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At the opening ceremony (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The 15th addition of the Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition opened at Suoi Tien Theme Park, Ho Chi Minh City, on November 15. The event, to last until November 18, attracts the participation of more than 50 countries and territories. It expects to draw more than 50,000 visitors. The exhibition includes a Vietnamese Bonsai Exhibition showcasing nearly 1,000 ornamental art works from 40 localities across the country. The exhibition also introduces more than 250 Suiseki works, many of which are valued at nearly 10 billion VND (nearly 431,000 USD), along with more than 100 photos of ornamental creatures by Vietnamese and foreign artists. In opening the event, President of the Vietnam Ornamental Creature Association Nguyen Huu Van said the Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition is a chance for Vietnam to promote the culture, tourism and people of Vietnam to foreign friends, and for the Vietnamese ornamental artists … [Read more...] about 15th Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition opens in HCM City

Lunch for children at Thien An school (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 28 launched a pilot service package designed to reduce child labour and prevent accident, abuse and violence against children. The package will provide children at Thien An school for disadvantaged children with daily lunch, health insurance, a library with 500 book titles and extracurricular activities. Besides, the children’s parents will be given vocational training to improve their families’ livelihoods. According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Tran Ngoc Son, the service package is under a project on technical support to enhance national capacity to prevent and reduce child labour in Vietnam. By giving children better care for their safety and physical and intellectual health, the model … [Read more...] about Service package launched to prevent child labour, abuse

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)    Can Tho (VNA) – An exhibition on contemporary Hungarian paintings opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 14. The month-long event is part of Hungary Culture Week in Can Tho in order to popularise Hungary, its culture and people to those in Vietnam and Can Tho in particular, as well as strengthen cooperation between the two countries’ businesses. Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Ory Csaba said the two countries will celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties next year, hoping that the exhibition will contribute to conveying the culture and spirit of Hungary to Vietnamese people and young generations in particular. Speaking at the event, Chairwoman of the Hungarian Association of Fine Arts and Technology Application said 70 works on display will serve as a bridge to bring the two countries’ people closer. … [Read more...] about Exhibition on contemporary Hungarian paintings opens in Can Tho

The new economic models of transportation, lodging services, fintech, energy, and digital entertainment are expected to drive the sharing economy in Vietnam if regulatory sandboxes become more readily available.  VIR’s roundtable on deploying sandboxes in Vietnam’s sharing economy was joined by experts and businesses Fintech, considered a fairly new economic model, is facilitating the sharing economy which has been developing in Singapore and other regional countries in recent time. In Vietnam, fintech is beginning to take root, but without a lack of regulatory sandboxes for fintech advancement in the country. Validus Capital, a Singapore-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending ­platform for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and accredited investors, last week launched financial support services for SMEs in Vietnam, marking its official expansion to the country. However, Validus may suffer from challenges in related policies, though its plan is … [Read more...] about Appeals for sturdy sandbox direction

    Nearly 1,500 people on May 25 joined The Steps Challenge 2019 in HCM City. Photo courtesy of Saigon Children’s Charity HCM CITY— Nearly 1,500 people on May 25 joined The Steps Challenge 2019 hosted by Saigon Children’s Charity (Saigonchildren), in partnership with CapitaLand Vietnam, to raise funds for people with autism. The event aimed for 10 million steps to unlock a donation of US$25,000 from CapitaLand Hope Foundation (CHF), which will be used for the Special Needs Education Programme of Saigon Children’s Charity to directly support the autism community across Việt Nam. An online campaign #stepupforautism was launched a month ago for the programme. After six weeks, the number of steps recorded online had almost doubled, attracting thousands of people across the country. Tickets for The Steps Challenge sold out two weeks before the event and attracted a wide range of participants in HCM City, including youth, families with kids, … [Read more...] about The Steps Challenge raises funds for autism community