Manzi Art Space will host Air/Sound – a solo flute concert by artist Laura Chislett from Australia, on January 12.

  Musician Ngo Hong Quang, who sings and plays traditional Vietnamese instruments, will introduce his new songs at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre on January 11 in District 2.

 The Saigon Classical Music Group will present a concert titled “Four Seasons in Music” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on  January 7.

 Vietnamese-American pianist child prodigy Evan Le will perform in a concert called “Spring Buds” in HCM City on January 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe the petroleum distribution market will see a breakthrough after the conclusion of IPOs for PV Oil and Binh Son Refinery (BSR).

VietNamNet Bridge - From February 2, psychological counseling divisions will be set up at all schools to give support to students.

The natural conditions in Hanoi are favorable for aquaculture with 4,327 hectares of lakes and rivers which allow the farming of fish in cages.

Impressed by the effectiveness of Barista, a drink dispenser created by a group of FPT University students, Do Cong Hung, a lecturer in software technology, said he wanted to buy the smart ‘bartender’ at the thesis defending ceremony.

The HCM City Customs Department on Tuesday began piloting the use of the Viet Nam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management at Lotus Port in District 7 and SP-ITC International Container Terminal in District 9.

Some 6.6 million people have received better medical treatment as a result of a project which rotates doctors from high-level to lower-level hospitals, implemented in Vietnam since 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge - Statements by people who have influence in society stirred public debate in 2017.

 Farmers and food producers in the Mekong Delta are busy preparing speciality fruits and foods to meet burgeoning demand for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls on February 16 this year.

Maestro Unai Urrecho of Spain will conduct the New Year concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on January 20.

 In the last few days, a large amount of fish died en mass along the Phu River in Tu Nghia District, the central province of Quang Ngai.

 Some 28 of 34 auctions conducted by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in 2017 sold out shares offered by state-owned enterprises (SOEs), raising over 2.63 trillion VND (115.72 million USD) for the State.

 International media have run articles highlighting that the year 2017 marked Vietnam’s rapid economic growth.

The Hanoi criminal police division yesterday requested collaboration from organisations and citizens in the search for Nguyen Hong Lam, chairman of the People’s Committee of Quoc Oai District.

 People employing under-16-year-old workers can receive an administrative fine or up to 12 years’ imprisonment depending on the level of violations.

 HCM City’s export revenue reached an estimated 35.55 billion USD last year, a year-on-year increase of 16.1 percent, according to the city Department of Industry and Trade.

 Vietnam gained its highest ever seafood export value of 8.32 billion USD in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 18 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.