VietNamNet Bridge – At 75, Maria Nguyen Thi Gai, works every day, spending the pittance she earns on charity work.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For almost 30 years the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation has been helping abandoned and disadvantaged youngsters across the country.

 The US-China trade war is escalating sharply. In the most recent move, the US imposed a 10 per cent tariff starting from Monday on US$200 billion of Chinese imports. These tariffs will then rise to 25 per cent on January 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Organising his first exhibition in Vietnam in October, Somsak Chaituch from the Netherlands chose to debut his painting October to mark the event.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Dinh, former Vice Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) on demands for future government officials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians have seen a greener Hanoi with nearly 930,000 new trees planted along local streets over the last two years.

 Nguyen Tien Hung, 34, is considered the best amateur runner in the country. He beat more than 200 rivals from across the world to win the men’s 100km event at the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon (VMM) 2018,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The global cinema industry has seen massive success from crossover flick Avengers: Infinity War, which became the fourth highest grossing film of all time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Years spent studying abroad and experiencing different cultures and cuisines have helped Nguyen Khanh Vuong Anh realise her love for cooking, and especially Vietnamese food.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the main achievements of Vietnam’s agricultural restructuring plan over the last five years is the formation of three product categories – national key products, local key products ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the food first hits the water, a school of tra fish appears, eager to eat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This time last year, many parts of the central region were submerged under floodwater, but this year’s unusual aridity in the middle of the rainy season offers little solace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When visiting the northern province of Lang Son, Bac Son District’s Quynh Son Commune is often the first stop for tourists who wish to experience local life through homestays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms have launched inbound and outbound tours as well as promotion programmes to meet demand for the upcoming New Year holiday and Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  People’s Artist, theatre director and scriptwriter Dinh Bang Phi, a leading tuồng or hát bội (classical drama) performer in the 1980s-90s, will stage a mini live show in HCM City on November 9 night.

Food lovers will have a chance to enjoy several traditional dishes from Peru and learn about the rich cuisine of this South American country when the "Peruvian Gastronomic Days” kick off today in Hanoi.

Discussions and forums on the South China Sea have become sources of interdisciplinary study among scholars and researchers from the fields of politics, social policy, environment and strategy over the past decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German and Vietnamese authors are gathering in Vietnam for a cultural exchange including talk shows, excavations and reading sections.

The Ha Noi People’s Committee wants special powers to help restore old buildings. They have asked the Ministry of Construction to put their proposals to the Government in the hope of easing difficulties with building projects.

The Government of Viet Nam spends about VND65 trillion dealing with the consequences of alcohol each year, while alcoholic beverage firms contribute roughly VND50 trillion to the country’s economy,