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Trang Subyone combines installation art and oil paintings at downtown show

  Vietnamese French artist Trang Subyone has put on his latest exhibition of oil paintings combined with installation art to express his concern about local youth’s useless pleasures.

Social News 14/4

 Colour Me Run Hanoi set for May 28, In north-central Vietnamese province, 50% of wartime bombs cleared, Sài Gòn Railways to launch new trains, Mekong Delta challenged to ensure water security: expert

Vietnam to launch another satellite into orbit

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the National Satellite Center, it is expected that this September, the satellite MicroDragon will be manufactured and available for launching in September 2017.

Vietnamese bankers harbor ‘airline dream’

VietNamNet Bridge - Bankers have been repeatedly warned about the high risks they would face when investing in the aviation sector, but they still harbor the ‘airline dream’.

Car prices projected to change from July

 From July 1, prices of autos with engine capacity of below 1,500 cubic centimeters are expected to fall by at least US$500 a unit while prices of cars with engines of over 2,000 cubic centimeters would soar due to special consumption tax change.

HCM City to host country concert

 An opera, classical music and dance performance will be held at Ben Thanh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23rd by the city’s Dance School and Hong Hac Entertainment Company.

Mass oyster deaths leave farmers broke

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aquaculture farmers in the northern province of Quang Ninh have seen large numbers of their oysters die since last October, leaving them in financial difficulties.

Firms may pay dearly for intellectual property right negligence

Local firms may not be able to avail themselves of the benefits ushered in by the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement due to poor awareness of copyright law. 

VN fencing earns another ticket to Rio Olympics

  “Sabre queen” Nguyen Thi Le Dung won a ticket to the Rio Olympics yesterday after her victory against Taiwanese fencer Tiffany Dell’Aquila in the sabre final of the Asia-Pacific zone qualification.

VN’s first international-standard auto circus to open soon

 The first-ever auto-racing circus to meet international standards will open soon in the southern province of Long An.

No evidence of salbutamol sale for animal breeding

 The Ministry of Health has sent an urgent notice to the National Steering Committee, which confirmed there was no evidence to prove the non-prescribed sale of salbutamol for animal breeding.

2016 Hung Kings temple festival features Xoan singing

 Numerous activities featuring traditional Xoan singing will be organised during the upcoming 2016 Hung Kings Temple festival, said Nguyen Dac Thuy, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ancient musical stone found in Tuyen Quang

 An ancient semicircular musical stone has been unearthed at Phu Lam pagoda, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang, according to Ly Manh Thang, deputy director of the provincial museum.

Vietnam’s official online travel mart opens

 An online travel mart will be officially operated at www.tripi.vn within the framework of Vietnam International Travel Mart 2016 (VITM).

Mobifone surpasses Viettel, Vinaphone in brand equity

 Mobifone was ranked second among the top 20 most valuable ASEAN telecom brands by the UK-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, Deputy General Director of the firm Nguyen Manh Hung announced on April 13.

Hanoi to conduct more fire-safety inspections at apartment buildings

The Hanoi Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department continues intensifying fire prevention inspections and increasing the maintenance of fire safety systems from one to four times per year.

UK Foreign Secretary visits HCM City

 The UK wishes to work with Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities to study their major development plans and set up ties with the locality in specific areas, said UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.

National Election Council convenes fourth session

 The National Election Council (NEC) convened its fourth session in Hanoi on April 13 under the chair of its Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Mother punishes her son by forcing him to walk naked on the street

VietNamNet Bridge – Detecting her 12-year-old son stealing money, a young mother in the northern port city of Hai Phong whipped the boy’s buttocks and forced him to walk naked on the streets.

Vietnam team wins hackathon top prize

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organising board of the Edtech Asia Hackathon 2016 contest announced the winning teams at the two-day contest in Ha Noi last weekend.