Port operators now find themselves in a quagmire, as tens of thousands of containers are being abandoned there, aggravating port congestion on one hand and adversely affecting port operators’ business efficiency on the other. 

 Pianist Anna Grot and violinist Polina Borisova from Russia will present a classical music performance as part of the framework of the annual programme Arts Ambassador in big cities on June 6-8.

 A photo exhibition themed “Far apart but close at heart” opened in Hanoi on May 24 to mark the 100th National Day of Azerbaijan (May 28), introducing photos of Azerbaijan in the past and modern times.

Hanoi’s Temple of Literature will host a first-ever summer programme for children from June 1 to August 20. 

 The British Council in partnership with the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies launched a three-year-project Cultural and Creative Hubs (CCHs) in Vietnam between 2018 and 2021.

 A project to encourage more people to cycle and help the environment has won a global award.

 Hanoi’s Temple of Literature will host a first-ever summer programme for children from June 1 to August 20, which is designed to educate children on Vietnamese traditional cultural values while improving their life skills.

 An international watercolour exhibition opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 15, displaying 74 works of 55 painters.

 The ethnic Nang Hai festival in the northern province of Cao Bang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage

Ninh Duc Hoang Long, a Vietnamese student who is learning for a master’s degree at Hungary’s Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, recently won the first prize at the 10th Simandy Jozsef International Singing Competition in Hungary.

Viet Van, a photo journalist from Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, has won the first prize at the 6th Chang International Fine Art Photo Contest in Thailand.

 Online education is gaining traction in Vietnam and continued growth into the future seems almost certain.

 The fifth volume of the six-volume Czech-Vietnamese encyclopedia made debut in Prague, the Czech Republic on April 4.

 Surpassing over 1,000 international candidates, Phan Trung Kien, a student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, has won the only special prize at the Kyushu Music Concour 2018 in Kumamoto, Japan.

 Three photos by Vietnamese photographers, which feature daily activities of local people, have been picked for the final of the 15th annual photo contest organized by U.S.-based Smithsonian Magazine.

Vietnamese representative Huong Giang brought a plethora of outfits from Ao dai and evening gowns to cocktail dresses so that she makes the best impression at the transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand.

 Grave air pollution in Vietnam’s cities and towns, especially Hanoi, continues to cause severe health problems for Vietnam’s growing urban population. However, no effective measures have been taken to deal with the situation.

 An anti-corruption festival held annually in Haiphong City has just been listed as national cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

 A string of new activities are expected to take place within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day, scheduled to start on February 27 (the 12th of the first lunar month), in the hope of attracting more audiences.

 A system of inscriptions carved on the cliff at Kinh Chu Cave in the northern province of Hai Duong’s Kinh Mon district was recognised as a national treasure at a ceremony held in the locality on February 23.