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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday cancelled a controversial satellite-city development around a wildlife sanctuary and zoo near the capital following growing online appeals to halt the project. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday cancelled a controversial satellite-city development around a wildlife sanctuary and zoo near the capital following growing online appeals to halt the project. - AFP pic Conservationists and locals began voicing their concerns and objections when the development plan around the Phnom Tamao zoo and wildlife rescue centre came to light several months ago. Developers last week started razing privatised areas around the more than 2,000-hectare Phnom Tamao forest area, an hour drive from capital Phnom Penh, and home to many rare and endangered wildlife including sambar deer at the zoo. Officials defended the development saying the area's land was too sandy for trees and wild pigs destroyed farmers' crops. But on Sunday … [Read more...] about Cambodian PM scraps development project threatening wildlife sanctuary

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC-Carnival of the Animals ______________________________________________________________ EXHIBITION HCMC-Exhibition “Dancing Through Dreamscape” Until Aug 14, 10 am – 08 pm VY Gallery, 20 Nguyen Van Thu, District 1 Hanoi-Exhibition “Movement” Opening: Aug 10, 06 pm Exhibition: Aug 10 – 30, 09 am – 12 pm & 01:30 pm – 05 pm VICAS Art Studio, 32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District From the organizer : Movement by Mzung Nguyen is a solo exhibition, a visual essay reflecting the transition of urban life through a mixed discipline of collage-art practices. In terms of materials, this project collects and reuses hundreds of old magazines, which have been published during the past decade. Mzung Nguyen finds motivation in tracking the shifts in time and space, the replacement of old and new values, the cultural disparity between tradition and … [Read more...] about What’s on August 8-14/2022

Vietnamese and international viewers will enjoy the unique works of worldwide cinema industries. The sixth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) will make a comeback and is scheduled to take place in Hanoi between November 8 and 12, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. After a two-year hiatus due to the Covíd-19 outbreak, the new context of safe and flexible adaptation to the pandemic makes its 6th edition this year a special one, the ministry said, authorizing the Vietnam Cinematography Department and relevant agencies to organize the event. The biennial festival aims to honor outstanding international and Vietnamese film works with high artistic value, rich in humanism and creativity. Foreign filmmakers at the fifth HANIFF held in Hanoi. Photo: Lai Tan The film festival also aims to encourage new talents in the movie industry in Vietnam and worldwide while promoting cooperation among filmmakers for the development of cinema. … [Read more...] about Hanoi International Film Festival to return in Q4

At the conference, the Steering Board agreed to choose the theme of the seminar as “The Northwestern Victory in 1952 - Historical stature and  lessons learned.” The seminar is scheduled to take place in mid-October in Yen Bai city, Yen Bai province. Up to now, the Institute of Military History, the standing organ of the Steering Committee, has collaborated with relevant units and agencies to prepare for the seminar. Particularly, they have ordered 90 speeches from participants, prepared accommodations and ensure transportation for delegates, and so on. Speaking at the conference, General Vinh praised units and organs for their active preparation for the seminar, and at the same time stressed that the scientific seminar is held to reaffirm the strategic vision and sound leadership of the Party Central Committee, President Ho Chi Minh, and the military leaders when deciding to open the Northwestern liberation campaign in 1952. In addition, the seminar will help clarify contribution … [Read more...] about Defense ministry to hold scientific seminar reviewing Tay Bac Victory

It was the highest number of medals Vietnam has ever achieved since it hosted the Games in 2003. The Vietnamese team initially set a target to gain 35 – 40 gold medals at the regional games. Vietnam has broken 16 records this year, 14 of which were in swimming. Swimmer Vi Thi Hang set three new records, the highest among Vietnamese athletes, in the women’s 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke and 100m freestyle. Swimmers Vo Huynh Anh Khoa, Le Thi Dung, Trinh Thi Bich Nhu and Do Thanh Hai broke two records each. The remaining two records were set by weightlifters Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan and Dang Thi Linh Phuong. Swimmers also earned most of the gold medals (27) for the Vietnamese team this year. It was followed by track and fields (15) and chess (13). Vietnam sent 120 athletes to compete in eight out of 14 sports, namely track and fields, swimming, weightlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo and archery, at the ASEAN Para Games 2022. The regional games, taking place from … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks third at ASEAN Para Games 2022

