Bach Van, a famous Ca tru singer in the land of Thang Long (present-day Hanoi), has spent nearly 30 years and even sacrificed her personal life for reviving Ca tru (ceremonial song) which is recognized as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

 What will you do and where will you go during this Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in Hanoi?. The following are some suggestions if you wish to relax or explore Hanoi with family and friends.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 140 out of 894 calls to the hotline service of the Ministry of Health were related to reporting bribery instances and irresponsible or high-handed behaviour by doctors.

VietNamNet Bridge – One hundred percent of Vietnamese teachers wants to utilize information technology (IT) in their teaching at school. However, they cannot do this with failed computers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The land of Bao Loc in Lam Dong is famous nationwide for growing mulberries, raising silkworms and weaving silk. Bao Loc silk is very beautiful, glossy and velvety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new model of integrative shrimp farming introduced in Ca Mau will help farmers earn more while preserving the mangrove trees that aquaculture often destroys.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese engineer living in Da Nang City has been admitted to the American Fire Sprinkler Association for his invention that extinguishes fires.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, has been endowed with wild and natural beauty. For this reason, Phu Quoc, nicknamed ‘Paradise Pearl Island’, has always attracted a large number of domestic and international visitors.

 Tug of war is one of the favourite folk games in Vietnam and it has become an exciting festival in Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc Province that will fascinate any visitor.

 Scientists in Brazil have discovered the first new river dolphin species since the end of World War One.

 Although the state-level visit to Vietnam by Russian President Vladimir Putin lasted only one day, it drew special attention from the public because it was the 3rd visit to Vietnam by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To pray for a good new year, you should go to the Ngoc Hoang temple on Mai Thi Luu Street, District 1. To enjoy a view and pray for peace, you should visit the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda.

 For hundreds of years, Phuoc Van Commune in Can Duoc District, Long An Province has been famous for vegetable growing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past years, the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership has seen in-depth and concrete development, in which economics is one of the bright spots in their bilateral ties.

 VietinBank’s bad debt ratio less than 1%; Experts: 20% ownership in local banks not attractive; Mechanization reduces 20% of sugarcane production costs; SOEs restructuring still at snail’s pace; Second SMEs Development program to be approved

 The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.

Vietnam, well known with the thousands-of-years wet rice civilization, has been developing its agriculture for the last many generations. However, experts believe that the opportunities for the investment in agriculture only come in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singers Phuong Dung and Giao Linh and many other Vietnamese overseas artists are travelling back to Viet Nam for Tet (Lunar New Year) this year, and are set to perform in HCM City and elsewhere.

 The smart phone boom has brought the golden opportunity to enterprises to polish their images at reasonable costs. Analysts believe that it is now the time of mobile marketing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five years of implementing the Party Central Committee's Resolution No 7 on agriculture, farmers and rural development, weaknesses remain in the agricultural sector,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreign investors opening accounts for stock trading in Viet Nam is growing, indicating that Vietnamese equities continue to attract foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry was at the bottom of the ministerial-level public administration reform index 2012 with 64.78 percent, announced the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan has spent more than 30 years playing the saxophone and he now is one of the most successful saxophonists in Vietnam. He has performed at many great events and music festivals both at home and abroad.

More and more Vietnamese have got keen on luxurious goods and willing to pay money on branded products, even though they are much more expensive than the average income.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huu Thanh is part of a social revolution. Like many other parents in Viet Nam, he and his wife have only given birth to daughters. What sets them apart from more traditional couples is that they don't despair . . .