VietNamNet Bridge – A national festival celebrating cheo (traditional opera) will open tomorrow night in the northern province of Thai Binh, which is considered to be the birthplace of the art form.

From his spartan farm house, Nguyen Huu Dua explains in Vietnamese of the time when received a midnight visit from the organisers of a concert at Hanoi's famous opera house.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received visiting Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto in Hanoi on Nov. 24.

Vietnam and France agreed to boost cooperation in national defense on the basis of the friendship relations between the two countries.

Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue said that the production cost of power may rise 4.6% in 2012. However, the selling price will not include the entire losses of the Electricity of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Van Du, Chair of the Central Inspection Committee said on November 24, that Deputy Minister Cao Minh Quang’s case would be considered publically and in a transparent and objective manner.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 500 hectares of the West Lake’s surface water has been filled with dirty water and garbage. The water and air environment pollution of the West Lake has become alarming.

A lot of travel firms have offered super-cheap tours in order to encourage the demand, despite the input cost increases.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two companies in the southeastern province of Dong Nai, AB Mauri Ltd. Co and Kim Phong Commercial Production Investment JSC, have been suspended from operations for polluting the environment,

VietNamNet Bridge – Answering National Assembly deputies’ questions on restructuring banks, Governor Nguyen Van Binh of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) compared this task with “throwing rats but not breaking the vase”.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 45kg turtle owned by Mr. Dang Thanh Hai, 42, in Song Ma town, Son La province, is rated as the largest turtle in Vietnam at present.

VietNamNet Bridge - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on November 24 voted to put Vietnam’s hat xoan (Xoan singing) into the list of the world intangible heritages needing urgent protection.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some athletes shine at 12-day Southeast Asia Games 26 in Indonesia. They are Vietnam’s hopes at the Olympic 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen has been transformed into a three dimension (3D) cartoon by Vietnamese film makers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan answered nearly 40 questions on the question and answer session on November 24. However, Luan’s presentation did not satisfy National Assembly deputies.

If traffic law violators or bike racers do not stop at command, police will throw fishing nets onto the rear wheel of their vehicles and the net clings to the wheels, forcing the vehicles to stop. This method is used by police of Thanh Hoa city.

Denmark's new tax on fatty foods is having little impact on consumer habits, an opinion poll showed Wednesday.

Students come late to class, sleep during the lessons, play games and chat with each other were the things seen by some people at universities in Hanoi.

In order to avoid a direct confrontation with foreign social networks, Vietnamese social networks go their own ways to earn money to exist and improve their competitiveness on the Internet content market.

VietNamNet Bridge – B-Boy 3T, 23, a member of S.I.N.E Crew hip-hop troupe, is among four outstanding Asian dancers who are nominated for the world hip-hop contest in Moscow on November 26.