A group of veteran artists sang the beautiful rhythms of vi giam, folk songs from the Nghe An-Ha Tinh region, during the opening ceremony of the first Vi Giam Singing Club in HCM City recently. 

800m above sea level, Bao Loc is not as hot as Sai Gon or as cold as Da Lat. Instead, the little city has an average temperature of 21-23 Celsius degrees all year round. Little sunshine, much rain and a lot of fog typically color

 The second Van Yen cinnamon festival, themed “Van Yen luscious cinnamon”, will be held at the Central Stadium of Van Yen district, Yen Bai province from October 7 - 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides the pursuit of knowledge, Tran Anh Linh, 17, a high school student in the US, also learns in order to get involved in social work.

VietNamNet Bridge – Amateur 'tuong' art troupes have laid the foundation for the development of 'tuong', as they have kept intact the original value of the traditional art form. In modern life, these troupes still have a firm position,

 U16 Vietnam on September 22 advanced to the knock-out stage as the sole representative of the South East Asia region in the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship 2016 in India after a convincing 3-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan. 

 The Fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 5) International Communications Centre (ICC) was inaugurated in the central city of Da Nang on September 23.

 Vietnam has made the biggest jump this year to claim 11th place in the world’s friendliest country list, according to The InterNations Survey which interviewed more than 14,000 expats living in 67 countries around the world. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is carrying out a cyber security drill even as the city and country are grappling with a grave deterioration in online security.

VietNamNet Bridge – Popular local choreographer/director Tan Loc from Arabesque Dance Group on September 21 announced the third edition of the HCMC International Dance Festival 2016 slated for September 24 to October 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh La Thang, secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, said the odor that has recently attacked parts of southern HCMC comes mainly from the Da Phuoc integrated waste management facility

Six deputy ministers of finance will not be able to use state-owned cars while travelling from home as of October 1.

Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 Truong Dieu Ngoc has actively prepared for the Miss World 2016, which will be held in the US late this year.

 ASEAN’s energy ministers have vowed to strengthen collaboration in energy security and sustainable exploitation, and expand cooperation with the bloc’s partners and international organisations. 

 Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien held talks with Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament Svien Roald Hansen in Norway on September 22 to deepen relations between the two countries and legislative bodies.

 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Vo Van Tuan hosted a reception for visiting General Darren W. McDew, Commander of the US Transportation Command in Hanoi on September 22.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on the need for Vietnam and the US to increase delegation exchanges and dialogues to strengthen the bilateral relationship.

Hat boi or tuong, a genre of traditional theatre in the central and south regions, will be staged for tourists in Vinh Long this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam had spent US$485 million importing 1.06 million tons of fuels from South Korea in the year to August, up a staggering 573% in volume year-on-year,

 The Saigon Urban Rail Project is now 70% complete and on target to be placed into service in 2018. In honour of the occasion we have gathered some panoramic photos of pillars and sections of the construction.