The fifth International Puppetry Festival held in Hanoi from October 8-15 sees the participation of troupes from Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, Wallonia-Brussels of Belgium, France, and Brazil. 

 Southeast Asia has become the largest market of Vietnam’s fertilizer, according to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 A good cup of coffee gives you the strength to power through a long, tiring day.

 The 2019 Vietnam International Travel Mart will take place at the Hanoi Cultural Friendship Palace between March 27 – 30 with a particular focus on the development of ecotourism, environmental protection and responses to climate change.

 Young and talented singer Minh Hang will represent Vietnam to vie for the "Best Southeast Asia Act" at the MTV European Music Awards 2018 (MTV EMA), scheduled to take place at Barakaldom, Spain, on November 4.

 The children residing on a floating village on the Tri An hydropower reservoir, Dong Nai province, often don’t go to school on the mainland. Some years ago, a monk came to their village and taught them theirABCs and spelling.

 Money from Asian investment funds is finding its way to Vietnam’s listed equities, spurred by mergers and acquisitions of conglomerates from Japan, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea.

 Rice export achieved remarkable results in the first eight months of 2018 relying upon the improved purchasing power of the world market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Srey Phirum Khun, 45, used to spend 8 hours travelling from Cambodia’s Kampong Speu Province to HCM City in Vietnam for health checkups and treatment. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport, which is drafting amendments for Decrees 92 and 30 on air transport, is contemplating a five-year extension to the maximum life expectancy of aircraft used by airlines in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – River and seaports in the Mekong Delta system of Group 6 ports handle a huge volume of goods, but 70 per cent amount of goods in the region are still carried by road to HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top carom billiards player Nguyen Quoc Nguyen won a bronze medal of UMB World Three-cushion Championship, held yesterday in Egypt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist Quang Tho will celebrate his 50-year music career with a live show in downtown Hanoi on November 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese clarinetist Shuhei Isobe and South Korean pianist Ju Sun Young will perform along with Vietnamese musicians in a chamber music concert at the HCM City Opera House on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition featuring film locations across Vietnam will be held from October 21-31 in Hanoi.

 The use of 4.0 technologies and digital marketing provides a competitive edge as well as brand differentiation for companies, experts said at a conference held on Saturday in HCM City.

 Rising economic and trade tension between China and the US and a faster-than-expected US rate hike have dampened investors’ confidence in Vietnamese stocks.

 In a short time, foreign funds have sold millions of shares of Mobile World Corporation (MWG), one of the biggest mobile phone and accessory retailers in Viet Nam, with an estimated transfer value of up to hundreds of billions of Vietnamese dong.

The State Bank of VN will likely continue its tightened monetary policy in the remaining months of the year after its decision to strictly control lending to high risk sectors in the third quarter didn’t adversely affect VN’s economic growth.

 Standard Chartered Bank continues to expect Viet Nam’s robust GDP growth of 7 per cent in 2018, driven by strong FDI-supported electronics manufacturing and rising consumption.

 Overseas remittances to Vietnam are expected to decline mainly due to global factors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project has been launched recently by Bức Tường (The Wall) band and Viet Nam Cable Television to encourage youths to join the rock music scene in Vietnam.

 Swimmer Nguyen Thanh Trung secured the first gold medal for Vietnam at the 3rd Asian Para Games in Indonesia (INAPG 2018) after taking lead at the men’s 100m breaststroke event for athletes with disability category of SB4 on October 7.

 Three Vietnamese firms have made it to Forbes Asia’s 200 Best Under A billion-TOP 200 list in 2018, which highlights the 200 high-performing Asia-Pacific companies with revenue under 1 billion USD.

 A set of 100 ceramic floor vases featuring Vietnam’s traditional patterns created by artisan Pham Van Tuyen - Venerable Thich Chanh Tinh, has received an entry in the Vietnam Book of Records.