NDO – Making great efforts to propose measures to protect archaeological sites around the country, Associate Professor, Dr. Tong Trung Tin, who is also President of the Vietnam Archeology Association, said that the full examination of the current law provisions is enough to protect many invaluable archaeological sites across the country, such that Thang Long Imperial Citadel is not the only fortunate relic. 

NDO – Since the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect, the agricultural sector has constantly been receiving good news as many agricultural products are now officially being exported to the EU. On the occasion, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong granted an interview to the media about the developing brands and new markets for agricultural exports. 

NDO – Meritorious Artist, Colonel Minh Quang is the composer of many popular songs praising Vietnamese soldiers. The 69-year-old musician was honoured with the State Awards of Literature and Arts in 2012 for his contributions to the development of the music in the country. In an interview granted to Nhan Dan (People) Weekly, the veteran musician stressed that music can fuel national pride among listeners while raising their sense of responsibility to the country. 

NDO – As the coronavirus outbreaks in Da Nang, Quang Nam and Hai Duong have essentially been put under control, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has pointed to nine lessons learnt from the initial success in containing COVID-19 in the localities. 

NDO - Vu Duc Hieu, director of the Muong Cultural Space Museum, has won the 2020 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH), which is expected to be presented in an online form on September 18. 

NDO – Smart Agriculture 4.0 can be an urgent solution to ensure global food security and quality of agricultural products in the context of more complicated and unpredictable conflicts, instability, diseases and climate change. 

NDO – Seeing the world struggle with the second coronavirus wave could offer valuable lessons for Vietnam in flattening the curve as the country has also been hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections. 

NDO – Those who have been tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 using rapid test should not be subjective as the method may lead to false results, Professor, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri has affirmed. 

NDO – Assoc. Prof., Dr. Pham Hong Long, Dean of the Tourismology Department under the University of Social Science and Humanities, stated that COVID-19 has brought about many valuable lessons for the travel industry, who now must take prompt and sustainable solutions for resuscitation after the epidemic. 

NDO – Graduating from a doctoral training programme for a major in cello and winning many prestigious awards in the US, artist Phan Do Phuc still returned to Vietnam to promote the cello and spread the beauty of classical music in the community. 

NDO – The book titled “Dau an khoi dong van hoa Viet” (Imprints in enlarging Vietnamese culture) is a favourite research project which has been implemented by researcher and poet Le Minh Quoc for 20 years. 

NDO – Rapper and singer Ha Le’s Trinh Contemporary project, which made its debut in March with the aim of bringing a new spirit to musician Trinh Cong Son’s songs, has received a lot of positive feedback from the public and experts alike. 

NDO - The 14th National Assembly recently adopted a resolution ratifying Vietnam’s membership of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (Convention 105) during the ongoing ninth sitting on June 8. 

NDO – Painter and cultural researcher Nguyen Thuong Hy has worked at the Quang Nam provincial Museum for many years. He has joined a project which was launched in 2016 to create mural paintings in Tam Thanh commune, Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province. He recently had a conversation with the Thoi Nay (Today) publication of Nhan Dan (The People) Newspaper to update readers on the project.