The State Audit will focus on a number of major projects in 2019, including the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, as well as the 10-trillion-VND flood control project in Ho Chi Minh City and Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway line in Hanoi.

 Young women from across the country are encouraged to join the first national Miss World Vietnam 2019 competition.   

 A Government-level negotiation on territorial and border issues between Vietnam and China took place in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on January 14.

 The Department of Tourism in the northern province of Ninh Binh have warned tourists not to stay at 20 guest houses illegally-built in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Trang An.

 Many parents in Hai Phong City have expressed anger after local schools announced that only primary pupils with good grades could go to school while a teaching competition was being carried out.

 Park Hang-seo and his Vietnamese squad left Abu Dhabi for Al Ain on January 13 in preparation for their last Group D match against Yemen scheduled in two days’ time.

 The Government has approved a project to ensure proper nutrition and improve the physical fitness of students.

 The forestry sector will support the issuance of sustainable forest management certificates on an area of 100,000ha per year as part of efforts to ensure that Vietnamese wood products satisfy all international requirements.

 A strong cold snap is forecasted to hit the northern region from January 16.

 Car prices in Vietnam have considerably increased due to higher demand before the Lunar New Year holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ola Nguyen, whose Vietnamese name is Nguyen Hoang Minh Tam, became the first Polish citizen of Vietnamese descent to win MasterChef Poland last December. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 90-year-old Binh Tay Market in District 6 is busier than ever weeks before the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday season. 

Hanoi Medical University, one of the most prestigious schools in Vietnam, still has no  master plan on developing research teams because it lacks money to implement a strategy on science and technology development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten countries, dozens of fables, scores of cultural symbols, hundreds of places to visit and thousands of delicacies to relish – diversity flourishes across this region of over 628 million people. 

The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 is due to kick off on January 16 in the heritage city of Ha Long in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The event will gather top tourism leaders and experts, as well as hospitality businesses and investors.

Ngu Hanh Son or the Marble Mountains, a natural complex with unique spiritual architectures has become a symbol of the central city of Da Nang.

Thuy Tien, 26, an office worker who lives on the third floor of an apartment building on Tran Dang Ninh street in Hanoi, chooses to take the stairs every day instead of the lift.

 The flower growers in Nhat Tan flower village located in Hanoi provide meticulous care to close to 100 That Thon peach trees.

Striker Nguyen Anh Duc is considered a “magnate” of Vietnamese football. Not only has he achieved a lot on the field – the most important thing for a professional footballer – he has also been a success in his business dealings.

 Vietnam’s textile and garment sector is hoped to make breakthroughs in 2019 based on successes and momentum last year.