Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the real estate sector have reached a remarkable milestone as increasing FDI volumes keep pouring into the country.

 The Ministry of Finance’s proposal to cut a number of investment conditions on segments like casino, lottery, and betting, if approved, will stimulate investors implementing registered projects.

 After two consecutive years of decline, Vietnam’s instant noodle consumption started recovering in 2017 with the total sale of 5.06 billion packets, up 3 per cent compared to 2016 and 5.4 per cent compared to 2015.

 Many areas in the central province of Nghe An have been seriously inundated due to the rising Lam River.

 Police in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have found Chinese potatoes repackaged as Da Lat farm produce.

 The grandson of Vuong Chinh Duc who was known as the H'mong King in Ha Giang has asked the government to return his family's palace.

 A pedestrian road along the southern bank of Huong River, one of the most well-known destinations in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be put into use on September 15.

As many as 650 ancient oil lamps, collected by priest Nguyen Huu Triet and 10 other collectors, have been showcased at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The investigation bureau of Son La province’s police on August 22 began criminal proceedings against deputy chief of the local examination and quality management division Nguyen Thanh Nhan.

 More than 4,100 high-rise buildings in Vietnam are at high risk of fire, the interdisciplinary team of the Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Construction concluded in a recent investigation.

 On August 22, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out prison sentences ranging from five to 14 years to 12 defendants, all of whom are members of a reactionary organisation. 

 The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Sea Festival will take place in Vung Tau city from August 28 to September 3, featuring a multitude of activities. 

 As of 8:30pm on August 22, Vietnam had won three silver and seven bronze medals at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia, ranking of 20th out of 45 countries and territories participating in the tournament. 

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse left Hanoi on August 23 morning for a State visit to Ethiopia from August 23-25 at the invitation of Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome.

 Vietnamese shares advanced on August 22 despite investors’ profit-taking as overall market sentiment remained positive about the possibility of resolving China-US trade tensions.

 The Buddhist Vu Lan Festival is now in full swing, taking place during the middle of the seventh lunar month. 

Authorities of HCM City have invited overseas Vietnamese intellectuals to work in the city, pledging most favourable conditions possible for them to prove their ability and contribute to the city’s development. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam permitted the growing of GMO (genetically modified organisms) in the country in 2015, but GMO food began penetrating the domestic market a long time before.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Van Sanh from the Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, in an article on Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon, says that water sources have not been managed or used effectively. 

 Xiaomi has unveiled a smartphone with high-end features and a budget price, under a new brand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Olympic team face Bahrain in the last 16 of the men’s football of the Asian Games (ASAID) 2018 in Indonesia today at 7.30pm.

 President Tran Dai Quang will pay State-level visits to Ethiopia and Egypt from August 23 to 29. 

Techcombank, TPBank finalise capital hike plans, PHI Group enters competition in Vietnamese real estate market, Vehicle sales fall in Ghost Month, Ecofarm wants to develop agrotourism in Dong Thap

Coach fares to jump 40% on National Day, ThuaThien-Hue spends 11 million USD to support mountainous locals, Photo exhibition on August Revolution, Southern Resistance War, VSS, Danish Embassy ink deal on health insurance-related cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge - While the dollar appreciation brings great benefits to exporters and enterprises which have earnings in dollars, it has caused importers and manufacturing enterprises to suffer.