Barbers from Kim Lien Ward in Dong Da District, Hanoi and many neighbouring areas are offering free haircuts for visitors at a two-day festival to honour the ancestors of barbers on April 21 and 22.

Nguyen Kim Son, Permanent Vice President of the Ha Noi National University, spoke to the newspaper Kinh te & Do thi about the close link between high quality universities and turning out of high quality human resources. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Victory over Quang Ninh Coal this weekend on home turf will help Hai Phong level the record of seven consecutive wins that Hoang Anh Gia Lai set up in 2004.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police and customs officers yesterday (April 22) recovered two suitcases containing elephant tusks and ivories at Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Viet Nam’s famous traditional dress has taken many forms over the centuries, its allure and appeal has never died.

 China and the United States, the world's top producers of greenhouse gas emissions, pledged on Friday to formally adopt by the end of the year a Paris deal to slow global warming,

VietNamNet Bridge - Some Vietnamese brands have left large cities for rural areas, while others are under pressure from foreign competitors as the country integrates more deeply with the world economy. 

 For survivors and relatives of victims of a landslide that struck with the force of half an atom bomb it is a time to grieve. For witnesses to a fatal avalanche at the Mount Everest base camp, it is time to climb again.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Con Son-Kiep Bac relic site in Hai Duong Province has several historical and cultural relics reflecting Buddhism and Confucianism and national heroes of Vietnam.

 Vietnam seeks new avenues into Cambodia markets, Lao Cai moves to promote mineral processing, Eximbank undergoes surprise personnel reshuffle, IFC expands TPBank credit line, JLL: M&A to rocket in 2016

 Businessman arrested over pyramid scheme, Hau Giang announces saline intrusion emergency, More Vietnamese fishermen return home from Indonesia, Drought causes loss of $4 million in Khanh Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge – The humane military thoughts of renowned figures and generals in the Tran Dynasty (1225-1400) were the content of a recent talk jointly held by the Institute of Military Humanities and Social Sciences

 VietNamNet Bridge – Oysters are raised in millions of recycled rubber tyres in Lang Co Town, Phu Loc District, in the central Thua Thien-Hue Province, posing risks to water and consumer health,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese e-commerce firms are excited rather than worried about the news that Alibaba has taken over Lazada.

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has sought approval from the municipal People’s Council for a programme to subsidise non-public early childhood education.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese scriptwriter Shimizu Takahiko, who is also Director of the Japan-Vietnam Cultural Interaction Project, has been an ambassador linking Vietnam’s traditional cultural values to the world for many years.

 A great song should lift your heart, warm your soul and make you feel good. Aware of this fact, artists have joined hands to organise musical performances at hospitals.

  Economists have renewed calls for the government to take tougher action on further truncating the state’s commercial interest in enterprises, as proposed in the high-profile Vietnam 2035 Report released recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Buon Ma Thuot is the capital and also the most popular destination in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. It attracts visitors by the immense coffee forest, the unique gong culture, and spectacular natural scenery.

Newly-elected Minister of Internal Affairs Le Vinh Tan said the ministry would step up the fight against corruption, aims to eliminate cumbersome bureaucracy and implement public administrative reform.