A group of Canadian visitors have called on people to gather litter on a beach in Binh Dinh Province’s Quy Nhon City.

 Vietnam will soon officially ask the UNESCO to consider putting the country’s Xoe Thai dance in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and Cham pottery making art among Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

 Cashless transactions, currently accounts for 10% of total payments in Vietnam, are expected to increase to 50% in the next three years, according to Pham Thanh Duc, CEO of M-Service – the operator of e-wallet MoMo. 

 Prolonged heat waves without rains have left 58,000 hectares of special-use and protective forests in the southern province of Tay Ninh at high risk of catching fires.

 Vietnam’s traditional stage performances have become a magnet for many young Vietnamese who wish to learn more about their cultural roots, thanks to tireless efforts by independent artists and groups.

 The 2018 report on global air quality released by AirVisual and Greenpeace Southeast Asia assessing Hanoi as the second most polluted city in Southeast Asia is partial and inaccurate.

 Nearly 2,500 French-style dinner dishes will be prepared at restaurants and French embassies in 150 countries around the world during the Good France 2019 event, according French Consul General in HCM City Vincent Floreani.

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha yesterday sent a compliment letter to an 8-year-old child in Quang Ninh who travels 120 kilometers every weekend to study English in a foreign language center.

 Phở Thìn – a family-run noodle shop in Hà Nội open for 30 years – has opened its first franchise in Tokyo.

 Three black bears kept in Bien Hoa city of the southern province of Dong Nai were handed over to a wildlife conservation centre on March 12. 

 An illegal tourism site has been built on forested land by the son of an environment official in Quang Nam Province.

 About 60 local and international educational technology companies are showcasing their products and services at the Vietnam British Educational Suppliers Show (BESS Vietnam) which kicked off in HCM City on March 5.

 Fine arts works will be displayed at an exhibition slated for mid-September at the Hanoi Museum.  

Due to the rising volume of coal ashes produced by thermal power plants, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung noted that it was necessary to change the way of handling these ashes.

Many Japanese firms active in Vietnam expect to expand their business in the country, Takimoto Koji, chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in HCMC, told a press briefing held in the city on March 4.

 New graduate Trần Thị Khánh Ly from Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á college was recruited by Japanese Route Inn – a hospitality group – to work in hotel chains in Japan last year.

 There remain limitations in clean energy development in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong said on February 27. 

 The Family Fun Day will be held from 1pm to 6pm on March 3 at the Hive Villa Café & Pool on 29 Nguyen Ba Lan St in Thao Dien in HCM City’s District 2.

In honour of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un on February 27-28, a painter is introducing his artworks on the two leaders, hoping for peace and prosperity to the world.

 The HCM City Fine Arts Association launched its greatest event of the year, HCM City Biennale Youth Fine Arts 2019.