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  A Ho Chi Minh City student has filed a lawsuit against an institute, asking for over VND202 million (US$10,361) in compensation for offering an unlicensed undergraduate program.   Phan Van Minh, who is taking the program run by the HCMC-based International Institute of Human Resource Development...

Japan to construct plant for industrial waste in capital; Polluters in Tay Ninh face shutdown; Waste treatment areas to be built in Delta Japan to construct plant for industrial waste in capital Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Org-anisation (NEDO) will help fund and build an industrial waste treatment system...

UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova has promised to consider Vietnam’s submission of the Thang Long Royal Citadel as a world heritage. VnnNews – UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova has promised to consider Vietnam’s submission of the Thang Long Royal Citadel as a world heritage. Historic Thang...

French designer Rebecca Bargas will introduce her first Vietnamese Spring-Summer Collection which features more than 100 items tomorrow, April 10, . . . VnnNews – French designer Rebecca Bargas will introduce her first Vietnamese Spring-Summer Collection which features more than 100 items tomorrow, April 10, at the Hilton Hanoi Hotel....

Vietnamese music aims for global ears; Display celebrates ASEAN culture; Play to honour traditional art forms; Buddhist altar renovation project begins People’s Artist Thanh Hoa.Vietnamese communities all over the world may have the chance to enjoy “Made in Viet Nam” music productions.People’s Artist Thanh Hoa has started...

A nationwide competition to spot talented actors will begin in mid-April and close in early August in Hanoi. The organizers explained that this event marks the first Vietnam Movie Day (March 15). Thuy Van, a beauty queen and a promising actress. The movie-television industry is recognized as a cultural field. Thanks to TV series, Asian...

Artist Nguyen Tan Cuong left Vietnam for Phukhet, Thailand in early April, to organize a personal painting exhibition at D gallery from April 2 to May 31. He talked with Tuoi Tre. VnnNews – Artist Nguyen Tan Cuong left Vietnam for Phukhet, Thailand in early April, to organize a personal painting exhibition (April 2 to May 31) before...

Supermodel Huong Giang, Vietnam’s contestant at Miss World 2009 pageant, will compete for the “Miss Grand Slam” title on the prestigious international beauty website, Global Beauties.  This is an annual selection with 100 candidates for the title. They are the winners of pageants or contestants from the final rounds of...

A national-level commemoration of the first rulers of Viet Nam – the Hung kings – will be organised during ten days this month in the northern province of Phu Tho . . . Past masters: Thousands flock to the Hung Temple every year for the festival.People’s Artist Le Hung, director of Ha Noi’s Tuoi Tre Theatre, will act...

Ton Duc Thang exhibition; VTV hosts dance competition; Da Nang fireworks display; City cinema to show 3D movies; Road safety campaign kicks off Photo: Xunhasaba StoreA permanent exhibition about the revolutionary life of Vietnamese President Ton Duc Thang has opened in HCM City.The exhibition, organised by Ton Duc Thang Museum, features more...