VietNamNet Bridge – Thuong Tho Palace in HCM City, built in the mid-19th century as the seat of administration by the French colonialists, needs to be preserved, a seminar heard on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-eight-year-old Vietnamese-French player Alize Lim triumphed in both the women’s singles and doubles category of the VTF Pro Tour 4 – Hung Thinh Cup 2018 Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Archeologists delivered 356 reports on the new archeological findings around Vietnam at an announcement event held for the sector during the weekend in the city of Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition entitled Chuối Rừng (Wild Banana) featuring nearly 40 artworks by painter Tran Ngoc Hung is opened to public in Hanoi. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite suffering from 90 per cent visual impairment, 37-year-old Truong Phuoc Khai of Hau Giang Province in the Mekong Delta has a passion for making books.

At first glance, Lê Nổ Tổ Chè at Hanoi’s 35 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street looks much like any other coffee shop in the capital. The establishment, however, boasts a unique draw: its décor focuses on the Truong Sa archipelago,

Nguyen Thanh Tung, director of the Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Island’s Department of Policy and Legal Matters, speaks to the Thanh Niên newspaper on the imperative need to protect the sea environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Like many mothers, 30-year-old Ly Thu Trang doesn’t want to see her children cooped-up indoors glued to the television set or sat playing video games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly has passed a new decree on the general education curriculum and textbook reform, which approves the circulation of different textbooks for each subject. 

Dang Kim Phuong has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in training and coaching teams, helping employees to improve their learning, working and soft skills. She is also a popular guest speaker and trainer 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 1922, the last chèo tàu folk singing festival took place in the ancient villages outside the capital. It seemed that the art form, which had been celebrated in festivals since 1683, would be lost to history.

Nguyen Hong Minh, Director General of the Directorate of the Vocational Education and Training speaks to the Hà Nội Mới newspaper on the need for strong co-ordination between vocational training institutions with labour markets.

Thai Duy Sam, vice president of the Viet Nam Association for Building Materials, speaks to Kinh te & Do Thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the need to use green construction materials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When doctor Nguyen Van Chuong, decided to retire, he wasn’t ready to put his feet up.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Butterflies have very short life spans. I wanted to find a way to keep their colours forever,” said artist Vu Thi Nguyet Anh, who owns a painting workshop in Bao Loc City in Lam Dong Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary featuring the tough journey of a transgender person trying to find an identity by two independent film makers is set to be screened in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More breakthrough solutions are needed to help farmers in the Mekong Delta cope with unpredictably rising water levels, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa will organise a festival dedicated to local heroes who lived more than 600 years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a Vietnamese saying about parents’ care-giving: “When young, one relies on one’s father, and when old, one relies on one’s children”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City fire brigade has called on people running shops at home to take proper preventive measures against fire.