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HCM City flower market to be reopened despite social distancing
Dam Sen Flower Market in District 11, HCM City, will be reopened for three days despite ongoing social distancing.

Photo contest celebrates Vietnam Sea and Islands Week
A photo contest entitled ‘To Quoc Nhin Tu Bien’ (Fatherland Seen from the Sea) was launched in Hanoi on June 8 to celebrate Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2021.


Book exhibition to mark President Ho’s departure to seek path to national salvation
A online book exhibition celebrating the 110th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure to seek a path to liberate the nation (June 5, 1911-2021) opened in Hanoi on June 4.


Hue Traditional Craft Festival halted amid Covid-19 outbreak
Authorities in Hue City have halted the Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2021 due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.

Kim Duyen to vie for Miss Universe 2021 crown
Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen is due to be the next contestant to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant scheduled to take place in Costa Rica this December.


Foreign authors release bilingual comic on Vietnamese children
A bilingual Vietnamese – English comic book entitled ‘Chiec Dep That Lac’ (The Lost Sandal) has been recently introduced to Vietnamese readers, a joint product of Belgian author Geralda De Vos and Swedish illustrator Sofia Holt, who are both

Portrait by late Vietnamese painter to be auctioned in Hong Kong
A portrait, titled La Joconde (Mona Lisa), by late painter Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) will be available for bidding on May 24 as part of the Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auctions.

Award-winning film fined for failing to get licence
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued fines to the producer of the award-winning film Taste for "releasing without licence".


Vietnamese beauty enters Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020
Nguyen Tran Khanh Van, a Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2020, received the highest number of votes from fans to enter the Top 21 after finishing the final round that took place in Florida, the US, on May 17

French artists tell Vietnamese stories through boxes of artworks
French creative duo Punk Dragon have launched an exhibition in Hanoi with a range of special boxes showcasing the Vietnamese landscape and local people going about their daily lives.

Vietnamese costume impresses audiences at Miss Universe 2021
Khanh Van, the Vietnamese representative at the ongoing Miss Universe 2021, left a great impression on both the judges and audiences during the national costume competition in the United States on May 14.

Vietnam in top seeded group of AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Vietnam’s national U23 team is ranked 13th and among five squads in the top seeded group of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.


Project to focus on work of late poet Hoàng Cầm
Poems and literary works by late writer Hoàng Cầm, a leading poet in revolutionary literature during the 1950s and 1960s, will be featured in a special project called Hoàng Cầm 100 Năm (Hoàng Cầm - 100 Years).

Gigantic painting reenacts historic Dien Bien Phu Victory
‘Dien Bien Phu’ – a massive painting of 132m wide and 9m high that took three years to be completed – was approved by an art council on May 4.
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