VietNamNet Bridge – Awards for talented artists were given out at the National Cải Lương (Reformed Opera) Festival 2018, which closed on Wednesday in Tan An City in Long An Province.

 Vietnamese designer Phuong My has recently introduced her latest collection, 'Sonorous', at Vancouver Fashion Week in Canada.

 Vietnam’s U19 team had to fight back to take a 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast in their second match of the four-nation international friendly tournament held in Qatar on September 19.

 With the outlook for Vietnam’s tourism industry bright, international hotel operators are flocking to Vietnam in order to profit from the market’s high growth potential and increasingly diversified tourist arrivals.

 About 95 musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Vietnam Airlines Classic-Hanoi Concert 2018, scheduled to take place on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake on October 6.

 Economists are anxious that the Vietnamese economy is on the verge of losing its growth momentum, heard attendees at a forum, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

 2019 will be a challenging year for Vietnam’s textile and garment industry as it needs to obtain major breakthroughs to take on new roles in the global value chain.

 A Vietjet Air passenger has been banned from flying for 12 months after claiming to airport employees that there was a bomb in the luggage.  

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is proposing to build a decree on data connection and sharing with an aim to create a legal framework and accelerate the Government’s administrative reforms.

 A group of internationally renowned chefs will be present in Hanoi during the first week of October for a culinary extravaganza.

A VND2.83 trillion (USD127.27 million) wind power project in the southern province of Tra Vinh has had its investment license revoked due to sluggish implementation. 

 The national e-government committee made debut at its first meeting in Hanoi on September 20 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Hanoi will continue to cooperate with the US Cable News Network (CNN) to promote tourism industry in the 2019-2021 period as it is a great way to popularize the city's image to the world, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

 Vietnam has recorded 35 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5-4.5 so far this year, according the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee has approved environmental protection tax hike for oil and petroleum products from early next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some retailers have predicted that iPhone XS Max may be priced at over VND40 million when it hits the Vietnamese market, the highest price ever for an iPhone.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi authorities have been trying many solutions to mitigate the pollution of the rivers in the city, but the effects remain modest.

Though the number of Vietnam’s international scientific publications has increased significantly, Vietnam still lags behind other regional countries.

A number of banks have rushed to raise the deposit interest rates in the last two months. The record interest rate increases are feared to have a negative impact on the market. 

 At least 40 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

 The pottery of Chu Dau has been through some fluctuations in popularity, first flourishing during the 13th-17th centuries but facing a decline after this period. 

 Along with the strengthened cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, over the past 45 years, many young Vietnamese have come to Japan to study, launch business and gain success. 

 More than 30 New Zealand institutions will be present at the New Zealand Government’s agent-led education fairs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on September 22 and 23

 The Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi started its trial run today, September 20, after being delayed several times. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Elephants are considered humans’ best friends in the Central Highlands in Vietnam.