Viewers at the Đà Nẵng Fine Arts Museum during the contemporary Bridge exhibition. — VNS Photo Lê LâmViet Nam News Bridge paintings exhibition opens in Đà Nẵng ĐÀ NẴNG — An exhibition titled Chiếc Cầu (Bridge) is open to the public with 35 paintings and multimedia installation works by American artist Mark Cooper and French-Vietnamese artist Vũ Trọng Thuấn at the Đà Nẵng Fine Arts Museum. The exhibition, which opened on March 20 and will run until April 20 at 78 Lê Duẩn Street, marks the 44th Anniversary of the city’s Liberation Day (March 29). Mark Cooper is an international recognised artist known for large-scale and site-specific installations. He had major exhibitions at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Yuan Art Museum (Beijing, China), Lesley University (Cambridge, England), Street Museum (South Korea), Whitney Museum of American Art, … [Read more...] about Bridge paintings exhibition opens in Đà Nẵng
Rhododendron flowers festival opened in Sapa
An art performance at the opening ceremony Dubbed as the “kingdom of Rhododendron flowers”, the Hoang Lien forest is seen as the country’s hub of Rhododendron, with 40 different kinds growing there. The flowers blossom almost all year round, but they are most beautiful in late spring and early summer. People can enjoy the beauty of age-old Rhododendron trees when they sit in the cable car leading to the top of Fansipan. The festival lasts till May 5. Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Rhododendron flowers festival opened in Sapa
PART 2: Joint efforts needed to relieve “Orange” pain
Painful figures In October 1980, the Vietnamese Government decided to establish the National Committee to investigate the consequences of the US chemical war in Vietnam, referred to as the 10-80 Committee. On January 1, 1999, the National Steering Committee on overcoming the consequences of chemical toxins used by the US during the war in Vietnam, known as the Steering Committee 33, also came into being. Results of the investigation and research of the 10-80 Committee and the Steering Committee 33 in collaboration with a number of domestic and foreign organizations have shown that the 3 most toxic chemical / dioxin contaminated sites are Da Nang airport, Bien Hoa airport and Phu Cat airport. They all used to be military bases used by the US military in the Ranch Hand and Pacer Ivy campaigns. In particular, Bien Hoa airport area has the largest amount of contaminated soil with more than 515,000m3. The concentration of pollutants found in this area is 92 times greater than the … [Read more...] about PART 2: Joint efforts needed to relieve “Orange” pain
EVFTA to fuel Vietnam – Italy trade: workshop
At the event, Trade Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy Nguyen Duc Thanh introduced Vietnam’s current situation of high economic growth, stable politics, abundant human resources, and open investment attraction policy. Michele Fioroni, deputy mayor of Perugia, said Vietnam’s economic scale, features and strategic location in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and in the region is drawing attention of Italian businesses. Michele Fioroni, deputy mayor of Perugia, speaks at the event Advantages brought about by the EVFTA and Italian production strengths will give local companies numerous opportunities to exploit the Vietnamese market, he said, urging the group to speed up market studies, investment promotion and product advertisement to capitalize on such benefits. Walter Cavrenghi, General Secretary of the Italy-Vietnam chamber of commerce, considered the EVFTA a win-win deal. The official said Italian investors came to Vietnam late … [Read more...] about EVFTA to fuel Vietnam – Italy trade: workshop
Vietnam-Russia cultural festival held in Hanoi
The festival saw the participation of 800 students who learn Russian from 16 high schools in the northern region and Hanoi University, Thai Nguyen University, Military Technical Academy, and Air Defense Air Force Academy. An art performance at the event The participants competed in four parts: talent, skillfulness, Pushkin's poem reading, and cooking. The festival aimed to create opportunity for Vietnamese and Russian youths to exchange, showing off their talents, and learning more about the traditional friendship of the two countries. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Russia cultural festival held in Hanoi