To your health: Choosing cough medicines

As a doctor, when I prescribe a medication for my little patients, I always have to consider the benefits of the medication versus its possible side effects. If the potential harm is greater than its benefits then the medication should not be given.

Japanese give Đà Nẵng 11-faced Buddha

Japanese Superior Buddhist monk Sagawa Fumon, head of the Todaiji temple, and 34 representatives presented a bronze statue of the 11-faced Avalositesvara Bodhisattva to Đà Nẵng’s Quán Thế Âm (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) pagoda yesterday.

Happy smile

A Lự minority woman in the northern mountainous province of Lai Châu. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Chèo-inspired music work to debut

Composer Đặng Tuệ Nguyên will debut a new musical work combining Western piano and Vietnamese chèo (traditional opera) on October 29 at Công Nhân Theatre.

Star releases first bolero album

Singer Hồ Quỳnh Hương will release her first bolero album titled Hương xưa 1 on November 1, marking her return to singing.

HCM City gets spooky for Halloween

Halloween, traditionally held on October 31, will come early tonight to enterprising young people at HCM City’s Hoa Lư Gymnasium.

 

 

Mekong Delta Food Festival delights foodies

Culinary specialties of the Mekong Delta region will be on offer through October 31 at a food festival in An Hòa Park, Rạch Giá City, in the southern province of Kiên Giang.

The enchanted forest of An Lạc

Unattracted by beautiful beaches during hot summer days, my friends and I decided to visit the primitive forest in An Lạc Commune in the northern province of Bắc Giang so that we could get a dose of pure air from a charming bit of nature and cool off in its stream.

European language fest in Hà Nội

Linguists and the public will have a chance to meet and share their common interest in languages during European Language Day this Saturday.

Turkey celebrates burgeoning VN relations

On the occasion of the 2016 National Day of the Republic of Turkey on Friday (October 28), Việt Nam News presents an article written by Ambassador of Turkey to Việt Nam, Akif Ayhan.

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