VietNamNet Bridge – Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces late last week received a UNESCO certificate that recognizes Vi-Giam folk music of the two north-central provinces as a world intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Farmers have used techniques to shape watermelons, pomelos and other fruits into gourds, hearts and wishes to meet the demand of people for decorating their houses and the altar of their ancestors during the Lunar New Year holiday,

VietNamNet Bridge – Standard Chartered Bank recently released a report called Global Research 2015 – The Year Ahead, Rekindling the Animal Spirit, which also takes a look at Viet Nam's economic and financial outlook, growth, FDI prospects,

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has urged local mobile phone service providers to draw up contingency plans to cope with network jamming during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, better known as Tet in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four times a year, the Saigon Artbook project launches an edition grouping 36 of the latest artworks from three artists living in Ho Chi Minh City, including both Vietnamese and foreigners.

Hundreds of Vietnamese gamblers trying to get to casinos in Cambodia are testing tightened security at two border gates in Long An Province.

While foreign-invested enterprises applauded the removal of the cap on expenses on advertising, Vietnamese businesses, mostly small- and medium-sized, have shown little interest in the new change.

VietNamNet Bridge – High school finals will take place in July, but teachers and students are already struggling to prepare for the exam.

 Landfill No. 3 at Phuoc Hiep waste treatment complex in HCMC’s outlying district of Cu Chi has been closed after one year of operation, making hundreds of workers jobless.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four projects of Vo Trong Nghia Architects Company have been chosen for the final round of the Building of the Year Awards, an annual award of the world’s leading architecture website ArchDaily,

 Viet Nam's State Treasury is targeting VND250 trillion (US$11.68 billion) by issuing five-year Government bonds this year, down 4.6 per cent from a year ago, said the Ministry of Finance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in a spacious place in HCMC’s Hoc Mon District, Tung Son Thach Park recreates a typical Japanese zen garden with a carpet of tiny gravels, whispering artificial waterfalls and pine trees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In addition to well wishes, the Vietnamese have a long tradition of giving lucky money to children during the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.

 Twitter reported a net loss of $125m (£82m) in the fourth-quarter, beating analyst expectations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located 200 km to the west Hanoi, Moc Chau is an ideal destination for short trips. The plateau is now covered with pure white apricot and plum flowers.

 After the first unsuccessful share auctions, Danang and Can Tho ports have launched their second auctions with the former’s offered shares sold out but and no investor was interested in shares of the latter.

Vietnam is looking forward to the participation of all members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at its 132nd Assembly to be held in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1, said Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singaporean writer Suchen Christine Lim said she's curious about Vietnamese literature and wants to exchange more with Vietnamese writers.

 Bach Mai Hospital to remain open during Tet; Food-safety violators will be fined, publicly outed; Measles vaccines aim to ward off outbreaks; Seeds given to provinces hard hit by drought, storms; European scholars share experience in legal transplant

 Local market to see stronger competition; Number of operating businesses highest since 2011; Russia’s Inter RAO to develop $2.4bn thermal power plant in central Vietnam; January’s on-year hike in FDI points to a bumper year ahead

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has submitted to the government a plan on launching a VND50 trillion a credit package aiming to help revive the commercial housing market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional Tet rituals will be showcased from today to February 15 at the Ministry of Culture spring festival in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Growers in the resort city of Da Lat are busy handling orders for cymbidium orchids from traders throughout the country to serve the upcoming lunar New Year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese information and communication technology (ICT) firms have reported profit from their offshore operations which are more active than ever in the face of stronger competition at home.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) invested more than VND13 trillion in businesses by the end of 2014, according to its latest report.