Vietnam is among countries with the highest rate of hepatitis in the world; however, lack of knowledge about the disease leads people to hide it, causing a major barrier in hepatitis treatment and prevention.

The Goethe-Institut HCM City on Wednesday signed cooperation agreements with three high schools to teach German as a second foreign language under the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight LED screens will be installed on Nguyen Hue walking street in HCM City to serve fans during the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction works are endangering the banks of the Sai Gon River which supplies water for the city’s residents and contributes significantly to the development of HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nỗi Buồn Chiến Tranh (The Sorrow of War), the well-known novel by Bảo Ninh, has once again received a regional literary award in South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam-Japan U13 international football tournament will kick off on December 14-16 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the men’s singles in the second round of the ATP Kobe Challenger in Japan on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Reality and Consciousness” is the title of a group exhibition of five Vietnamese and French artists at the HCM City Exhibition Centre.

Thousands of visitors have flocked to the Van Phuc silk village to attend the annual Van Phuc Handicraft Village Cultural Week, which is taking place from November 8 to 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Researchers and agencies are planning to restore two bomb shelters in Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Complex. The sites, used during the anti-American war, will then be open to the public.

"Từ hè đường đến sân khấu" (From Street to Stage), a special programme of xẩm performances will take place this month to celebrate Việt Nam Cultural Heritage Day which falls on November 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to look into why pepper plantations have been dying off in the Central Highlands, 

Pioneering approaches to research innovation powered by industry engagement and commercialisation were the highlight of a seminar on “Commercialising University Innovation – The New Zealand Story” in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Global trends in health policies and practical access in the context of the rapidly aging population were topics of discussion at a forum on health care yesterday in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To tackle rampant food safety issues in Vietnam, a national information database with real-time updates will be set up, 

At his second solo exhibition Fairy Land, lacquer painterartist Nguyen Quoc Huy displays large and distinctive paintings. The pieces feature light colours, which are rarely used in lacquer painting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran writer Nguyễn Nhật Ánh’s latest book for children will hit bookshops next week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The London-based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) will perform with Vietnamese dancers at the Toyota Classics Concert 2018 at the HCM City Opera House on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Huynh Duc has agreed to take the driving seat of V.League 1 side SHB Da Nang after the central city’s football team sacked Nguyen Minh Phuong early this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dutch clarinetist Leon Bosch will perform in a concert at HCM City’s Opera House on Sunday to celebrate the 45 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands.