About 48 research works by scientists highlighted the life and
contributions of mandarin Nguyen Thuat (1842-1912) at a workshop held
on Tuesday in the central Quang Nam Province.
Artist Phan Thanh Liem will perform Vietnamese water
puppetry at Potters Field Park in London from September 11 to 14 under
Discover Vietnam, a programme d by Viet Nam''s embassy in the UK.
Viet Nam plans to build the country''s first Centre
for Underwater Archaeological Research in Hoi An this year, Nguyen Giang
Hai, the head of Viet Nam''s Archaeology Institute, told Viet Nam News
yesterday.
Participants at a seminar held yesterday in Ha Noi affirmed Viet Nam''s sovereignty over its seas and islands.The
seminar was held by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities
(under Ha Noi National University – NHU) and funded by HNU''s Asia
Research Centre.
The UNESCO Club on the Research and Preservation of
the Value of National Antiquities on Saturday handed out more than 100
antiques to the local museum.
Anyone interested in helping disabled people is
invited to join a short film contest organised by the HCM City
Disability Research and Capacity Development Centre.
Eighty-six photos taken by farmers in areas
affected by hydro-electricity power dams were on display in Tu Tuong
park yesterday to raise awareness on the need for environmental
protection.
A forum on literary works on the Dien Bien Phu Victory was held by the
Preservation and Research Centre for Viet Nam Traditional Culture and
its partners in Ha Noi this week.
Thirty nine new caves were explored in the Phong
Nha-Ke Bang National Park by a team from the British Caving Research
Association, Ha Noi Natural Sciences University, and the park.
Almost three-quarters of respondents in a survey
released on Monday by research firm Epinion indicated that Tet would be
spent at home with family and friends.
