VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in the capital are being forced to call for private capital to invest in more parks for children in new urban areas.

The Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the chief of the Department of Planning and Investment received the lowest votes of confidence. The Chair of the People’s Council and the police chief had the highest rates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For each cane priced VND13,000, the seller can process four cane-juice glasses, earning VND40,000 ($2). Selling hundreds of glasses of cane-juice a day, one can earn very high profit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi and HCM City are working to smooth traffic flows for candidates attending this year's university entrance exams which start today, July 4, around the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city's legislative body yesterday unanimously passed a resolution to impose accommodation requirements for people from other provinces wanting permanent residency in the metropolis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine bands from around the world will share a stage at the Folk Me Folk You festival at Ha Noi Social Club this Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will launch a special promotion month in November, with the aim of stimulating consumer demand and attracting both local and international tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge - To concretize the Law of the Capital City, at its 7th session on July 1-8, the Hanoi People’s Council will decide the list of the construction works for conservation.

"Hanoi currently has 600 relics that are seriously degraded. We need about VND6 trillion ($286 million) to repair the relics and this is a very big amount," said Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge – Under great pressure to realize the economic growth target, the Government and localities are seeking ways to spur investment demand and unblock the capital flow. A measure tabled now is to bolster public investment.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chuong Village is located near the Day River in Thanh Oai District Ha Noi and famous for not only the traditional craft of making palm leaf conical hats but also a village festival with unique traditional culture.

VietNamNet Bridge – It isn't difficult to trace their appeal. With colourful decorations and an on-the-go aspect which fits neatly with the pace of modern life, it's easy to see why "take-away" cafes have become increasingly attractive

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the upcoming meeting of the HCM City People's Council, the vote of confidence will be held for 16 officials who are elected by the People’s Council, with the three levels of confidence: high trust, low trust and trust.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese martial artists continued their success in pencak silat at the ASEAN School Games in Ha Noi yesterday, June 27, winning six gold medals.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 30 brick kilns in Ha Noi's Chuong My District keep operating, polluting the environment and impacting human health and production, even though the city's people's committee asked them to stop operations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Anh Vien sealed another hat-trick of swimming gold medals in the ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) yesterday, June 25, in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Student athletes from Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and Laos began their competitions in Hanoi on June 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC), which is considered the ‘Ambassador of Harmony’ from the city of Boston in the USA, will perform for free in Hanoi on June 29 and in Ho Chi Minh City on June 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will join hundreds of cities all over the world in celebrating the Fete de la Music – an all-night music celebration to mark the beginning of the summer solstice on June 21.