A contemporary dance entitled “Café Saigon” from two choreographers - Joost Vrouenraets of the Netherlands and Maite Guerin of France - will be performed at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on January 19.

 The impact of solid waste on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay has been discussed at a meeting held by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and sponsored by the USAID on January 9.

 Embracing the digital transformation is critical for Vietnamese bankers in the era of Industry 4.0, experts said during the 2019 Asian Banker Conference in Hanoi on January 10.

 Green tourism will be the main theme of the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2019, which is scheduled for March 27 – 30 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Footballers Tran Dinh Trong, Luc Xuan Hung and Dang Van Toi of Vietnam’s national teams left for South Korea on Thursday to treat their injuries. 

A software product used to manage an electronic component depot has been created by a group of Vietnamese and Bruneian students after a request was received from a Brunei state unit.

 Las Vegas police investigating a rape allegation against Cristiano Ronaldo have sent a warrant to authorities in Italy requesting a sample of the Portuguese football superstar's DNA,

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded its 30th session on Thursday, having completed all items on its working agenda.

In preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), residents in Kim Long ward in Hue city have been busy preparing ginger jams to serve customers in the build up to the festival.

MPI submits development plan, Trade ministry makes domestic market a focus in 2019, Transmitted power volume rises 11 percent last year, PV Power to list shares on HoSE, One-stop shop mechanisms decree to ease customs procedures    

VietNamNet Bridge - The small scale of the truck market, the low localization ratio, low demand and high taxes and fees are putting pressure on truck enterprises.

 Banks in Vietnam are expecting a tough year ahead as Basel II looms near and retail profits tighten. 

A new ground-based observatory is slated for opening in quarter 2 of 2019 in Hanoi, ushering in an important stage in the country’s astronomical research.

 Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC on January 9 announced plans to better serve passengers during the peak travel season of the upcoming Tet holiday, Thanh Nien Online newspaper reported.

 Le Dieu Bang was presented with the top prize at the Bamboo Dragon Cup, the Viet Nam Press Caricature Contest, on Friday in Hanoi for his work Chực Chờ (Biding Time).

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang underlined Vietnam’s stance on the US vessel USS McCampbell’s passage through Vietnam’s Hoang Sa waters, while responding to reporters’ questions regarding the case on January 9. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Warned of the stiff competition, more investors nevertheless joined the e-hailing market after the departure of Uber last year.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee’s 30th session started on January 10 in Hanoi under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is striving to conserve coastal protection forests that have been seriously eroded by sea encroachment triggered by climate change.

 The number of trading accounts rose by 260,000 to reach nearly 2.2 million as of the end of 2018, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD).

Global economic uncertainties, the weakening US dollar, and the growing trade tension between the US and China are anticipated to drive the gold forward in 2019.

 As of January 8, 61 of the 152 Vietnamese tourists who went missing in Taiwan in late 2018 had been found, with 39 of them men and the remainder women.

 Former deputy general director of the Hanoi-based BIDV Tran Anh Sang, 57, has been charged with violating banking regulations and thus causing a hefty loss of over US$38 million.

Five of the 10 ecommerce platforms registered in Vietnam recorded high numbers of visits from desktop and mobile users in the ASEAN region, according to a year-end review on Vietnamese ecommerce in 2018.

 The Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA) in Hanoi is running two solo exhibitions, namely “Bicycles” by Vietnamese-born French artist Tran Thu Van and “Ellipses” by Ha Manh Thang, one of the prominent faces on the Vietnamese art scene.