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The exhibition, open Nov. 7 – Dec. 30 at L’Espace Hanoi, features the works of a Frenchman, Joseph Gobin and Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Phuong. Gobin’s pictures capture moments in a city that are not normally noticed or experienced - an iced tea stall closed at night underneath a shabby canvas, some pitchers on the wall’s edge, plastic chairs, lighters, ice bucket and plastic grocery bags or portraits of smiling people and pensive guests. Gobin’s photo captures an iced tea stall closed at night underneath a shabby canvas. Gobin finds Hanoi iced tea symbolic of daily life in a fast growing city that still retains its original features and charms. The second section of the exhibition is Nguyen Phuong’s collection, that try to pierce the moment in a greater depth, reflecting the photographer’s personal perspective, too. He wants to go beyond the glitter to the cracks behind the façade – in relationship and the city’s … [Read more...] about Hanoi photo exhibition captures ‘another’ city

Prolonged heat in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has exposed 43,000 hectares of cajeput forest in U Minh Ha National Park . (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – 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. Of the total forest areas, which have been dried up, over 4,200 hectares were given extremely dangerous level (level 5) warning and other 14,600 hectares dangerous level (level 4) warning. Forest fires are likely to affect areas in Nguyen Phich, Khanh An and Khanh Lam communes in U Minh district and Khanh Binh Tay Bac commune in Tran Van Thoi district. Relevant authorities and forest owners have arranged forces around the clock in case forest fires occur while keeping close watch on the local water level to give prompt forest fire warning and operate firefighting in a timely manner. Communication work is also … [Read more...] about Ca Mau: Cajeput forest faces high risk of fires

The New Colombo Plan provides Australian students with the opportunity to gain the cross-cultural awareness and experiences that are vital in today’s globally connected workforce. Australian students undertake study and work-based experiences in Vietnam Of the 36 New Colombo Plan host countries in the Indo-Pacific region in 2020, Vietnam will receive the 4th largest group of students. This year, the number of Australian undergraduates who will have received scholarships to visit Vietnam since 2015 – the inaugural year of the program – will rise to 3,609, making Vietnam the 5th most popular destination in this program. The 47 New Colombo Plan projects in which students will participate in Vietnam in 2020 include projects in health, information technology, community development, agriculture, environmental management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and language teaching. “Over time, the growing cohort of New Colombo Plan alumni will play an … [Read more...] about 677 Australian students will come to Vietnam to undertake study and internships in 2020

  Children play games using equipment made from recycled materials during the Khoe Festival last year. — Photo courtesy of Hanoi Grapevine HÀ NỘI — Various unique and inspiring creative activities on green and sustainable lifestyles will be organised during the Khoe Creative Festival which will be held this weekend (November 16-17) at Autumn Park, Ecopark urban area, about 10km southeast of the city centre. With the theme Xanh (Green), the festival will comprise an entertainment programme, sensory activities for children, a fair of eco-friendly products and an art exhibition. It was initiated by Tò He, a company which creates artistic playgrounds for handicapped children and orphans, aiming to nurture their confidence and creativity. It runs annually, and not-for-profit since 2017. Until now, it has raised nearly VNĐ400 million (US$16,500) to build boarding schools for poor students in the northern province of Hà Giang. This … [Read more...] about Families can go ‘green’ at weekend festival

A technician runs a TB test at Hải Phòng City Tuberculosis and Lung Hospital. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Thu Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Around 12,000 people die from tuberculosis each year in Việt Nam - that’s one and half times higher than those killed in traffic accidents over the same period. According to Nguyễn Viết Nhung, Director of the National Lung Hospital, Việt Nam is in the world’s top 30 countries with high TB rates. The country ranks 16th in the number of TB patients and 13th in the rankings of drug-resistant TB patients. Seventy per cent are of working age (between 15 and 55). Việt Nam, however, has been working hard to take practical measures to reduce fatalities and prevent TB in the community. It hopes to end the disease by 2030. Nhung said the number of infections decreased by around 4,000 and the number of deaths due to TB was also reduced by a similar amount. Multidrug-resistant TB cases are estimated at … [Read more...] about Việt Nam on the way to end TB by 2030