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Seventeen well-known painters are showcasing their works depicting women reading books at an art exhibition at The Muse Artspace on Trang Tien Street in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. The ‘Women Read Books’ exhibition, which opened on Friday last week, is scheduled to last until Monday next week. These painters of several generations come from the southern and northern regions. They include men and women, and even Vietnamese living in Poland. Their paintings glorify women’s reading habits. Their ‘women read books’ paintings reflect their own stories about their feelings of reading through various postures such as sitting and lying. Painter Phan Cam Thuong brought a sketch of a schoolgirl and her book during a break of his fine art class to the art exhibition. In his class, some students join for a few hours, while others pursue their passion from morning until night. They often take advantage of breaks in the class to study another subject, or read books, which touches him … [Read more...] about Art exhibition shines spotlight on women’s reading in Hanoi

Five of the middle school students who drank the milk tea that they had made during a classroom activity required hospitalization over food poisoning in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam earlier this week. A total of 38 eighth-grade students and their chemistry teacher tried making milk tea in their classroom at Pom Han Middle School in the northern province’s Lao Cai City on Monday morning. The teacher drank the milk tea made by the students to grade their efforts before the latter consumed it. About an hour later, five of the students exhibited symptoms such as abdominal pain, queasiness, headaches, and diarrhea. The children underwent examination at the school’s medical room and were subsequently transferred to the Lao Cai General Hospital, where they were diagnosed with food poisoning. Later on Monday afternoon, all five children were discharged from the hospital and resumed their regular school attendance the following day. Duong Thi Mai Huong, principal of Pom Han … [Read more...] about Classroom milk tea lesson leads to students’ food poisoning in northern Vietnam

Green-certified office buildings on the rise, Photo: Shutterstock Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam’s head office in Hanoi was the latest to be awarded LEED Gold certification at the beginning of September, demonstrating the bank’s commitment to sustainability and delivering the most environmentally conscious design. The bank has fulfilled the standards set by the LEED Green Building rating system of the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The verification includes a range of factors including energy efficiency, human health and wellbeing, water conservation, indoor environmental quality, sustainable and regenerative material cycles, and active community engagement. Michele Wee, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam), said that certification reflected the bank’s shared values and commitment to crafting spaces that excel in functionality while minimising ecological footprint. “Standard Chartered commits to continuing to drive sustainable economic growth, embrace responsible … [Read more...] about Green-certified office buildings on the rise

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. - President Vo Van Thuong has welcomed President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez’s visit to Vietnam to attend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s trip to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam. President Vo Van Thuong (R) and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez. (Photo: VNA) At a reception for Hernandez in Hanoi on September 25, Thuong said this is a special occasion to review the tradition of cooperation and solidarity between the two countries and to reminisce the sentiments of Fidel Castro, the State and people of Cuba for the Vietnamese people's struggle for national liberation, construction and development. Read full story Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the talk with Brazilian businesses. (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh, who is in an … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25

Ho Chi Minh City businesses have seen an upsurge in the sale of fire safety equipment in the past two weeks since a catastrophic blaze tore through a small apartment building in northern Vietnam. The tragic fire in a nine-story mini-apartment building in Hanoi on September 12 killed 56 people and injured 37 others, stirring up concerns about fire safety in high-rises and prompting Vietnamese across the country to invest in their own fire protection equipment . Soaring demand Fire protection design engineer Bui Van Trieu, a resident of Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City, said he has been receiving a steady stream of phone calls from friends and family over the past few weeks asking for his advice on gas masks, emergency rope ladders, fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment. According to Trieu, many of the people who contacted him live in mini flats and rented rooms – the same type of accomodation affected by the recent fire in Hanoi. “It is crucial that … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City residents shell out for firefighting equipment after deadly Hanoi apartment inferno

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency. During a reception in Hanoi on September 19 for Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the CPPCC Wang Guosheng, Chien stressed that both the VFF and CPPCC play a very important role in the political and social life of their respective countries, especially in pooling the strength of the entire people and gathering social forces and resources, both domestic and foreign, for national development. Read full text Read full text Read full text The forum discussed joint efforts by ASEAN countries to combat and address fake news and misinformation, made recommendations on measures to tackle the problem, and share good practice in regional countries and news agencies. It also aimed to promote cooperation in the ASEAN and between governments, localities of ASEAN member countries and social media platforms in the field. Read full text Read full text Read full … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest September 20

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. - Trust, sincerity and solidarity on the global scale with the role of the United Nations and the participation of all countries will help the international community to address difficulties, overcome challenges, and promote peace, cooperation and prosperous development across the world, thus bringing happiness and well-being to all people, said PM Pham Minh Chinh delivers a speech at the General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo: VNA) While delivering a speech at the General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, PM Chinh said Vietnam, which suffered severe pains, sacrifices and losses from wars as well as blockage and embargo in the previous century, understands and cherishes the values of peace, cooperation and development, adding with the spirit of “putting aside … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest September 25

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required utmost efforts  to fulfil to the highest possible level the targets and tasks for 2023 while chairing the regular Government meeting for September and an online meeting between the Cabinet and localities on September 30. He emphasised the need to strongly promote growth drivers, speed up industrial production development, especially the manufacturing-processing industry in the context of continued difficulties and challenges in the world situation as well as in the country. Read full story - The Ministry of Transport said it has approved adjustments to the project reviewing, evaluating and recommending the results of research on planning for international airports of Da Nang, Cam Ranh and Phu Quoc for the 2021-2030 period with a vision toward 2050, and the planning scheme for Con Dao airport for the 2021-2030 period. … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest October 2

Print has been the mainstay, but times change and so must the press. Photo: Le Toan Since taking a role as an economic counsellor at the Indonesian Embassy to Vietnam a few years ago, Ance Maylany Napitupulu has considered the local media a reliable source of information for her work. “I’m quite impressed by what Vietnam Investment Review has been doing in conveying information via in-depth stories on both online and print newspapers, and especially in organising events,” Napitupulu said. Napitupulu attended VIR ’s conference themed “Stronger Investment Partnerships for a Thriving Vietnam” in May, where she had an opportunity to establish relations with experts. This was the second time that Napitupulu had participated in such large-scale events led by VIR , which she said is becoming a professional event organiser besides its well-established expertise in the Vietnamese press. “I hope to have another opportunity to attend VIR events as they will provide me with new … [Read more...] about Evolving demands and trends dictate VIR‘s future

Google can help foodies and tourists find places to try local foods; however, fakes reviews have made it hard for them to believe in what they read. Therefore, the VCCA’s initiative to set up an online cuisine map has received enthusiastic support from organizations and individuals. Thanh Tung, a food enthusiast with bad experience when believing in Google reviews, said if the cuisine map is built by a prestigious organization, domestic and foreign tourists can rely on it to try local staples. According to Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy from the Vietnam National University – Hanoi, there is no official online cuisine map across the nation. Only a part of Hanoi’s culinary heritage items was listed, and the work has been suspended for a long time. Meanwhile Hue city has conducted research in the local cuisine heritage but the research results have not been integrated into “a map” of the provincial Department of Culture and Sports or Department of Tourism, she added. The Northern port city … [Read more...] about Online cuisine map to bring Vietnamese foods to the world