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Traditional Hanoi music on show

 The monthly music show Music Story of the Old Quarter organsied by the Centre of the Old Quarter’s Culture Exchange will return on September 9.

Mega funding plan approved

 Three mega programmes covering agricultural restructuring, fisheries and forestry development and disaster prevention have been allocated VND640 trillion (US$29 billion) in a five-year investment boost approved by the cabinet yesterday.


Mid-autumn festivalto be held in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

 The 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi’s Old Quarter will be held from September 2 to 15, 2016 (from the second day to the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month).

Free Wi-Fi around Hoan Kiem Lake soon

 The city authority is expected to put 10 free-Wi-Fi hotspots in the first stage along the pedestrian plazas around Hoan Kiem Lake and adjacent areas on National Day, September 2.


Viettel offers free wifi service at bus stations

 Telecom giant Vietel has installed 17 wifi hotspots at bus stations nationwide to help travelling citizens access the Internet for free.


Fruit market manipulation probed

 The Department of Industry and Trade in southern Binh Thuan Province has been asked to investigate whether Chinese entrepreneurs were manipulating the dragon fruit market in the province.

Vietnam wins two golds at IFMA Youth World Championship

Vietnamese Muaythai boxers won two gold medals, two silver medals  and six bronze medals at the 2016 International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) Youth World Championship, which wrapped up in Thailand on September 1.

Tap-water shortage in Hanoi

 Thousands of Hanoians in Hai Ba Trung and Hoang Mai districts still suffer from a lack of tap water.

HCM City raises a stink over stench

 The cause of the foul odour plaguing some of the southern districts in HCM City will be made public before next Tuesday, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment has promised.

About 8.7 Vietnamese people infected with hepatitis B

 Vietnam is estimated to have 8.7 million people infected with hepatitis B while the number for hepatitis C are 1 million, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s Department for Preventive Medicine.

Vietnam seeks early detection of Zika infections

 The General Department of Preventive Medicine sought measures to assure the early detection of the Zika infection in high risks areas through its online meeting in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the Central Highlands and the central province of Khanh Hoa. 

“Yen’s Life” to be screened at 5th ASEAN film festival

A Vietnamese film entitled Yen’s Life directed by Dinh Tuan Vu will be screened during the fifth ASEAN film festival in the Prague, the Czech Republic. 

Vietnam works for cigarette-free Asian Beach Games

Vietnam and the central city of Da Nang in particular are sparing no efforts to make the fifth Asian Beach Games successful and free from cigarette, said Vuong Bich Thang, Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

10th Hue Festival slated for April 2018

 The 10th Hue Festival, held by the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will take place in April 2018, the provincial People’s Committee announced on September 1.

Barcelona’s Asia school director visits Da Nang

 Toni Claveria, Director of projects for Barcelona football school in Asia and Oceania (FCBEscola), has paid a working visit to SHB Da Nang to discuss constructing an academy in the central city. 

Bunny lantern sets Vietnamese record

 Vietnam’s Book of Records, Vietkings, has recognised the Bunny-Enjoying-Moonlight lantern on the square of Vincom Mega Mall Times City as the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh is world No. 1

 Olympic Rio 2016 gold medalist Hoang Xuan Vinh is ranked first in the world men’s 10m air pistol event, according to the latest International Sport Shooting Federation ranking.

Tran Thi Khanh Ly wins Asian wushu gold medal

 Tran Thi Khanh Ly won a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Wushu Championships which began in Taoyuan City of Chinese Taipei on September 1.

Vietnamese films screened on Indian national TV

 Vietnamese movies are being screened on India’s national TV channel Doordarshan, for the first time, from September 1-4.

Vietnam’s overseas investments reach $20.38 bln

 As of August 15,2016, 1,125 Vietnamese project were granted licenses to invest abroad with a total registered capital of 20.38 billion USD, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.