Until March 12, 2021 An online exhibition, the "Skilled Hands, Shared Culture" featuring 20 contemporary Vietnamese and Australian designers, artists and artisans whose work contributes to supporting vibrant and sustainable communities. The Vietnamese artists joining the exhibition comprise Le Giang, Nguyen Tan Phat, Nguyen Thi Dung, Nguyen Van Loi, Pham Thi Ngoc Tram, Vu Kim Thu and Van Ngo Trong, while their Australian counterparts consist of Claire Tracey, Grace Lilian Lee, Lindy de Wijn, Michelle Hamer, Muhubo Salieman, Slow Art Collective, Vermin, Vicki Couzens, Vipoo Srivilasa, Yu Fang Chi and Kieren Karritpul. The exhibition runs until March 12, 2021, at https://rmitgallery.com/exhibitions/skilled-hands-shared-cultures. Hanoi-Exhibition “The Yuendumu Doors” … [Read more...] about What’s on January 18-24 (Daily updated)
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Saigon’s hidden ‘com tam’ gem
The homemade bi (shredded pork mixed with cooked and shredded pork skin) at Com Tam Chi Nam on Tan Canh Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, is seen in the photo. Photo: Nam Vuong / Tuoi Tre News A 'standard' dish of com tam suon (broken rice topped with grilled pork) at Com Tam Chi Nam fecthes around VND20,000 (US$0.87). … [Read more...] about Saigon’s hidden ‘com tam’ gem
Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam
At Ke Go Reservoir in Ha Tinh, the water level had already peaked at around noon last Sunday and it was currently discharging water at 940-cubic-meter per second (m3/s). The Ho Ho hydropower plant’s reservoir was discharging water at 85 m3/s and that of the Huong Son hydropower plant at 15 m3/s. Other lakes in the area were also spilling over. … [Read more...] about Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam
Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam
Around two kilometers from the Ong De neighborhood, the landslide also killed Ho Thi Ha’s 56-year-old father. Before the storm hit, she had sent her two daughters to her parents’ house, thinking the house, which had survived many storms, was solid. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam
Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace
Efforts to avoid crowds of fans jostling to grab a ticket to watch the Vietnam-Philippines semifinal at the 2018 AFF Championship of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) went awry as online-booking sites were struck with technical issues even before tickets were officially made available for purchase on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace
