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Every afternoon, the “Children’s Recycled Playground” in Hoang Lien 2 Residential Area, Lien Mac Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, buzzes with conversation and laughter.  “There are few public playgrounds for children, so it is our wish to have one that is safe and friendly,” said Phuong Thuy, a resident of the ward.  A recycled playground in Lien Mac Ward, Bac Tu Liem District. Photo: Greenhub The Lien Mac Ward Women’s Union came up with the idea to build this playground using recycled materials and equipped with toys made from recycled materials, according to the union’s Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Hong Huyen. So far, the playground, which costs nearly VND40 million (US$1,705), has completed all the components, including a four-way seesaw, a tire wall, tables, chairs, and other things.  Made of durable materials, vividly decorated and suitable for children, this is one of the city’s “green playground” models. Huyen said the playground is designed to entertai...

The event was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy to the UK within the framework of the “Vietnam Days in the UK” program lasting from March 28 to April 27. The program is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam – the UK . It also attracts the British public interested in Vietnamese culture as well as the Vietnamese community in the UK. At the event, Dr. Sud Chonchirdsin, Curator for Vietnam at the British National Library from 2005 – 2019, referred to historical documents proving that the Vietnam – UK trade relationship was formed 350 years before the two countries officially established diplomatic relations in 1973. Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long presents a souvenir to The British National Library. (Photo: Thoi Dai) Dr. Chonchirdsin introduced two of the valuable documents about Vietnam currently being kept at the British National Library. The first one is a letter written in 1673 by Lord Trinh Ta...