MicroDragon, a made-in-Vietnam earth observation satellite, will be launched into space in Japan on January 17, 2019, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Saint Petersburg plans big for Vietnam Year in Russia, HCM City wants to bolster ties with China’s Hunan province, Party official reiterates importance of cooperation with US, Vietnamese intellectuals in Germany urged to further help homeland  

 The 2018 Information Security Index of Vietnam was 45.6 percent, a figure at average level, reported by Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) in Hanoi on November 30.

 Hundreds of local people and foreigners came to the French food and cultural festival “Balade en France” at Hoa Lu Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on its opening night on December 1.

 The People’s Court of Buon Ho town in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on November 30 sentenced Huynh Thuc Vy, 33, to 2 years and 9 months in prison for insulting the national flag.

 A high-level delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea from December 4-7.

 The Sa Pa winter festival 2018 is underway in Sa Pa town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai with a wide range of splendid activities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two possible scenarios in Vietnam exist: exporting more products and becoming suppliers to Walmart and IKEA, or becoming a place for Chinese goods to transit before going to the US.

 Conference reviews implementation of anti-domestic violence law in 10 years, Pilot motorcycle ambulance service proposed to cope with traffic congestion, Former chief of Vietnam Rubber Finance gets 16 years in jail

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s goods have successfully entered several European and Asian markets through government initiated programs.

 Vietnam always wants to strengthen and develop the traditional friendship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 With its great potential for renewable energy development, Vietnam will be able to lure tens of billions of US dollars into such projects and ultimately meet its energy efficiency targets once it advances energy and electricity price adjustments.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign retailers are ‘encircling’ the gateways to the central area of HCMC with hypermarkets, while inner districts now have thousands of convenience stores.

Hang Bai Street in Hanoi is like the city’s principal vein. It’s the thoroughfare from the south leading up north to Hoan Kiem Lake with heavy traffic day and night. It’s a downtown street for fancy clothes boutiques 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Long International Passenger Terminal in Ha Long city, in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, welcomed its first international cruise, the Celebrity Millennium, on November 27.

Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many handicraft villages in Hanoi are still struggling to build a brand for themselves in the market economy, Van Phuc Village has found a way to preserve the traditional craft of silk weaving 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong is no taller than a toddler, but she manages a souvenir company and provides jobs for 20 people with disabilities.

 Figures from JLL reveal that Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City now have a total of 33 serviced offices, accounting for more than 95 per cent of all serviced offices around the country. 

Muong Then Homestay in Lo village in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien officially opened to tourists.

Red River Delta Industry and Trade Fair opens in Vinh Phuc, VN’s food safety demand a chance for producers, PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards launched, KIDO acquires cooking oil producer Golden Hope Nha Be              

 VietNamNet Bridge – We drive to Long Biên Bridge to get to Bãi Giữa, more commonly known as Banana Island, a 24ha stretch of land in the middle of the Red River. 

 Hanoi surpasses 2018 socio-economic targets, Japanese embassy holds exchange with Quy Nhon university students, 180-ha green urban village to be developed in Da Lat, Campaign encourages HIV patients to use antiretroviral therapy

VietNamNet Bridge - While commercial banks in the world are changing fast to adapt to the 4.0 industrial revolution, Vietnam’s banks are still busy trying to raise capital.

 Vietnam has significant potential to exploit its renewable energy resources, such as solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass, and hydropower, which can be harnessed to support sustainable growth in the country.