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Seminars on heritage preservation and tourism in the Old Quarter during COVID-19 will also be held at the museum from December 3-4. A photo exhibition by Monica Herran Restrepo from Columbia will also be opened at the An Hoi Sculpture Park on the Hoài River from December 3-12. Traditional art performances will be staged at the Japanese Bridge on December 3-4, while family music performances will take place at the Hoi An Museum from 7.30pm on the same nights. An annual distance race will be organised at the Hoai River Square on December 4 as part of the celebrations. UNESCO, in cooperation with Hoi An, will launch a programme seeking initiatives on non-plastic waste for young people with funding from the Coca-Cola Foundation. Young people and visitors will join hands to clean up Cua Dai Beach and collect waste from the forest in Cam Thanh village, as well as a bicycle parade to boost environmental and heritage protection in Hoi An and the Cham Islands on December 4./. … [Read more...] about Hoi An ancient town celebrates Heritage Day

In terms of merging districts 2, 9, and Thu Duc, the concept of “a city inside a city” is a brand new one for Vietnam and, as a result, city authorities will have to embark into unknown territory. Challenges will likely involve enacting the correct policies and incentives for development, creating a synchronised zoning plan which can cover and harmonise between traditional and modern design, and ensuring social housing for local people who could be removed for new construction in the future. … [Read more...] about East Ho Chi Minh City development ramps up

Flower villages in Vietnam's Mekong Delta prepare for Tet holiday market Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap and ornamental flower village in Cho Lach District of Ben Tre are bustling not because of flood of visitors but flower growers are busy preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will begin on January 25. … [Read more...] about Dong Thap flower, ornamental plant output surges

Overseas Vietnamese midfielder Andrey Hungovich Nguyen (right) of Hai Phong seen in training. Photo zing.vn The overseas Vietnamese midfielder, known as Nguyen Anh Hung in Vietnamese, chose the beautiful game over a potential high-flying career in aviation engineering. … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese midfielder chooses beautiful game over high-flying career

People entering Vietnam from Cambodia have to make medical declarations All people who enter Vietnam from Cambodia are required to fill in medical declaration forms amid complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). … [Read more...] about Pandemic makes returning to Vietnam to study tough for Vietnamese in Cambodia