A rapidly aging population and increasing rate of modern diseases are considered the biggest challenges to the healthcare sector of Southeast Asian nations, but technological innovations might offer a solution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) held a new physics class in Quy Nhon City on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The North-South Highway will be around 2,100km long, run through 32 provinces and be built in three stages.

The Vietnamese tuong (classical opera) performance Ông Già Cõng Vợ Đi Xem Hội (Old Man Carries His Wife on His Back to Festival) will open a night of traditional art at Hong Ha Theatre in downtown Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage the classical ballet Giselle at the Opera House on September 21 and 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has asked the Prime Minister to invest in a section of the North-South Expressway from Ninh Binh Province to Thanh Hoa under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, relevant agencies and localities to take prompt measures to prevent African swine fever reaching Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert titled Mexico and Vietnam: Notes of Friendship will be held at the Hanoi Opera House at 8pm on Friday (September 14) to celebrate the 208th anniversary of Mexico’s independence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quoc Doanh, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the country’s achievements using public private partnerships (PPPs) in agriculture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of cai luong (reformed opera) and artists from traditional troupes in HCM City will stage performances next week to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of cai luong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city of Hanoi has just submitted to the Government a plan to manage electric bicycles, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi administrators are working on a project to build a cultural space on Dinh Le Street within the pedestrian area around the city’s Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The announcement of a referendum on widening Hàng Đậu Street issued in 1925 is on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music video entitled Rise for Climate was recently launched in HCM City with the participation of artists Thanh Bui, Hoang Bach and many others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese culture will be in the spotlight at the Japan Day - Fullmoon Festival, which will take place on September 23 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Plant Protection Department plans to petition the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to ban the toxic ingredients Fipronil, Chlorpyrifos and Glyphosate from weed killer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – English singer and actor Shayne Ward will perform together with Vietnamese artists at a concert in Hanoi on October 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three high-rise buildings near Luong Yen Bus Station in Hanoi were not affected by recent tremors after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck China on Saturday morning, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Korean actor Han Jae Suk will play a leading role in a film about a love affair, produced by Vietnamese and Korean filmmakers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Cup Open 2018 will officially kick off from September 13 to 20 at the High Command of Border Guard Volleyball Gymnasium, Tu Liem District.