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American choir to sing Vietnamese folk song

 The Philadephia Boys Choir & Chorale (PBCC) will perform the Vietnamese folk song Trong Com (The Cylindrical Drum) at the Vietnam Youth Theatre on July 15. 

85-year-old man obtains MBA degree

 A recent graduation ceremony of Duy Tan University in Da Nang city saw a special postgraduate, an 85-year-old man, who got a master's degree in business administration.

Young artists offer contemporary exhibitions

 Two young artists from Da Nang and Dak Lak province are heralding summer with their art exhibitions in HCM City. 

Nguyen Thi Chi to compete in Miss Asia World

 The Performing Arts Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has officially granted license to model Nguyen Thi Chi to compete in the Miss Asia World scheduled for June 9-29 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Police discover illegal dump site in Binh Duong

 Authorities in southern Binh Duong Province have discovered that a company had been illegally dumping untreated industrial waste in the Tan Uyen Commune.

Quang Nam province protects primates from peril

 The central province of Quang Nam is working hard to draw local residents’ involvement in protecting gray-shanked douc langurs, which are in critical danger due to poor habitat.

Climate change affects farmers in VN northeast

Climate change is damaging production and livestock in the country’s northeast provinces, raising the risks that the poverty rate there could increase in the next few years, according to a new study.

Vietnamese girl wins beauty contest in Japan

 Giang Thi Thao, a 22-year-old girl from Hanoi, was crowned the winner of the second Miss Vietnam Festival 2018, which was recently held in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan.

Lam Dong: Man fined for illegally keeping doucs

A man in Lam Dong Province has been fined VND357.5m (USD15,700) for illegally keeping douc langurs and monkeys for producing traditional 'medical' glue.

Elements for success in education

 Vietnam is an exciting market for education investment, with higher education standing out.

Fisherman catches giant fish listed in red book

 A fisherman in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue yesterday caught a bizarre giant fish weighing 32 kilogram.

Ha Giang gets ready for love market festival

Various activities showcasing the unique culture of ethnic groups will be included in the Khau Vai Love Market festival.

Daily life in Vietnam told through lens of Swiss photographer

 More than 300 photos by Swiss photographer McFreddy, capturing the daily life in Vietnam from 2005 – 2017, are on display at Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts until May 15.

Exhibition shows wartime letters and diaries

 In a letter sent from the battlefield to her mother in 1968, war martyr Vo Thi Tan wrote, “Bombs can shake mountains, but they can’t stir our will and hearts, my dear mother.”

Exhibition showcasing works of artist Pham Luc opens in Hanoi

 An exhibition featuring 60 paintings by artist Pham Luc, one of the most noticeable painters in Vietnam opened at Vincom Center for Contemporary Art in Vincom Royal City in Hanoi.

Miss Southern Vietnam 2018 pageant kicks off

 The winner of Miss Southern Vietnam 2018 will represent the country at the Miss Globe contest in Italy in November.

Vietnam Festival 2018 to run in Japan in May

 The Vietnam Festival 2018 will take place at the Yoyogi Park in Tokyo between 10 am and 8 pm on May 19 and 20.

Urgent solutions needed to fight plastic waste ruining oceans and waterways

 Land-based solutions are urgently needed to address the leakage of plastic waste into the ocean and other waterways, experts said on Thursday at a workshop held in HCM City.

Effective spending required for people’s acceptance of new property tax proposal

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed imposing a new tax on people who own property worth VNĐ700 million ($31,000) or more.

Ca Mau: Cajeput forest faces high risk of fires

Prolonged heat in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has exposed 43,000 hectares of cajeput forest in U Minh Ha National Park to high risk of forest fires, according to the local forest protection sub-department.