More than 50 sculptures by 26 young artists from HCM City and Hanoi are on display at an exhibition titled Điêu Khắc Sài Gòn-Hà Nội (Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Sculpture) at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

Footballer Nguyen Quang Hai, long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang are among potential winners of the National Best Athlete of the Year award after the nominees were announced yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lì xì or giving lucky money is the most anticipated of customs, especially by children during the Lunar New Year festival (Tết).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport plans to use underground drilling methods on construction works located on 88 main or crowded streets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport has unveiled plans to launch a new public bus service between Tan Son Nhat Airport and the neighbouring Vung Tau City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Audit of Viet Nam (SAV) has published a report on a series of violations that have caused major cost overruns for HCM City’s Metro Line No 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien), 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Criminals are using social networks to buy and sell humans organs, making it difficult for police to catch offenders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A policeman in Phan Thiet City in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan was stabbed to death while on duty this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Transport Corporation (Transerco) on Tuesday introduced four new bus routes to strengthen links with suburban areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vhandicap golf tournament will start at Long Bien golf course in Hanoi on December 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The VPG Match Play Championship is scheduled to tee off from December 27 to 30 at Long Thanh golf course in the southern province of Dong Nai, 

Three people aged from 18 to 20 drowned on Tuesday and another girl is in a critical condition in hospital after their boat overturned and sank on Da Ton Lake – an artificial lake in Tan Phu District, the southern province of Dong Nai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former world boxing champion Shinji Takehara of Japan will take part in friendly matches against Vietnamese boxers on December 29-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A male passenger was caught carrying illegal weapons at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous Vietnamese fashion designer Do Manh Cuong will hold a “Mix & Match” fashion show in HCM City’s District 7, with participation of 100 models, on Thursday (December 27).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The growing production, import and trade of dietary supplements should be managed to avoid potential threats to users, 

The concert version of a Broadway-style musical play based on a book by noted writer To Hoai will be performed at HCM City’s Opera House at 8pm on December 29, while the completed show will debut in June 2019.

Vietnam has sent 11 beauties over the years to compete at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, including Thuy Lam and H’Hen Nie in Top 15 and Top 5 this year, respectively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five writers were honoured recently at the National Writing Competition 2018 for Young Writers, organised by HCM City Writers’ Association in co-operation with its partners in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors from the Ha Noi-based Viet Duc Hospital on Monday announced to successfully conduct the first transplant of two lungs from a brain-dead donor on a cancer patient.