VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration of HCM City aims to keep the rate of overweight and obese children under five years at less than 12 per cent by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Runner Le Tu Chinh bagged a gold medal for Vietnam on August 22 at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 22 grabbed a gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle category at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia. 

Authorities of Tay Ninh Province have submitted a dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, asking for an ancient stone sculpture to be recognised as a national treasure.

Karate athlete Nguyen Thi Hong Anh pocketed the third gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buddhist Cultural Week, organised to celebrate the Buddha’s 2,561st birth anniversary, kicked off at Pho Quang Pagoda in HCM City on Monday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in Ha Noị has sentenced four men to death for illegally transporting 75 bricks of heroin.

Many people are familiar with grilled pork, but far fewer have ever tasted grilled pork wrapped in grapefruit leaves. The dish is even unfamiliar to many food connoisseurs in Viet Nam, but not for the Muong ethnic group

Speaker of the People’s Representative Council of Indonesia Setya Novanto met with Viet Nam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday in Jakarta, saying his country attaches importance

 VietNamNet Bridge – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim arrived in Ha Noi yesterday, beginning a three-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Summer vacation is the time for children to relax and enjoy themselves, but for those who grew up in Binh Minh Commune in the Thang Binh District of the central province of Quang Nam, it’s time to work hard. 

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on Monday called on continued close supervision on the operation of the Taiwan-invested steel company – Formosa Ha Tinh – to avoid any violations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese taekwondo athletes pocketed three bronze medals at the Chinese Taipei’s Summer Universiade on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gymnast Dang Nam defended his title in the men’s rings event at the 29th Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi police plan to increase inspections to uncover human trafficking rings, focusing on inter-provincial and transnational criminals.

Renowned American DJ and producer duo Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, better known as The Chainsmokers, will perform in HCMC on September 14 as part of their “Memories...Do not open” world tour, 

Indian food lovers should head to Saigon Café on level 1 of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers to join an Indian Food Festival featuring two Indian guest chefs from August 22 to 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disaster recovery in APEC economies is as important as disaster preparation and response, the co-chair of the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG),

Ha Noi People’s Court yesterday opened legal proceedings against a criminal case regarding an illegal virtual gold trading floor. The case involves top managers of the Ha Noi-based Khai Thai Consultant Limited Company.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest and most comprehensive-ever book collection on the history of Viet Nam has just hit bookcases throughout the country.