A programme entitled ‘Experimenting the arts of ‘Cheo’ was recently held at Hao Nam Temple in Hanoi, allowing the capital city’s students to learn more about the charm of ‘cheo’

 Water-puppetry artist Phan Thanh Liem will bring a performance of miniature water puppets to the 39th Orient Festival held from September 14 to 16 in Napoli, Italy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city’s People’s Committee has directed city police and border guards to strengthen management, inspection and handling of illegal sand mining on rivers and canals in the city.

 The real estate market in Vietnam has been active with new arrivals from foreign brokers and consultants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phương My will become the first Vietnamese designer to open Vancouver Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 which will be held on September 17-23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved a decree to raise fines for food safety violations, which would reach VND200 million (US$5,840) or seven times higher than the value of goods.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019 will take place at Bach Thao (Botanical) Garden, Hanoi, bringing audience back to their memories of childhood and close to nature, said designer Minh Hanh.

 In the race for bigger market share, most firms are resorting to use the media as a weapon for brand promotion and do not hesitate to spend large to pursue their goal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having failed to enter public high school, Vo Hoang Khoa from HCM City’s outlying district of Cu Chi applied to enroll at the district’s Centre for Continuing Education.

 Collecting taxes from Facebook and Google as well as individuals earning money from these platforms remains difficult for the Vietnamese government. Even the Law on Cybersecurity coming into effect in early 2019 may only partly handle the issue.

Young swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang, 18, has written history for Vietnamese swimming following his success at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 recently held in Indonesia where he won one silver and a bronze medal.

 There's a 70% chance of a recurrence of the El Niño weather event before the end of this year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

Economists have expressed concern about the impact on Vietnam’s economy if the second US tariff package of $200 billion is ratified after September 6, saying that Vietnam’s GDP may decrease by 0.03 percent because of the trade war.

HCM City maintains leading position in FDI attraction, Derivatives market not alluring to institutional investors yet, Vietnamese dairy producer expands operation in Russia,  Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Da Nang this December

 State-owned shipping giant Vinalines sold 5.44 million shares at its initial public offering (IPO) on September 5, only 1.1 per cent of the nearly 490 million shares offered for sale.

 Vietnamese IT engineers have enormous opportunities due to the growing thirst for skilled IT workforce both in Vietnam and overseas, particularly in Japan.

Giant foreign and domestic retailers like Lotte Mart, Big C, Fivimart, and Citimart reporting consecutive losses has raised suspicions about widespread tax evasion – or is competition really that fierce in the retail market? 

 VietNamNet Bridge – An unpalatable fact about working overtime in Vietnam was revealed in a survey conducted by Institute for Workers and Trade Unions not long ago.

“Colours of Vietnam” marks National Day in Myanmar, PM hopes US firms will transfer technology to Vietnam, Chi Ma-Ai Dian border gate pair open to traffic, Vietnam, Japan share experience in local administration

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Xuan Xiem, member of the Party Central Inspection Commission talks to the Khoa học và Đời sống newspaper (Science and Life) on how to draw a clear line between a gift and a bribery act.