VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang’s education and training department has allocated a fund of VND40 billion (US$1.77 million) to upgrade and build new multi-sport arenas at 26 schools by 2022.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A former intravenous drug user in HCM City had the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for many years but did not know about it.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have gathered more evidence of a 14th-century Buddhism centre in an excavation at Am Cac Pagoda, Tinh Gia District in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students won one gold medal and one bronze in karate at the ASEAN University Games in Myanmar on December 17.

 Vietnam and China agreed to enhance cooperation in the management of border gates along their border at a conference held in Hanoi on December 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam picked up two bronze medals at the Asian Continental Chess Championship which closed yesterday in Manila, the Philippines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Uni Super Championship Muay Thai Tournament will be held at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in HCM City on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-one-year-old Vietnamese student Ola Nguyen has just won the seventh edition of MasterChef Poland.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament yesterday in Hue City.

Waste collection and treatment in rural areas have been improved in recent years, but local authorities hope new electricity generation technology and projects will help resolve waste problems more sustainably and effectively.

Singer Pham Thu Ha is always trying to break musical boundaries, and her latest offering does just that, with the music video Vũ Điệu Bình Minh featuring her soprano voice accompanied by dance music.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five Vietnamese players from the AFF Cup winning team have made it to the tournament’s Best XI.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will play Myanmar in the final of the Thanh Niên Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament on Tuesday in Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Park Hang-Seoul has called up six new players to add to his current squad to prepare for the Asian Cup early next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling more than 22 kilogrammes of endangered elephant tusks in Thailand on Sunday, 

VietNamNet Bridge – Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam will present a collection of ao dai with brocade patterns during a festival dedicated to brocade held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on January 5-7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Culture and Tourism has proposed building a new museum as part of the city’s master plan for socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam wants to nurture entrepreneurship spirit among students before they even reach university age, an education official said yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League side Hoang Anh Gia Lai suddenly separated with technical director Chung Hae Seong on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Coast Guard Command No1 on Sunday seized nearly 500 tonnes of frozen cattle products from seven Chinese vessels operating off the coast of the northern province of Quang Ninh.