VietNamNet Bridge – Stories about unsavoury incidents at schools have been doing the rounds a lot these days.

The fashion show Diem Mot Thoi (Once Famous), a cultural programme offering insights into the country’s culture and lifestyle, will be staged daily, all year long, at HCM City’s Ao Dai (Vietnamese Long Dress) Museum.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arriving in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on a sunny day, I dropped by Linh Quy Phap An Pagoda, which is described as the heaven gate thanks to its heavenly and peaceful landscapes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Capital mobilization through Government bond sales beat the target by 11% and set a record in terms of volume last year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Centre for Human Resource Forecast and Labour Information foresees a mere 3 per cent shortage in worker numbers after Tet (the Lunar New Year).

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese businessmen have flocked to Vietnam to collect rubber wood and control 80 percent of rubber wood market share in the Central Highlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A year after the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was established, creating a huge market of over 622 million people with a market value of more than US$2.6 trillion, two experts give Viet Nam News a mixed review.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A talk titled “The Story of Water Puppetry”, hosted by artist Ngo Thanh Bac and puppet artisan/performance artist Phan Thanh Liem, will be held on January 8 in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, Hoang Thi Thuy Linh, 29, from the central province of Quang Binh Province, was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer).  She was told her best chances lay in getting her damaged stem cells replaced.

VietNamNet Bridge – The nation is expected to see cement overcapacity from 2017 as production has increased strongly in recent times while Vietnamese cement has turned less competitive on the world market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi, known for its cheap food and accommodation options, is much more affordable than many other Asian destinations,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists to HCMC may use their mobile phones to search for information about historical characters, natural creatures and phenomena, historical artifacts and photographs exhibited at all museums citywide.

Last year was the hottest on record by a wide margin, with temperatures creeping close to a ceiling set by almost 200 nations for limiting global warming, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. 

 Sai Gon FC of V.League 1 have inked a contract with Patrick Cruz of Brazil, who arrived in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnamese air carriers Vietjet Air and Vietnam Airlines, and Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (JSC) have just unveiled their promotion programs that allow passengers to enjoy fare discounts of up to 98%

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott), the organizer of American-style lottery game Mega 6/45, reported revenue of VND1.6 trillion (US$70.3 million) last year, VnEconomy reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government officials have announced that mineral exploitation will be more tightly controlled under a new regulation coming into effect on January 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Madrid-based photographer Tran Viet Ha has completed a photo collection on Japanese kimonos made with Vietnamese fabrics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Nguyen Phuong Linh’s multimedia installation, Chuyen Di Cuoi Cung (The Last Ride), will open in Ha Noi on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A gala New Year concert highlighting excerpts from famous operas will be held at the HCM City Opera House on January 8.