Nam Tra My District in the central province of Quang
Nam will host the first Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival in a bid to boost
tourism, agriculture, conservation and the development of Vietnamese
ginseng.
Trinh Van Thanh of Bac Ninh and Nguyen Van Hieu of
Ninh Binh each won a gold medal in events that marked the end of the
National Sports Games yesterday.
Junior Nguyen Ngoc Linh was awarded first prize for
her short story Perfect Triangle yesterday at a writing contest launched
in 2011-12 by the Danish embassy and Kim Dong Publishing House for
children from three to 14 years of age.
A concert titled Melody of Passion will be held at
the French cultural centre L''Espace on August 30 to raise funds for poor
children in Thai Nguyen Province.
