To preserve the traditional culture of ethnic minority people, many schools in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have invited artisans to teach gong playing and xoang dances to their pupils.

 The owners of peach blossom in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan are busy collecting and replanting peach blossom stumps which were rented out for Tet holiday. After collecting, the stumps will be used for the following Tet.

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways is carrying out its plan to conduct flights on 37-40 air routes in 2019 with the aim of expanding its network across Vietnam, according to General Director Dang Tat Thang.

Vietnamese shares are forecast to advance in March as investors may seize the chance to invest in companies that are about to provide clearer visions for 2019 at their annual shareholder meetings.

 The Hanoi People’s Committee on March 3 proposed subsidised ticket rates on its first metro project – the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway – when the metro opens for commercial operation next month.

Vietnam is in the early stages of developing renewable energy sources and needs to introduce more incentive policies to attract more investment, experts have said.

 The world is moving towards legal gender equality -- but it's moving very, very slowly. Only six countries currently give women and men equal rights, a major report from the World Bank has found.

Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue  is expected to welcome 40 cruise ships in 2019, including many luxurious vessels. 

 More than a dozen people have been confirmed dead after a series of tornadoes touched down in Alabama and Georgia on Sunday afternoon.

Vietnam’s expenditures on education amounts to 20 percent of total budget expenses, a relatively high figure compared with other countries. But education quality will still depend on how the money is used.

 Vietnam’s medical sector is expected to undergo significant changes in the near future, driven by a trend of applying Artificial Intelligence in light with the technology innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

VietNamNet Bridge - Reports all show that environmental quality has been declining, especially in industrial zone areas. 

 Although Vietnamese airlines have been preparing for a direct Vietnam-US route in the past few years, it has taken time to ready their fleets and come up with ways to compete with other international airways over this route. 

 Learning English through apps is not a new idea in Vietnam, but in 2018 Vietnam’s startup community saw the arrival of the ELSA app, or “English Language Speech Assistant”, which raised $3.2 million for its AI-assisted language learning platform. 

 A photo by Luong Thanh Hai of Vietnam’s meteorological and hydrological agency has won the first prize at a photo competition of the Typhoon Committee (TC).

Economic experts and scientists gathered at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on March 2 to work on documents on socio-economic development strategies to be summited to the 13th National Party Congress. 

 More than 3,000 people wearing ao dai (traditional long dress) joined in a mass performance in Nguyen Hue pedestrian street on March 3, part of the ongoing sixth Ao Dai Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Northern Quang Ninh province is offering incentives to promote the opening of flights to Van Don International Airport, the first airport to be invested by a private business in Vietnam.

 About 7.42 million shares of four companies invested with State capital will be auctioned at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) this March.

 Endoscopy was first introduced in Vietnam by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Cuong.