Nguyen Ngoc Long from the central province of Thanh Hoa is one of the two Vietnamese gold medalists at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Lisbon, Portugal in late July. 

 People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has approved the Department of Education and Training’s proposal not to increase tuition fee of the academic year 2018-2019.

 New Zealand provides quality education for Vietnamese students as numbers continue to climb.

Renowned cheo (popular opera) artists will perform together in the classic cheo play entitled Quan Am Thi Kinh (Goddess of Mercy) which will be staged at the ViEt Nam Cheo Theatre on August 25.

 An Asiatic black bear owned by Tran Van Trach in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province was safely transferred to the Ninh Binh Bear Sanctuary yesterday.

 The number of sea turtles coming to inland areas in Nui Chua National Park in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan has decreased, according to the national park management board.

 Vietnamese designers are for the first time heading to a major exhibition in London next month.

 The following black and white photos of Hanoi were taken by a French photographer in 1991.

A free entrance concert in St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi has brought the chamber art form closer to public audience.

 Paintings depicting the people and monks of Myanmar are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on August 6-12 

 Phan Anh will organize a solo exhibition in Binh Thanh District, HCMC from August 1 to 11.

Two famous brands from the Republic of Korea (ROK), EXID and The Boyz, received a warm welcome from Vietnamese fans upon its arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC on July 30.

 Do Trong Quy and Nguyen LinhTrang, two young Vietnamese artists, will host an exhibition of paintings which capture contemporary narratives, featuring the lives and artworks of young people in Hanoi from July 31 to August 4.

 Three Vietnamese girls won two gold and one silver prizes at the 6th Asia Pacific Arts Festival 2018 in Singapore.

 UNESCO has identified these challenges at a conference held in Hanoi on the protection and promotion of the values of Vietnam’s heritages for sustainable development, affirming that UNSCO will provide concrete support to Vietnam.

 Vo Minh Quang, a 12-year-old student from Giang Vo Secondary School in Hanoi, won first prize at the eight Mozart International Piano Competition, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 22 to 24.

At least 5,000 performers, including many professional artists and artisans from various craft villages, will parade and showcase their acts at the biggest festival ever to be held in the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake.

“Wings” is depicting how Vietnamese artists have awaken their creativity to origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, which was introduced into Vietnam in the mid 1960s.

 The world-acclaimed Matilda the Musical will be performed in Vietnam for the first time on July 24.