VietNamNet Bridge – The classical ballet The Nutcracker will be performed by young dancers aged from 4 to 18 years old for the first time in Vietnam on January 28 at the Ha Noi Opera House. 

A wide range of cultural activities to reveal the depth of traditional Tet celebrations will take place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel from today. The programmes for children will run until Saturday.

Last week, Vietnam received a warning on another 99 batches of baby formula products from French-based Lactalis over possible salmonella contamination, two months after the scandal-hit company ordered a global recall.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rich lives of people with autism is reflected through visual arts at an ongoing exhibition in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of out-of-school children aged from five to 14 has fallen significantly, particularly among five-year-old pre-primary children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung made history as his penalty saves helped Vietnam continue their march to the final of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship in Changshu, China yesterday.

Le Dinh Hong, of An Duong District in the northern Hai Phong City, is taking care of peach trees in his garden in Dang Cuong Village. There are about three weeks left before Tet (Lunar New Year).

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) and people’s committees of Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long and Tra Vinh agreed Monday to cancel the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project on National Highway No.53.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People worldwide now can enjoy Vietnamese music on YouTube by Phuong Nam Film, one of the HCM City’s leading music, film producers and distributors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi will provide a platform to showcase the traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10.

Seven teams of students from five universities in Vietnam will participate at Shell Eco-Marathon Asia (SMEA) 2018 – Make the Future, which will take place at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore from March 8-11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s winter is said to be incomplete without savouring banh khuc or xoi khuc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has about 200 bridges in need of repair or replacement, 30 of which will be repaired by 2020, said Bui Xuan Cuong, director of the city’s Department of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government workers and civil servants in HCM City asked for higher salaries in a meeting held by the city People’s Council on January 21 to listen to their voters’ opinions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A court in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has sentenced Huu Be, 57, from Thoi Binh District to seven years in prison and fined VND13 million (US$600) on Monday for child sex abuse.

An illegal gold mine tunnel was found on Sunday by the Central Highland province of Kon Tum Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the provincial environmental police.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat failed to make it to the top three at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), after losing their second straight match on Sunday in HCM City.

 Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam will open Fashion Glam Couture show at Paris Fashion Week’s Haute Couture on January 23 at Town Hall in the 7th arrondissement. 

Contemplating paintings on a wall goes back to neolithic times, but wearing art on items of clothing is a new experience for wearer and watcher in Vietnam. Today, many young artists share a passion for folk paintings

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s busiest airport, Tan Son Nhat in HCM City, has taken measures to cope with overload inside as well as on roads outside during Tet (the Lunar New Year) next month.