58 year-old Andrea Teufel is a German specialist in restoring antiques. Over the past 15 years, she has been working to restore paintings in the world heritage site in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.

 Cherry blossom or sakura trees presented by Japanese partners in Hanoi in recent time begin to bloom ahead of Tet (or Lunar New Year) festival.

 The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has decided to impose provisional safeguard measures on cement imported from various countries, including Viet Nam.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on January 27-February 2

The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement is an important deal, therefore the two sides are making efforts to complete procedures for the official signing, ratification and enforcement of the agreement, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

 H’Hen Nie has been named as the only Vietnamese representative among the top 20 of Miss Grand Slam as selected by Global Beauties.

 HTV3 DreamsTV has cooperated with South Korean company Calm Island to recreate the familiar Vietnamese folk song in a music video with the Vietnamese spring background.

At this time of year, villagers in Bac Yen of Son La are eager to welcome their traditional New Year celebrations. The festivities see Mong ethnic people bringing in the New Year by meeting and greeting. 

 Children at some kindergartens in the northern mountainous province of Son La have fires to keep warm in their classroom in these chilly cold days.

 Three student teams at HCM City University of Technology, HCM City University of Technology and Education, and Đà Nẵng University of Technology won prizes in this year’s Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) contest.

 Many parents in Hai Phong City have expressed anger after local schools announced that only primary pupils with good grades could go to school while a teaching competition was being carried out.

 Property developer Alpha King Real Estate Development on Friday opened its sales centre and cultural hub in HCM City’s District 1.

 With the good performance of H'Hen Nie, Phuong Khanh and Minh Tu, Vietnam ranked in the top five of international beauty rankings for the first time.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will lead a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation to attend the 27th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-27) in Siem Reap, Cambodia from January 14-16.

 The central province of Quang Nam has two herds of wild elephants living in some forests in Bac Tra My, Tien Phuoc and Nong Son districts.

 Closed-loop organic waste processing technology and de-centralised waste processing are possible solutions for Vietnam’s organic waste problems, experts said at a discussion panel earlier this week.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on December 31-January 6 

 The capital city of Hanoi is welcoming New Year’s Eve 2019 with a wide range of art shows.

 Countries worldwide have their own unique ways to welcome the first moments of the New Year.

 The number of libraries nationwide has reached 40,000. This is a huge number, yet the effectiveness of the libraries is in question. Promoting reading culture and attracting more readers are areas libraries are struggling in.