The annual charitable “Fairy Moon” art performance, the seventh of its kind, aims to raise around VND1 billion (US$47,000) to support children from disadvantaged background in the lead up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung delivered a speech at the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministerial Meeting held in Beijing, China, on September 2.
Tran Cong Khanh, colloquially known as “Sau Khanh’ from the southern province of Ben Tre, has spent dozens of years and a lot of money on collecting antiques.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently approved a development plan for Vietnam’s shipping industry for 2020, with a vision for 2030, aiming to ease the transportation burden on roads.
Renewable green energy will be created from organic waste discharged in industrial-agricultural activities in the Mekong Delta region through a new project funded by the Japanese government.
A five-day start-up workshop on “Adaption in the Mekong Delta (AMD) in Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces”, a climate change response programme, was launched on September 1, focusing mainly on the project’s technical details.
The central province of Quang Ngai is the first locality to officially sell bio-fuel E5-RON 92, replacing Mogas 92, from September 1 onwards.
Bang Lang stork sanctuary is seen as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, which with a primitive beauty allows visitors to wallow in nature.
Tuong Binh Hiep village in the southern province of Binh Duong has become well-known for its lacquer items, markedly different from craft products made by other localities in the country.
A special music gala paying tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh took place in Hanoi on August 30, with the participation of Party and State leaders, and was broadcast on national television.