VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Van Ky remembers the dinh (communal house) mostly as a place of festivities, full of laughter and gaiety.

Dien May Xanh’s purchase of Tran Anh, expected to be completed soon, is expected to restructure the home appliance market, just as the Central Group takeover of Nguyen Kim did in 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” 

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the beginning of this school year, teachers and students at Phan Ngọc Nhan Primary School in the central province of Quang Nam were very curious about the used shipping container 

 The high and dangerous journey challenges travellers with abysses and mountains. However, all those difficulties can not dampen the enthusiasm of teachers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ta Yen Ray, a 16 year-old living in mountainous Ma Noi Commune, central province of Ninh Thuan, was often called “monster-faced boy” because of his cleft lip.

Attracting foreign capital will allow Vietnamese pharmacy firms improve their competitiveness and develop the national pharmacy industry. However, analysts warn that the market may fall into foreign hands.

 Some 300 farmers were honoured on Tuesday for achieving excellent results in the manufacture and trade of agricultural products and for creating jobs for thousands  of labourers.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Chang, president of the Vietnamese women’s club in Malaysia, was worried. More and more Vietnamese children were growing up in the country, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has had many policies encouraging the development of the private sector. But the sector continues to face many Government-created hurdles, 

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has called on Vietnam and the Republic of Korea to increase the exchange of high-ranking visits and meetings in order to enhance political trust, expand cooperation and deepen their bilateral ties. 

 The Red Cross of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia signed a humanitarian cooperation agreement for the 2017-2022 period in Hanoi on September 22.

 Vietnam were defeated 17-25, 17-25, 17-25 by Thailand in their first match of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Japan 2018 on Thursday.

The Indian Navy Brass Band will perform in Vietnam for the first time to enhance the cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the two countries. 

 Several companies in HCM City have proposed to municipal authorities to name a street after Vietnam’s famous spy Pham Xuan An who is featured in the book X6 Perfect Spy.

 Traders at An Dong Market in HCM City's District 5 are protesting and complaining about the facility's severe deterioration.

 A concert by world-famous Azerbaijani conductor Yalchin Adigezalov, together with the Hanoi Philarmonic Orchestra, will be held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on September 29. 

 Vietnam defeated hosts Turkmenistan 1-0 to advance to the men’s futsal quarter-finals at the ongoing Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2016, total investment value in startups in SE Asia reached $1.5 billion, but less than $100 million was poured into Vietnam. 

Yesterday Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai held a press conference to give out official comments on the problematic equitisation of the state-owned Viet Nam Feature Film Studio