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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc last year issued a national action plan on the management of plastic waste in the ocean until 2030, aiming to fulfill the country's international commitment to resolve the issue of marine plastic contamination. Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the PM stated. … [Read more...] about Russian surfer spearheads central Vietnam beach clean-up

A passenger bus packed with people is caught by traffic police officers in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, January 19, 2020. Photo: B.A. / Tuoi Tre Around one week before and after Tet, or Lunar New Year, which will fall on January 25, is the peak traveling season in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Sleeper bus carries twice its capacity in southern Vietnam

Following her works during a three-month stay at the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris), based on the archives of an international colonial exhibition chain that took place from 1906 to 1931 in France, Le Giang extracted images of Vietnam colonial period created in French popular culture. In the process of examining these historical documents, she turned her query gaze into the shared past between the two countries. The “Green river, blue mountain” exhibition is an attempt by Le Giang to identify painful obstacles in dealing with a region of conflicting memories, as well as the need to face the myths about Indochina in the current Vietnam context. … [Read more...] about Entertainment events in Hanoi & HCM City on January 20-26