuring process has been anything but straightforward.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc greets Haitian Senate President

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue during a reception in Hanoi on June 20 that the Vietnamese Government wishes to push forward practical and effective ties with the Haitian Government. 

Visa waiver effective to promote tourism: JNTO official

 Visa waiver is an effective tool to promote tourism among economies, said Yasuto Kawarabayashi, Deputy Director General of the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO), on June 19.

PV Power to invest in nine gas power projects

 PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) is preparing to implement the construction of nine gas-fired power plants with total output of 5,250MW, PV Power general director Nguyen Xuan Hoa said.

Vietnam presents 5,000 tonnes of rice to Cuba

 The delivery of 5,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice to Cuba as a gift took place at the headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX) on June 19.

PM approves EVN business restructuring project

 The Prime Minister has approved a master plan on restructuring enterprises under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in the period 2017-2020.