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F1 race director sees Vietnam on track for 2020 debut

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans for a Vietnamese Grand Prix in 2020 look feasible, according to Formula One race director Charlie Whiting who visited the proposed site in Hanoi last week.

Art exhibition shows the human toll of pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings expressing concern about pollution are on display in an exhibition titled “The Mask,” to be held on October 11 in Hanoi.

V-League concludes with SXKT Can Tho relegated

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2018 V.League 1 wrapped up on Monday with seven matches at stadiums nationwide, ending with XSKT Can Tho relegated to the V.League 2.

Dinh wins gold at Summer Youth Olympics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s young weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh won gold on the first day of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on Monday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Exploring enchanting Hoi An as night falls

Ancient cultural activities and performances have been revived thanks to the Hoi An’s “legendary night in the old quarter of the early 20th century” programme, a unique tourist attraction which started in 1998.

Ox racing festival in An Giang attracts huge crowd

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people attended the annual Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) Ox Racing Festival held on October 8 at Tinh Bien District in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang.

Hanoi music show cancelled over fire safety

 A concert by a well-known Vietnamese pop singer was suddenly cancelled just two hours before doors opened last weekend.

Police find stolen ancient Buddha statue in Hung Yen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the northern province of Hung Yen’s Van Lam District have found an ancient Buddha statue that was stolen nearly two months ago from Phap Van Pagoda.

Vietnam, Japan agree to advance extensive strategic partnership

Vietnam and Japan will closely cooperate with each other to bring forward their extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia into a new period of more comprehensive and pragmatic development.

K-pop star, boy band to perform in HCM City

 Korean pop star Sunmi and boy band Seventeen will perform in a Republic of Korea-Vietnam exchange concert in HCM City later this month.

Colorful costumes of ethnic women in Son La

 Son La province has 18 ethnic groups living together despite their different customs and lifestyles. Traditional clothes are an important component of a culture, which identify ethnic groups and reflect their society, production, and history.

Handicapped children lack access to education

 VietNamNet Bridge – Handicapped Vietnamese people face obstacles to access education, leaving the majority of them with a low level of education and few job opportunities, 

HCM City’s new programme to reduce traffic congestion, accidents by 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – A decision to implement a programme to reduce traffic congestion and accidents by 2020 was signed by Tran Vinh Tuyen, deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, last Friday.

National Assembly likely to approve CPTPP

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam would likely approve the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at the National Assembly meeting this month.

Concert of Childhood Memory is back in town

 Concert of Childhood Memory will be back at the Conservatory of HCMC on the nights of October 14 and 15 with the theme “Beyond Magic,” featuring a series of soundtracks from Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings and How to Train Your Dragon.

Cho Ray Phnom Penh Hospital: a symbol of friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Srey Phirum Khun, 45, used to spend 8 hours travelling from Cambodia’s Kampong Speu Province to HCM City in Vietnam for health checkups and treatment. 

Mekong Delta ports need better linkages to increase efficiency

 VietNamNet Bridge – River and seaports in the Mekong Delta system of Group 6 ports handle a huge volume of goods, but 70 per cent amount of goods in the region are still carried by road to HCM City.

Nguyen wins bronze at Three-cushion Champ

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top carom billiards player Nguyen Quoc Nguyen won a bronze medal of UMB World Three-cushion Championship, held yesterday in Egypt.

Veteran opera singer celebrates career with live show

 VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist Quang Tho will celebrate his 50-year music career with a live show in downtown Hanoi on November 11.

Chamber music concert features Japanese and Korean soloists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese clarinetist Shuhei Isobe and South Korean pianist Ju Sun Young will perform along with Vietnamese musicians in a chamber music concert at the HCM City Opera House on Tuesday.