The HCM City People’s Committee and the Consulate General of the UK in the city on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in implementing the future global city programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The historic Vo Nguyen Giap Cave in the central province of Quang Binh will start welcoming visitors in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Archdaily website has included four outstanding Vietnamese houses among the 80 most beautiful homes in this world in 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a growing population, increasing demand for water and the negative impacts of climate change, Vietnam faces major challenges in ensuring water security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National team goalkeeper Dang Van Lam has been signed by Muangthong United FC of Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Pabuk, the first to hit the East Sea this year, is heading toward the Gulf of Thailand but is still expected to cause heavy rains in southern Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The champions of the upcoming Asian Cup will win a cool US$5 million, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will hold a city walk to Quan Thanh Temple and nearby Truuc Bach Lake and Ngu Xa Islet on Saturday in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Projects to prepare for natural disasters and respond to climate change will be further enhanced this year, according to instructions from the National Committee for Natural Calamity Prevention.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sketches of Soviet-style apartment blocks and old streets of Hanoi are on display in the capital.

At Hai Phong Children’s Palace in Hong Bang District, Hai Phong City on a winter afternoon, children in singing class practice ‘Hiragana’, a song on the Japanese alphabet, under the guidance of teacher Kawakami Mayuko.

 VietNamNet Bridge – InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 will present an exhibition of watercolour paintings by artist Le Ngoc Quynh on Friday.

This will be a year of ‘breakthroughs’ in all sectors and see all striving towards “the highest achievements,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in an article issued on the first day of 2019 that summarised socio-economic development ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first major storm of 2019, internationally known as Typhoon Pabuk, is moving west-northwest at a speed of 15km per hour and is expected to cause rough seas and heavy rains in southern localities, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – German band Bad Boys Blue will perform at Hanoi’s Cultural Friendship Palace on Thursday night, as an opening for their activities this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – District authorities in HCM City are making full use of IT applications in administrative reform and urban management, according to the city’s Department of Science and Technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 2017, up to 38,000 tonnes of municipal waste is generated a day in Vietnam and a lack of proper solutions to the waste problem is harming the urban environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The New Year Gala Concert “Rock Symphony” will be held at 8pm on January 9 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500 families in Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be removed from their homes and relocated to another part of the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries are opening door for Vietnamese workers overseas.