VietNamNet Bridge – Countryside markets, flower villages and fruit farms are among the bustling places in the upcoming Tet holiday. Saigontourist Travel Service Co. is offering tours called “Traveling before Tet, bringing spring to home.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some two weeks ago, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc himself weighed in on a high-profile apartment building complex planned in the capital by a leading real estate developer.

A musician in the northern province of Phu Tho is running a permanent exhibition of his own music instruments collection at his home. His house has become a tourism destination for visitors to Thanh Thuy District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s struggling rail transport sector continues to falter, with output and revenues of Viet Nam Railways (VNR) declining considerably, falling short of set targets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of Ha Noi artist Dinh Thanh Van’s paintings featuring flowers has opened in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa easily defeated Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) 2-0 in the first round of V.League 1 play in the central province of Thanh Hoa yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Its beaches, luxury resorts and golf courses is helping the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa attract an increasing number of foreign tourists.

 If you are part of the civil service sector in the capital city, you might soon end up on the wrong side of the etiquette newly drawn up for public servants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If it does not rain, outdoor classes in the school’s garden are held everyday at the Hoa Mai Kindergarten in Hau Giang Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australian coach Joseph Donnelly is considered a “Buddha” by the Vietnamese women’s rowing team: he has trained the team for no money and has helped it thrive in regional and world tournaments.

VietNamNet Bridge – So far, Vietnam has produced 11 of the 12 vaccines for the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stories about unsavoury incidents at schools have been doing the rounds a lot these days.

The fashion show Diem Mot Thoi (Once Famous), a cultural programme offering insights into the country’s culture and lifestyle, will be staged daily, all year long, at HCM City’s Ao Dai (Vietnamese Long Dress) Museum.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arriving in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on a sunny day, I dropped by Linh Quy Phap An Pagoda, which is described as the heaven gate thanks to its heavenly and peaceful landscapes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Capital mobilization through Government bond sales beat the target by 11% and set a record in terms of volume last year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Centre for Human Resource Forecast and Labour Information foresees a mere 3 per cent shortage in worker numbers after Tet (the Lunar New Year).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A year after the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was established, creating a huge market of over 622 million people with a market value of more than US$2.6 trillion, two experts give Viet Nam News a mixed review.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A talk titled “The Story of Water Puppetry”, hosted by artist Ngo Thanh Bac and puppet artisan/performance artist Phan Thanh Liem, will be held on January 8 in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, Hoang Thi Thuy Linh, 29, from the central province of Quang Binh Province, was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer).  She was told her best chances lay in getting her damaged stem cells replaced.

VietNamNet Bridge – The nation is expected to see cement overcapacity from 2017 as production has increased strongly in recent times while Vietnamese cement has turned less competitive on the world market.