The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra debuted on Sunday in HCM City with the aim of rejuvenating symphonic music and introducing a musical genre that is not well known or easily accessed by the public.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students are experiencing anxiety when they have to ‘live away’ from their mobile phones. 

 The assessment of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction must be realistic and systematic to tackle shortcomings, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 With the Lunar New Year approaching, demand for dried foods and confectionary is surging in HCM City’s traditional markets.

Da Nang has called for investment from Singapore to build a 33km tram line connecting the city and Hội An by 2025, vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Dang Viet Dung said.

 Flights between Vietnam and Germany with stops at Frankfurt Airport are being affected by the airport security strike on January 14 and 15, according to Vietnamese national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

 Hoang Nhu Cuong, secretary of the Party Committee of the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) of HCMC, has been suspended from his post, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported.

 Leflair, an ecommerce site operating in Vietnam, announced today, January 14, that it had received US$7 million in investment from two investment funds: South Korea’s GS Shop and Cambodia’s Belt Road Capital Management.

 The HCMC Ballet will revive its contemporary dance work Café Saigon in the Saigon Opera House on January 19. 

 Twenty-five outstanding entries to the annual press photo contest titled “Khoang Khac Vang” (Golden Moment) were honoured at an awards ceremony in Hanoi on January 14.

 Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Council, today, January 14, received a decision on her retirement from the municipal Party Committee, the local media reported.

 The quintessence of Vietnamese traditional crafts will be honoured during the Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which is scheduled to open in Hue city, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 26.

 The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETTRADE) announced its plans for collaboration with the Amazon Global Selling programme at a ceremony held on January 14.

 A gala celebrating the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 (ATF 2019) will be held on January 18 at the Ha Long FLC Resort, Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

 New financial sources, particularly from the private sector, will help Vietnam further develop its energy industry, according to a new World Bank report on maximising finance for Vietnam’s energy development.

The State Audit will focus on a number of major projects in 2019, including the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, as well as the 10-trillion-VND flood control project in Ho Chi Minh City and Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway line in Hanoi.

 Young women from across the country are encouraged to join the first national Miss World Vietnam 2019 competition.   

 A Government-level negotiation on territorial and border issues between Vietnam and China took place in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on January 14.

 The Department of Tourism in the northern province of Ninh Binh have warned tourists not to stay at 20 guest houses illegally-built in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Trang An.

 Many parents in Hai Phong City have expressed anger after local schools announced that only primary pupils with good grades could go to school while a teaching competition was being carried out.

 Park Hang-seo and his Vietnamese squad left Abu Dhabi for Al Ain on January 13 in preparation for their last Group D match against Yemen scheduled in two days’ time.

 A Canadian citizen in China has been sentenced to death after a court convicted him of drug smuggling on Monday, a move likely to further inflame tensions between Ottawa and Beijing.

 The Government has approved a project to ensure proper nutrition and improve the physical fitness of students.

During the winter months almost every corner of the ancient city of Hue is covered with mist and fog, creating romantic and fanciful images across the old city.

 The forestry sector will support the issuance of sustainable forest management certificates on an area of 100,000ha per year as part of efforts to ensure that Vietnamese wood products satisfy all international requirements.