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Young Vietnamese pianist Luu Hong Quang recently took second place at the 3rd Annual International Piano Competition, Euregio Piano Award 2015.

A skeleton of a whale measuring 22m in length and weighing 65 tonnes, considered to be the largest in Southeast Asia, has gone on display at a temple in Phan Thiet City.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung received Vietnamese American astronomer Luu Le Hang from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has been recognized as one of the world’s most famous astronomers.

An elderly man in the southern province of An Giang has built a nine-storey bamboo house, which he uses as an escape from daily life and a place from which to watch the world around him.

A July 21 press conference in Hanoi announced that the Vietnamese Student Association in the UK (SVUK), the Vietnamese Student Association in the US, and VEOXBRIDGE charitable organisation will launch a series of events themed “Connecting Viet Youth 2015”.

Located on Nguyen Dinh Chieu walking street, along Huong River, Hue night street consists of a wide range of stalls displaying traditional handicrafts, consumer goods, and cuisine.

The Minister of Education and Training has given cash gifts and certificates of merit to a team of students for its achievements at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad.

Repair and preservation work on the 112-year-old Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi has been begun, a state-funded project expected to cost VND300bn.

State President Truong Tan Sang has asked young Vietnamese expatriates to vigorously pursue their studies, accumulate knowledge on advanced science and technology and act as bridge between Vietnam with their host country.

More than 160 young overseas Vietnamese people from 21 countries are attending a summer camp till the end of this month, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) has said.

Pioneers in modern science education, Vietnamese-French Professor Tran Thanh Van and his wife, Le Kim Ngoc, have been awarded the Friendship Medal for their contributions to charitable and educational activities in Vietnam.

Leading fashion designer, Minh Hanh, has become the second Vietnamese winner of the Fukuoka Prize known as arts and culture award.

Several elderly people have become famous among foreign tourists for their special takes on local cuisine and hospitality industry services.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park in central Quang Binh province has just been recognised as a World Heritage for the second time for its biodiversity by Unesco.

Dai Hung Pottery Workshop in Binh Duong Province has upheld traditional techniques of making jars and jugs for more than 150 years.

Besides Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Ha Giang province was known with mystic and attractive beauty of Noong Lake.

Besides Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Ha Giang province was known with mystic and attractive beauty of Noong Lake.

Tra Co, Dong Chau and Cat Ba are appropriate venues to dispel the heat of summer.

Vietnamese fried spring roll (Nem Ran) has been listed among the top 10 culinary dishes, according to CNN Travel’s voters.