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Polluting mining firm in Son La has licenses revoked

 The authorities in Son La Province revoked three licenses issued to the Tay Bac Minerals Investment JSC (KTB) for mining and processing minerals because of pollution.

Nhat Trung: From a hit maker to a box office king

 Working hard in silence, Nhat Trung is well-known for bringing several V-pop singers including Minh Hang, Tim and Luu Chi Vy to the limelight. Trung talks about his tactics to further approach audiences.

Street festival celebrates 10 years of Hanoi’s boundary adjustment

 A large street festival was held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on July 29 morning to mark 10 years of administrative boundary adjustment of the capital city.

Vietnam’s coastal forest coverage reaches 17 percent

 Vietnam planted a total 12,385ha of coastal forest between 2015-2017 via climate change response and coastal forest protection project for 2015-2020, which raised the coastal forest coverage from 16.9 percent in 2014 to 17 percent last year. 

Vietnam’s sublime beauty on show in photo contest

Let’s take a look at a number of the stunning images submitted by Vietnamese photographers to the “Saigon 2018” photo contest launched by Zing.vn and Huawei P20 Pro mobile brand.

Romanian painter showcases experiences in Vietnam

 Romanian painter, Sergiu Moise is showing his art works at a solo exhibition in Hanoi.

Five fascinating cultural events in Da Nang and Hoi An this summer

Visitors can enjoy vibrant festivals in the central city of Da Nang, take in a photo exhibition or enjoy a choral performance in Hoi An this July.

Wild elephants destroyed a vast area of local crops.

 The 50km electric fence stretching across Vinh Cuu and Dinh Quan district in the southern province of Dong Nai has been unable to prevent wild elephants from looking for food in local farms.

Comic festival to kick off on Hanoi's book street

Visitors to Hanoi's book area on 19/12 Street will have chance to participate in a comic festival that will take place on the street this weekend.

Hanoi Forum on climate change to be held in November

Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) will co-host the Hanoi Forum 2018, an international academic conference on climate change response and sustainable development.

Rampant deforestation in Quang Ninh

 The protective forest in Quang Ninh Province has been destroyed for a long time while local authorities have claimed they are unaware of the situation.

High-school students get ready for national examination

 High-school students across the country on June 24 finalised all procedures to get ready for the three-day national high school exam that will begin on June 25.

Photos of former beauty queens of VN in swimsuits

Let’s take a look at former Vietnamese beauty queens who put their wonderful figures on display as they struck alluring poses for beauty pageant swimsuit competitions.

Traditional music and beatboxing at L’Espace Hanoi

A fusion concert featuring traditional music and beatboxing entitled Nam Nhi (Macho) by singer Ngo Hong Quang, beatboxer Trung Bao and a string quintet will be held at L’Espace on June 30, at 8pm.

Vietnamese student wins Hungarian singing contest

Vietnamese opera student Ninh Duc Hoang Long has just won the first prize in his category in a Hungarian TV talent show.

Teacher capacity building crucial to educational reform

Capacity building for teachers is crucial to educational reforms, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting of the National Committee for Education Reforms and the National Council of Education and Human Resources Development.

First-ever nude photo exhibition to open in Hanoi

 In what will be a first for the city, an exhibition of nude photography will open in early July in Hanoi.

Waste treatment delayed in Viet Nam

 Poor infrastructure investment in waste treatment has kept Vieệt Nam in the list of five countries who together discharge more solid waste, particularly plastic, into the ocean than the rest of the world combined. 

Circus performance, folk games to excite children

 A new circus performance will be showcased, promising to bring excitement and drama to audiences, especially children, according to artist Tong Toan Thang, deputy director of the Vietnam Circus Federation.

Frech flutist, pianist to perform in HCMC & Hanoi

 Internationally acclaimed flutist Nicolas Duchamp and pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at HCM City’s International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 to mark the 100th death anniversary of French composer Debussy.