VietNamNet Bridge – Art researcher and critic Iola Lenzi arrived in Vietnam for the first time 20 years ago and was charmed by the refined culture.

People are advised to drink alcohol in moderation to maintain drinking as a beauty in Vietnamese culture, especially during festivals, New Year holidays and gatherings.

Vu Dai villagers are now racing against time to prepare their signature braised carp fish to fulfill orders by customers from different parts of the nation as the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is around the corner.

 Hanoi’s high-end real estate segment is predicted to decrease in supply and see an increasing trend of subdividing villas and townhouses into smaller flats.

 The local home appliances retail market may be dominated by Chinese giants after Alibaba, JD.com and Amazon have forayed into the market, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reports.

 Despite the real estate market’s rapid recovery over the last few years, a number of risks still remain, including an oversupply of high-end projects, the return of speculators, and falling market demand.

 Vietnamese authorities have started developing specific guidelines for selecting investors to develop renewable energy projects under their management, weeding out weak investors and out-of-date technology.

Vietnam's players freely played in snow in Changzhou city, China's Jiangsu province ahead of the final match against Uzbekistan of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship on January 27

 Xoan Singing of northern Phu Tho province will receive the official recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO in a ceremony at Lai Len Shrine, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho on February 3.

Around 15 large LED monitors will be installed on pedestrian streets and in parks around Hanoi to broadcast the final match of the AFC U23 Championship between Vietnam and Uzbekistan for gatherings of football fans on January 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To prepare for the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Tet Offensive and other events, HCM City authorities have banned vehicles from certain streets on January 26.

 North Korea's women's ice hockey players have arrived in South Korea to form a joint team for the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Rapid development of resorts, hotels and entertainment projects in the Ly Son Island off the central coastal province of Quang Ngai threaten to seriously damage the ancient geography of the area related to volcanic eruptions...

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recently released album of popular Vietnamese pop singer My Tam has made it to the World Albums category of Billboard. The album is titled Tâm 9.

 A survey on violence against women in Viet Nam will be conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Investigation into newborn’s death begins, Taxi passenger killed by falling steel beam at Ninh Binh construction project, Spain’s leading sports newspaper covers Vietnam U23’s feat

 Nguyen Van Phuong of Viet Nam was ousted from the ITF Copa Barranquilla Capital de Vida-Claro in Colombia on Wednesday.

 A study of real and made-up drugs in best-selling video games has highlighted how harmful narcotics often give unlikely strength and health boosts to characters.

As per a report of the Out-of-school Children: Vietnam Country Study 2016 conducted by the Ministry of Education and Training and the UNICEF, drop-out rates of children aged 5-14 fell drastically.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the headquarters of the Embassy of Viet Nam in New Delhi, India on January 25.