The seminar, themed “Upholding and promoting values of world heritage in Vietnam in post-COVID-19 pandemic period and managing world cultural and natural heritage in Vietnam following the World Heritage Convention,” will be held by the Department of Cultural Heritage and relevant agencies and units. The event aims to evaluate the management of world heritage in Vietnam over the past time and seek new measures to protect and bring into play values of world cultural and natural heritage after pandemic time. During the seminar, delegates will also look into challenges and issues related to the protection and promotion of values of world cultural and natural heritage in Vietnam in current period. The event is expected to attract the participation of 100 delegates, representing the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the National Council for Cultural Heritage, the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO Office in Hanoi, world heritage management centers, Quang Nam … [Read more...] about Seminar on upholding and promoting values of world heritage in Vietnam to be held in August

A picutre of District 7 in HCM City where located many office buildings. The hybrid working in Viet Nam and the Asia Pacific region is accelerating. — Photo Courtesy Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam The popularity of hybrid working in Viet Nam and the Asia Pacific region is likely to accelerate as Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – accounts for a larger percentage of the working-age population, experts said. Gen Z, which will reach one billion by 2030, is the first generation of digital natives. They expect a seamless connection between the physical and the digital, which is also what allows hybrid working to flourish. A report by Cushman & Wakefield titled “Asia Pacific Office of the Future Revisited” revealed that the majority of office workers in Asia Pacific, including Viet Nam, want to be more flexible in the way they work. Hybrid working is not a new concept, but it was relatively foreign to the masses before the COVID-19 virus hit. A hybrid office is … [Read more...] about Hybrid working grows in popularity in Asia

Hu tieu (rice noodles) have long been a must-try dish on any visit to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, but the five-colored hu tieu in Can Tho City offers visitors a fun twist on the long-standing local specialty. The Cai Rang floating market is one of Can Tho’s most popular tourist attractions, and those who choose to take a boat ride through Cai Rang rarely pass up the opportunity to try the hu tieu sold by Huynh Huu Hoai (Sau Hoai) and his family on the banks of the Rau Ram Canal in the city’s An Binh Ward. What makes Sau Hoai’s hu tieu so popular is his family's unique takes on the dish -- a pizza-inspired version and naturally-dyed one featuring five vibrant colors. Sau Hoai leads three generations of family members each day as they produce hu tieu for hungry tourists and locals alike. Each and every noodle thread produced by Sau Hoai and his family is handmade and sun-dried until their texture reaches the perfect balance of soft and chewy. To ensure that his noodles … [Read more...] about Five-color ‘hu tieu’: New twist on traditional noodle in southern Vietnam

A poor woman in the southern province of Soc Trang is taking care of two sons who are facing osteogenesis imperfect, but the family can’t afford the treatment. Dang Thi Loc, 55, in Ke Sach District’s Trinh Phu Commune said that her eldest son Vo Tan Dat who is now 32 years old, faced unusual health problems when he was just over a year old. At that time, whenever he fell, he would injure his arms and legs. He was taken to hospital to repair broken bones many times. Loc's sons Her second son Vo Hung Cuong, 30, experienced the same problem as Dat when he was small. Cuong’s condition even worsened, causing his legs to be paralysed. Meanwhile, Dat can walk, but his spinal column has become distorted. Despite being taken to different places for treatment, Loc’s sons have not improved. When Dat was 18 years old, his father left home without saying a word. Every day, Cuong (right) earns around VND100,000 from weaving baskets Loc has done all kinds of … [Read more...] about Poor mother calls for help to save sickening adult sons

The two men had been arrested for two months. The Investigating Court of Palma, Majorca, Spain, has returned passports to two Vietnamese men who were accused of raping a minor on the island at the end of June. The court, which is investigating the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in a hotel in Andratx, decided on August 3 to return their passports and they have already returned to their country originally, according to Spanish Ultima Hora. The two men, one 37-year-old and one 42 and were famous, were released without bail but their passports were confiscated after they were arrested. Both took advantage of their right not to testify before the magistrate. According to Spanish media, the two defendants and the girl on June 25 struck up a conversation, drank together, and ended up on the beach where they began to get intimate. Sexual assaults were reported to have taken place at a hotel in Sant Elm where the men stayed. The girl told the agents that the two men, after … [Read more...] about Spanish judge returns passport to Vietnamese accused of raping adolescent