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HCM City offers free cai luong performances

The HCM City's Department of Culture and Sports Department in collaboration with the Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre is offering free traditional performances targeted to young people this month.

Quyet scores only goal in all-Vietnamese AFC Zonal final

Nguyen Van Quyet scored the only goal to help Ha Noi FC beat Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the first leg of the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal final on Wednesday.

105,000 dengue fever cases reported in seven months

As many as 105,000 cases of dengue fever have been recorded nationwide so far this year, including 10 deaths, and the number of the cases is likely to increase in localities across the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

 

Da Nang, Facebook join hands in disaster response

The central city of Da Nang and Facebook on July 31 kicked off a partnership programme on enhancing disaster response and digital capacity, the first of its kind sealed between Facebook and a Vietnamese locality.

 

Vietnam defeats Singapore at regional U15 tournament

Vietnam beat Singapore 1-0 in their third Group A match at the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship on Wednesday in Thailand.

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Sharp rises in Q2 corporate earnings come from asset sales

 

Artist mixes contemporary dance with roller-skating

Half Vietnamese, half Spanish artist Xuan Le has returned to Vietnam to participate in the 2019 Hanoi Dance Festival. His performance Vòng Lặp (Loop) has been warmly received by audiences.

Young artists revive silk paintings

Silk is traditional material which was used by royal painters to paint portraits for the king and generals in Vietnam. However, in recent years, the trade has fallen into oblivion.

Controversy raised over HCM City bus lanes

HCM City authorities have planned to open pilot public bus lanes on Dien Bien Phu and Vo Thi Sau streets in late 2019.

 

A trip to Truong Sa – a destination of attractions and emotions

I first learned about the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands when I was at primary school in the 1980s. Every year, when Tết (Lunar New Year) approached, the students wrote letters and collected gifts to send to the soldiers stationed on the islands.

Sweet longan fruits of Hung Yen

Longan fruit is a specialty of the northern province of Hung Yen. The fruit is round, its skin is light yellow and firm, while its flesh is fragrant, sweet and succulent.

Vietnam's GM Truong Son shines at Hunan International Chess Open

Vietnamese grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son enjoyed a straight-forward victory during the second match of the Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019 in China.

 

Four die in train-bus collision in Binh Thuan

Four people were killed when a train hit a passenger bus in the southern province of Binh Thuan on Wednesday morning.

 

International volleyball tourney to open in Quang Nam

The International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, the VTV Hoa Sen Sheet Metal Cup, will be held with the participation of seven clubs from different countries on August 3-11 in Quảng Nam Province.

‘Magic’ givey sim turns locked iPhones into international iPhones

Khoa, a university student, complained he was deceived when buying an iPhone. He wanted to buy an international iPhone 8 Plus, but he mistakenly got a locked iPhone.

Couple arrested for illegally transporting pangolins

Local police have arrested a couple on suspicion of transporting 30 live pangolins in a coach in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Dak Nong province inaugurates house displaying lithophones

A house displaying lithophones was inaugurated on July 30 in Dak R’Moan commune, Gia Nghia town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.

 

French manga series to be launched in Vietnam next month

French manga series “Stray Dog” by author VanRah will be introduced for the first time in Vietnam late next month, according to the French Cultural Center L’Espace in Hanoi.

 

HCM City police crack down on massive fake medicine ring

Economic police in HCMC have cracked down on a large ring that was producing and selling counterfeit medicines and supplements throughout the city’s districts and many Mekong Delta provinces.

 

Con Dao may face freshwater shortage as tourist numbers surge

Local authorities of Con Dao Island off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have grown concerned over the potential undersupply of fresh water for residents and tourists if tourist arrivals to the island keep rising.