Vietnamese student wins grand prize on design in Japan

Phan Khanh Trang, a student from Hue College of Arts got a grand prize at Japan’s second annual International Furoshiki Design Contest for students at universities and vocational schools around the world.

Phan Khanh Trang, a student from HueCollege of Arts got a grand prize at Japan’s second annualInternational Furoshiki Design Contest for students at universities andvocational schools around the world.

This wasthe first time that Vietnam had participated in the contest. Apartfrom Trang, three other Vietnamese students won a merit prize and oneearned an honorable mention.

Organised by the JapanInternational Exchange Fund, the contest aims to promote culturalcooperation between Japan and other cultures across the world. Thedesign models of wrapping cloths featured Japan ’s traditionalcultural trait as well as showed its applicability in the modern life tocontribute to protecting the environment.

Theawards ceremony to Vietnamese students is expected to take place inHanoi on March 3. The models and unique applications from the contestwill be displayed in the Japan Foundation Centre for Culture Exchange inVietnam until March 10./.

See more

Shah Alam (first left) President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), presents flowers to Ambassador Nguyen Manh Cuong at the Homeland Spring programme in Dhaka (Photo: VNA)

Homeland Spring held for OVs in Bangladesh

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh hosted the “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in Dhaka on February 14, creating a warm and festive Tet atmosphere for the Vietnamese community in the South Asian nation.

Arrestees in the case (Photo: VNA)

Police bust international fraud ring, arresting 56 suspects

The criminal network orchestrated scams involving Bitcoin (BTC) investments through the UniSat app and fraudulent TikTok-related tasks. Operating across multiple countries, the scheme inflicted significant financial losses on numerous victims.