VietNamNet Bridge – The network of deep, tiny alleys running side by side are part of the mysterious beauty of old Hanoi, but they also pose a death trap for those in flats and houses along them when fire breaks out.

The bright and thriving flowers of Tay Tuu village on the outskirts of Hanoi include daisies, roses, and gerberas all vying with each other in a colourful display of spring vitality as the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018 nears.

 Ho Chi Minh City is preparing a variety of major cultural and entertainment activities at many places in the city center during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which begins on February 16 this year.

 As 2018 Lunar New Year (Tet) is approaches, travel companies in Hanoi are preparing to meet customers’ diverse needs and interests.

The world’s longest sea cable car route connecting An Thoi Town and Hon Thom Island in the southern province of Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc Island District was inaugurated yesterday, reducing travel time by half 

A Vietnamese restaurant founded by three Vietnamese PhDs near Guangxi University in Nanning, China, has seen 20% growth in its annual revenues over the past three years. 

 Bui Thi Thu Thao brought home a gold medal in the eighth Asian Indoor Athletics Championship, which wrapped up at the Aftab-e Enqhelab Stadium in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday.

Chinese have for the first time become the largest number of international visitors to arrive in HCM City, according to the city Department of Tourism.

 The Ministry of Transport plans to spend VND350.5 trillion (US$15.4 billion) to develop the country’s aviation industry from now until 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese female billionaires in the dairy industry have officially set foot in the US market. 

 The number of local consumers using E5 petrol in their autos has been increasing rapidly, though bio-fuel has only been put into use nationwide for just the past month.

 After gaining positive business performance last year, many banks have planned to hold annual general meetings (AGMs) for 2018 soon.

The project to curb tidal flooding in Ho Chi Minh City may fail to be ready by April 30 due to lack of construction ground.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has pointed out that nutrition is the major cause for the slow improvement in height of Vietnamese people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petrol smuggling and trade fraud continues to be a big problem in Vietnam, with several cases of fake and poor quality gasoline discovered by Government agencies.

The Ministry of Health has raised concerns over the grave consequences of alcohol poisoning because of fake spirits during Tet holiday.

 With up to 40,000 mentions among 1.8 million Instagram posts tagged from ships and ports around the world, Vietnam ranks in the global Top 15 of the most Instagrammed cruise destinations on SeaHub, a cruise deal site.

 For the past 30 years, a Pho vendor in Hanoi has been serving customers between 3-6 am.

HCM City authorities have asked the National Assembly and the government to help resolve capital difficulties for the city’s metro projects which have been at sluggish pace.

Farmers in Thanh Hoa Province are complaining that they have to give local state officials a part of the support money after their shrimp farms were destroyed in a 2017 flood.