VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien booked a ticket to the final of the women’s 400m medley at the Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A live show honouring motherly love and filial piety will take place on September 22 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two music productions on mothers and children by composer Nguyen Van Chung of HCM City have been released to celebrate the annual Buddhist holiday of Vu Lan, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is reviewing the operation of the region’s biggest traditional market, Dong Ba, in a scheme to upgrade the trade centre.

An art exhibition of 259 paintings, graphic art works and sculptures has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum as part of the city’s celebrations of the 73rd National Day, which falls on September 2. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans to close down universities in provinces and improving the way higher education centres are run in big cities across the country are causing controversy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese track and field athletes will leave for Indonesia tomorrow, aiming for at least one gold medal at the ongoing 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been advised to carefully consider whether to borrow from Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional products made of natural materials like bamboo, rattan and rice straw have become bestsellers in HCM City, replacing items made with plastic or metal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Southeast Asian migrant workers are no longer just emigrating to developed countries, increasingly they’re moving within the region.

The Dong Chau-Khe Nuoc Trong Forest in the central province of Quang Binh is considered to be a region of high biodiversity that needs special preservation, however, after four years of research and discussion ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in Kien Giang Province have asked Phu Quoc Economic Zone Management Board to take away the licence of a waste treatment centre that is causing headaches for them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An open-air cai lương (reformed opera) show starring one of the region’s most talented young artists will be held at the Le Thi Rieng Park in Bac Lieu City this weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan brought home the country’s first silver medal at the Asian Games (ASIAD) yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With space limited in downtown Hanoi, parking spaces are at a premium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Ethnic Groups’ Culture Museum in the northern city of Thai Nguyen hosted various exhibitions, folk shows and traditional games over the weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Do Duc Dinh, from the Ha Noi Institute for Socio Economic Studies, speaks to Khoa hoc & Doi song newspaper on performance-based pay.

Shark Tank, a TV reality show for start-ups, had a pleasant shock for viewers last month in the form of Le Hong Thao Quyen, CEO of ViralWorks. Quyen, 26, is one of the rare start-up entrepreneurs in the show to receive investment offers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With natural food becoming increasingly popular in Vietnam, one of HCM City’s better-known vegan eateries is offering tasty food at inviting prices. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Alcohol consumption can harm the drinker, but what’s worse is when it harms an innocent.