With two months to go for the 2019 Lunar New Year (Tet), the beer market is becoming active with supermarkets and retailers starting to make preparations for breweries sales campaigns.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Clean Air Day 2018 opened in Hanoi on Saturday, drawing about 1,000 people through different activities to spread information on air pollution and settlement solutions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The emerging mass tourism in coastal provinces in recent years has destroyed natural beauty spots at a furious pace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Colonel General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defence Minister, talked to Tuyên Giáo magazine about the new mission for Vietnam’s military sector.

A baby giraffe, born in late October has attracted more visitors to the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

 Vietnam will earn 3.15 billion USD from the export of 6.15 tonnes of rice this year, up 19.6 percent in value and 5.7 percent in volume compared to the last year’s figures, statistics show.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel FC have confirmed centre back Que Ngoc Hai will be in their team for next season.

 There are few things more liberating than travel -- although some passports offer more freedom than others.

 More than 4,350 merge and acquisition (M&A) deals totaling 48.8 billion USD have been executed in Vietnam during the past decade (2009-2018).

Travellers preparing for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays are facing higher fares and a shortage of tickets, with some flyers having to book late evening flights, or book early or late, to save money on domestic routes.

 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has asked the tourism sector to work harder to attract 18 million foreign tourists in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sarda Perez Javier of VUS-HCM City won the overall yellow jersey at the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia (NKKN) cycling tournament, VOH Cup on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young talent Nguyen Van Phuong won the men’s singles title of the Viet Nam Master tennis tournament, Vietravel Cup, which concluded in the central province of Nghe An on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The TV series Ngày Ấy Mình Đã Yêu (The Day We Fell in Love) and Gạo Nếp Gạo Tẻ (Wang’s Family) won gold awards in the best TV series category at the 38th National Television Festival, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is named among five U-21 stars predicted to play well in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2019 by the foxsportsasia.com.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s car rental market is believed to have great potential but high risks as well.

 The capital city of Hanoi is called “The city of lakes”. Among its dozens of big and small lakes, West Lake is the biggest with the encircling road stretching nearly 20 kilometers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has invited local and foreign companies to bid on waste treatment plants that are expected to reduce pollution and contribute to a greener and more beautiful urban area.

A book week to celebrate the 320th birthday of HCM City, formally called Saigon, Cho Lon and Gia Dinh, was a big hit with residents and visitors. The event was a kaleidoscope of the history of Vietnam’s biggest metropolis.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.