VietNamNet Bridge – Traditionally, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese families go to pagodas and temples to pray for health, happiness and good fortune in the year ahead.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Van Vien, director general of the Ha Noi Department of Transport, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper on the city’s plan to apply technology to solve the problem of traffic congestion.

 Vietnamese families often visit their ancestors’ tombs and clean gravesites whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, normally from the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year to New Year’s Eve. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Each type of patterned brocade cloth is not only specific to a traditional craft village in Vietnam, but also a demonstration of the cultural characteristics of ethnic minority groups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam about new changes in occupational education this year.

 At Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, each ethnic group in Vietnam has its own culinary specialties that reflect the culture of their people and are used as offerings to worship their ancestors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Mat Communal House as Tet (the Lunar New Year) nears. Hundreds of people flock to the main yard to witness a solemn ceremony to erect the cay neu (a tall bamboo pole).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Hoi An has been ranked fifth among the top 10 family destinations by the international magazine Better Homes and Gardens.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Agriculture Nguyen Xuan Cuong speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides producing traditional products, trade villages have become appealing tourist spots, particularly for those fond of exploring the lives of local people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There’s a Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) atmosphere in the air in Hanoi at the moment with shops crowded with customers and loads of peach blossoms and kumquat trees on the streets.

Oxfam, an international organistion of non-governmental agencies and partners working to end poverty, predicts that Vietnam is at risk of not achieving certain guidelines set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Kim Lien was an obstetrician at the Phu Quoc General Hospital before becoming chairwoman of the Khai Hoan Trading Joint Stock Company and the Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was two o’clock on a Friday afternoon when 13-year-old Le Van Tien stepped into a tiny classroom behind the Pediatrics Department at HCM City Hospital of Oncology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The restoration of ancient towers at My Son Sanctuary has embarked on a new stage, helping preserve the relics while at the same time keeping their original value intact, experts have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta offers dozens of different kinds of delicious noodle dishes.

Demand for qualified employees in Vietnam will rise as multinational companies move out of China in the changing globalization, Vietnam News Agency reported, citing recruitment firm Navigos. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Offering an array of handmade pasta dishes, all crafted with colourful ingredients, MyDeli in Hanoi is a perfect spot for aficionados of Mediterranean cuisine. Make sure to come back and try them all. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered authorities of provinces and cities nationwide to intensify management of cultural festivals this year to ensure the safety of participants.

André Laperrière, Executive Director of Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition (GODAN), talks to Việt Nam News reporter Trong Kien on the role of data in smart, hi-tech agriculture and sustainable development.