The burning of joss paper in the form of personal items is a popular tradition around Vietnam. The paper is burned as part of rituals to honour dead ancestors and the gods. However, as society becomes more environmentally-conscious,

 VietNamNet Bridge – US President Donald Trump was welcomed by Vietnamese Party, State and Government leaders while he was in Hanoi to attend the DPRK-USA summit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unobserved economy is not a recent phenomenon, so not a new concept. Concern about the influence of unmeasured economic activities has been growing since the beginning of the 20th century. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fishermen in the Mekong Delta have earned high profits from their near shore and offshore fishing trips with some having a bumper harvest and far more than last year’s catches during the same period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers who breed marine fish in floating cages in Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are using new advanced farming techniques with good results.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN) to recover nearly VND1.2 billion (US$52,170) from the Bac Thang Long – Noi Bai Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll booth,

Bui Ta Hoang Vu, director of the HCM City’s Department of Tourism, talks to Người Lao Động newspaper about HCM City’s efforts to improve its tourism environment to meet the target of 8.5 million foreign visitors 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Remnants of the foundations of a 10th century pagoda in Xuan Dai Mountain, Vinh Loc District, the central province of Thanh Hoa, have just been excavated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vilayphone Phengsana scored an own goal to help Vietnam beat Laos 1-0 in the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U16 Championship qualification’s second match of Group A on Sunday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Hen Lake in the northeastern province of Cao Bang is surrounded by rows of mountains, capped by streaks of white clouds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranked second at the 14th SEA Youth Athletics Championships 2019 which closed in the Philippines on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat enjoyed an impressive win over Zhuhai Wolf Warriors 102-70 in the Asian Basketball League (ABL) on Sunday night at the CIS Gymnasium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading real estate and retail conglomerate Vingroup has announced a Science and Technology Scholarship Programme for Overseas Study for Master’s and Doctoral Degrees for talented Vietnamese students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Peter Dunai was among very few foreign correspondents who travelled to the northern border area of Vietnam to cover the 1979 Vietnam-China border war. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have recently been bombarded with a question by investors: will bank shares continue to be attractive this year?

Pham Trong Thuc, deputy director general for the Department of Industrial Safety and Environment in the Ministry of Industry and Trade speaks to the newspaper Công Thương on the need to have specific measures to maximise ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many experts agree that HCM City authorities should focus on improving public transport before making decisions about limiting vehicles in the inner city.

The Celeb Academy Viet Nam and Global K Centre, a South Korean-based music training centre, are offering long training courses and short experience classes aimed at young singers and people who want to develop their professional career.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands region is lacking water for crops and daily activities because of a lack of rainfall, and water levels at lakes and rivers have decreased drastically.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A task force for Vietnam’s peace keeping missions had working sessions with UNMISS and visited Vietnamese officers at Bentiu base, South Sudan.