A total of over 3.5 million students have gained access to loans to cover their tuition fees thanks to a government credit programme, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.

 The Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Week 2018, as well as a festival to explore the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, will be suspended due to President Tran Dai Quang’s sudden passing.

 Nearly 517,900 businesses were operating in Vietnam in 2017, rising 51.6 percent from the figure recorded in 2012, according to the general economic census announced by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) on September 19.

Huynh Thuy Vi recently flew out of Ho Chi Minh City to represent Vietnam at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 pageant in Manila, the Philippines.

 Ta Quang Bao was one of the 18 recipients of the 2016 Ho Chi Minh Awards for Literature and the Arts. Bao is a recognized master of painting and sculpture.

 Hue is rushing to find a solution to rescue a masterpiece mural—part of which was created when a royal painter used his foot as a drawing tool.

 “Duong Kach Menh” (Revolutionary Path), a book written by late President Ho Chi Minh, has been translated into Italian and published in the European country.

 Thousands of locals and tourism flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on September 1 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival.

A cultural exchange event featuring traditional costumes of members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place in Hanoi on August 28.

 Hai Phong has done its best to restore and promote the art of ca tru or ceremonial singing over the years. 

 Claude Brendel, director of the Conservatory of Rouen in France, will lead the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in a concert at the Opera House on Wednesday.

 A monument management centre in the central province of Ha Tinh has announced the discovery of an old pottery disk that depicts the Kieu sisters, the characters in the famed Tale of Kieu poem epic. 

 The People's Committee of Binh Phuoc province has approved in principal and granted investment certificates to 24 FDI and domestic projects worth over US$1 billion, at the Binh Phuoc Investment Promotion Conference.

 HCM City is seeing positive changes to the local puppetry scene, according to authorities.

 Nguyen Nhat Anh, Director of Nha Nam Culture and Communications JSC, one of the most popular publishing houses in Vietnam, was named a Knight of France on August 16 for his contributions to introducing French ideology in the Asian country.

 The third national festival of professional magicians is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from October 14-15.

 More than 20 Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians will perform at the Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2018 at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

 Over the last couple of years, Hanoi has made much effort to ease the pollution at its craft villages through incentives of capital, land and technologies.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced its decision to inspect retailers with a business model similar to that of Mumuso Viet Nam Company Limited.

 Nearly 150 elementary and junior high school students participated in the 2018 International Youth Robotic Competition, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 5.