The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has licensed 17 foreign enterprises specialising in franchises to operate in Vietnam so far this year, according to statistics from the ministry. 

 The Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi will host a series of cultural events, themed Colours of Flowers, next month to recreate the New Year atmosphere of ethnic minority villages in northern Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Finance recently issued Decision No.2141/QD-BTC on reducing and simplifying 176 administrative procedures under its management.

 Since its inception 72 years ago (1946-2018), the Vietnamese sport sector has done more than provide games for the nation to play by enhancing the country’s international integration efforts.

 Romaine lettuce has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli in the US and Canada, health officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four-member indie pop band Ngọt will perform their top hits in ‘Ngọt – In the Spotlight’ – a live concert opening the ‘Contemporary’ musical series.

 A soon-to-be-nationwide program providing milk to every school child in Vietnam is now in full swing.

 Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has cleared farmers' loans worth more than than 40m rupees ($560,000; £436,000).

The launch of VinFast’s electric motorbike models is expected to create bigger competition in Vietnam’s lucrative motorbike market currently dominated by Honda, Yamaha, and Piaggio’s gasoline two-wheelers. 

 The Hanoi Department of Taxation has just announced that 125 companies owe over VND110 billion ($4.8 million) in tax and related fees.

With the databases of The Gioi Di Dong, and Dien May Xanh, as well as Concung.com, and now FPTShop broken into, customers are getting seriously concerned about data safety at electronics retailers.

 Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the Russian frontrunner who had been accused of abusing the international police body's arrest warrant system.

Vietnam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.

 Viet Nam is one of top targets for cross-border investment, according to PwC’s survey released recently.

Residential planning excluding the flood drainage corridor and abnormal torrential rains are blamed for causing the deaths of 18 people last weekend in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City.

 Only 11 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were equitised in the first nine months of this year, making the country’s target to complete the equitisation of at least 85 SOEs this year unlikely to reach.

 South Africa marks 25 years of diplomatic ties with four ASEAN nations, Sub-committee ensures Vietnam-India atomic energy cooperation efficiency, Vietnam, China review five years of border defence friendship exchange

The National Assembly has approved a plan to raise the foreign ODA ceiling from VND300 trillion to VND360 trillion ($15.41 billion) for medium-term public investment in the 2016-2020 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi, HCM City and Quang Ninh collected three golds on the first competition day of diving at the National Sports Games yesterday at My Dinh Water Sports Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s men’s beach soccer team defeat host Indonesia in the second round of ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) beach soccer championships 2018 on Monday in Bali, Indonesia.

 Vietnam is famous for a number of delicious street foods that have been hailed by prestigious foreign magazines. Following are the list of several Vietnamese cuisine visitors should not miss out on when visiting the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artwork by more than 150 contemporary Vietnamese artists will be on sale at attractive prices during the ninth “Art For You” – an affordable art fair taking place in Hanoi this week.

 The information technology and communications industry of the central province of Da Nang earned 27.7 trillion VND (1.23 billion USD) in revenue last year, of which 68 percent was from information technology (IT) and electronics manufacturing.

Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh boasts a tranquil ambiance in autumn, with a harmonious combination of mountains, valleys and a system of lakes.

 The first-ever Vietnam Digital Awards were presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 19, honouring organisations and individuals excelling in providing or applying digital technologies aimed to improve customers’ experience.