As many as 4,000 university students in HCM City are offering housecleaning services to raise funds for a charity programme called Nhà Sạch Đón Tết (Cleaning House to Welcome Tết), 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defender Do Duy Manh will be sidelined in Vietnam’s match against Yemen in the Asian Cup on Wednesday because he has received two yellow cards in the tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The WBA Asia Boxing Title Match 2019 will be organized on January 20 in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are worried about encroachment of pavements and roads during Tet (the Lunar New Year) in three weeks’ time.

The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra debuted on Sunday in HCM City with the aim of rejuvenating symphonic music and introducing a musical genre that is not well known or easily accessed by the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ola Nguyen, whose Vietnamese name is Nguyen Hoang Minh Tam, became the first Polish citizen of Vietnamese descent to win MasterChef Poland last December. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 90-year-old Binh Tay Market in District 6 is busier than ever weeks before the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday season. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten countries, dozens of fables, scores of cultural symbols, hundreds of places to visit and thousands of delicacies to relish – diversity flourishes across this region of over 628 million people. 

The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 is due to kick off on January 16 in the heritage city of Ha Long in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The event will gather top tourism leaders and experts, as well as hospitality businesses and investors.

Striker Nguyen Anh Duc is considered a “magnate” of Vietnamese football. Not only has he achieved a lot on the field – the most important thing for a professional footballer – he has also been a success in his business dealings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has instructed Ha Noi’s People’s Committee to strictly handle the recent assault of a member of Noi Bai International Airport’s security staff.

 VietNamNet Bridge – NGO Animals Asia and Dak Lak Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development have signed a co-operation agreement for elephant conservation in Vietnam from 2019-22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wholesale and retail markets in HCM City are busier than ever with the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday only weeks away.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A famous dried-banana village in Tran Hoi Commune in Ca Mau Province is now entering its peak production season for Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 5 this year.

A volunteer group of 32 members from Chung Ang University, Doosan Vina Heavy Industry company and Da Nang Foreign Language University have joined the sixth annual Education Corporate Social Responsibility programme

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, spoke to newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) on the plan to introduce electronic prescriptions nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The smart city operation centre, which is part of a larger smart city project launched a year ago, is expected to open at the headquarters of the HCM City People’s Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 has earned more than VND105.7 billion (US$4.5 million) from its book and cafe sales since it opened three years ago, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cai Lon – Cai Be irrigation project in the Mekong Delta has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Le Tan Tai has signed a one-year contract extension with former V-League 1 champions Becamex Binh Duong.