Protecting yourself from air pollution

Air pollution is a growing problem in Hà Nội. According to GreenID, during the first trimester of 2018, the average level of air pollution was four times higher than the acceptable levels defined by the WHO. Find out what air pollution is, how it affects your health and how you can protect yourself.

 

Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu to host Sea Festival this week

The People’s Committee of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province will host the Sea Festival in Vũng Tàu City from August 28 to September 3 as part of the country’s celebrations for the 73rd National Day on September 2.

Original vestige unearthed at the Hải Vân Gate

An excavation on the Hải Vân Gate complex on the 490m above sea level Hải Vân Pass has unveiled a clear layout of the old foundations of citadel walls and a section of the north-south route dating back to 1470.

Event brings ASEAN families together

 The ASEAN Family Day was held on Saturday in Hà Nội with a range of fun activities to enhance cultural exchange and understanding among ASEAN member states.

 

Old disk depicting Kiều’s Tale found in Nghệ An

 A monument management centre in the central province of Hà Tĩnh has announced the discovery of an old pottery disk that depicts the Kiều sisters, the characters in the famed Tale of Kiều poem epic.

Thạnh An Island, a hidden beauty

Not a tourist destination famous for beautiful landscapes, Thạnh An Island in Cần Giờ District, 70km from the centre of HCM City, is nevertheless attracting more and more local and foreign visitors thanks to its peacefulness and wildness. There are neither high rises nor cars, and just few motorbikes roll down the lanes in the seashore village.

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dead at 68

Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King, a Southern rock pioneer who co-wrote the hit Sweet Home Alabama, has died, his official Facebook page account announced on Thursday. He was 68.

Cải lương shows feature youngsters

The Tằm Nhỏ Cải Lương Club (reformed opera), a newly opened private art troupe in HCM City, will offer a new show featuring young artists next week. 

Mekong Delta looks to promote tourism

Localities in the western cluster of Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta need to foster regional cooperation to create highly competitive tourism products in the Mekong River Delta region, officials have said.

Photo contests launched in Đà Nẵng

Đà Nẵng’s tourism promotion centre has launched a photo contest titled ‘Fantastic Đà Nẵng’, which will run from August 20th to November 10th. The competition is a chance for both Vietnamese and foreign photographers to show off their photos of the central city.

Books by late author Sơn Nam republished

Twenty books by late cultural researcher and author Sơn Nam of Kiên Giang Province, a leading writer of the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta region, have been reprinted by the Trẻ Publishing House.

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