Legendary mixed artists Sandra and Bad Boys Blue will headline a live concert featuring their hits from the 70-s-90-s this coming March 11 at 8pm at the Hanoi National Convention Centre.

 Electronic gaming services in Vietnam, which are accessible to foreigners only, will have to meet more stringent business requirements under a new decree coming into force on February 15.

A huge fire has broken out at Vinh Phuoc Commune in Nha Trang, destroying as many as 70 houses and causing great loss of property.

 While Intel is cutting jobs globally, Intel Products Vietnam (IPV) has plans to increase investment in 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Health plans to use geographic information system (GIS) technology for infectious disease surveillance in all 24 city districts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year will be featured this Sunday, January 22, at So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Ha Noi.

 The Hanoi youth union has released its list of ten young locals with outstanding achievements in scientific research, economics, security, art, sports and volunteering last year.

 The Department of Science and Technology and the People’s Committee of Thuan Thanh district in the Red River Delta province of Bac Ninh organised a ceremony on January 17 to announce the collective brand name for its Ho chickens.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national women’s volleyball team will have Japanese head coach Hidehiro Irisawa, who is expected to push Viet Nam to a higher level.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang plans to limit the number of personal cars and motorcycles in an effort to ease traffic congestion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dust concentration in the air, both in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, was several times higher in 2016 than the levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), endangering resident’s health.

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 Vietnam is participating in the second Raisina Dialogue - a geopolitical conference, in India from January 17-19.

 The traditional art of lacquerware in the southern province of Binh Duong’s Tuong Binh Hiep ward has been accredited as a national intangible heritage.

Vietnam is among countries with an average cancer rate, stated Prof. Dr. Tran Thanh Huong from the National Institute for Cancer Prevention and Control on January 17.

 Sai Gon Pho (Saigon Streets), a pop-up book on HCM City’s major landmarks, was released on January 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A newly-launched artbook entitled 5 Mua (Five Seasons) features more than 100 paintings selected from entries to an online painting contest held recently by the Kim Dong Publishing House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh won the Cup of Victory as the best male athlete of 2016 in a Gala awarding ceremony held yesterday in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has risen one step in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, announced on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam U23 team will convene on February 3 to prepare for the friendly match with Malaysia on February 7.