Nguyen Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade, speaks to the Hà Nội Mới newspaper on his department’s resolve to monitor closely the multi-level marketing activities in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of expat communities and individuals living, working or studying in the cities of Da Nang, Hue and Hoi An will join the annual ‘Đà Nẵng’s Expats Got Talent 2018’ 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam took their first point in the first qualifying round of the U20 futsal Asia Championship 2019 (SEA region), which kicked off late Wednesday in Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts at a dialogue held yesterday in Hanoi discussed ending violence against women and girls.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City has established a steering board on e-Government and smart city development for the 2018-25 period, with an aim of promoting the city’s digital government, economy and society.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food safety control needs improving to stop “dirty” food during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Procuracy of Ha Noi has approved a request by the Investigative Police Agency to launch legal proceedings against three people for allegedly appropriating assets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 19th BTV Cup international football tournament will be held on December 20-30 in Binh Duong Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang plans to get residents to sort their own waste before throwing it out in Thanh Khe and Son Tra districts from March next year.

Coach Park Hang-seo said he’s feeling the pressure, but was confident his Vietnam side would have a good game against the Philippines in the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-final tonight in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is reviewing the legal framework for the ratification of the ILO Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.

About 4,300 State white-collar employees of Hanoi will be laid off next year, according to a decision by the Ha Noi’s People’s Council. Following the move, the city will have a total of 153,875 white-collar workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special Christmas Concert will be held from 6pm to 10 pm on December 19 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Tran Tuan Minh won gold in the men’s standard chess event after nine rounds at the National Sports Games yesterday in the capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat narrowly lost to Macau Black Bears 95-97 in the Asian Basketball League at Nanhai Gymnasium, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a rather sudden and widely applauded move, HCM City authorities have issued regulations forcing the city’s folk to start separating their solid waste at source.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air quality in Hanoi has become worse recently, with air quality index (AQI) measurements ranging from 78 to 178 according to the Environment Protection Centre

 VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary film on the late theatre actress Thanh Nga, a guru of cai luong (reformed opera), has been released on YouTube to pay tribute to the artist 40 years after her death.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Museum of Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta has unveiled a rare ancient statue of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom and learning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of Ly Thai To Ward has sent a document to the Hoan Kiem District’s authority calling on bars to not stay open until 2am.