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 Over the span of 2017 and the first two months of 2018, Vietnam’s foreign reserves stood at $57.5 billion, six times higher than in 2015, officially attaining the largest scale in the history of the country’s foreign exchange reserves.

 In early March, Vietcombank officially announced adjusting its service fee, especially fees for online bank transactions.

Over the course of 2017, 59 large-scale domestic real estate firms which were listed on the Vietnamese bourse were reported to have inundating profits totalling at VND155.093 trillion ($6.8 billion), up 39 per cent against 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Asian gold medalist, Nguyen Thi Huyen has decided to retire from competition to have a baby.

 Statistics from the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO) showed that the mining industry has posted a record slump since 2011, with the growth rate dropping by 7.1 per cent in 2017 and 4 per cent in 2016. 

 In 2018, the Ho Chi Minh City real estate sector is expected to attract significant foreign capital inflows thanks to a vibrant market, new legal framework, new high-quality supply, and easier access to bank loans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An will not have its best players for today’s match against Persija Jakarta at the AFC Cup but the Vietnamese team still wants three points.

Parkson’s demise in Vietnam marks an important transition in the retail sector due to changing shopping behaviours and the rise of shopping malls invested by competitors like Lotte, AEON Mall, and Vincom.

VietNamNet Bridge - Da Lat, located 1,500 meters above sea level on Langbian Plateau, has attracted agriculture investors from Japan, Singapore and South Korea who are growing vegetables, flowers and strawberries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) will compete in the V.League 1 with 28 players born in the 1990s.

Sapa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is one of favourite tourist destinations.

Vietnamese representative Huong Giang has shown off her hot bikini body at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand before entering the final night scheduled for March 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese film O Day Co Nang (Here Comes The Sun) will compete at the 6th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival 2018 (GUKIFF) from May 10 to 17.

Singer Huong Giang Idol has dressed up beautifully in a traditional Thai costume along with the foreign contestants of the transgender beauty pageant “Miss International Queen 2018”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food enterprises can now declare their products safe and hygienic, without having to apply for any official certification.

Four security officers at Vinh Airport, Nghe An Province, have been fined after a man with mental problems boarded a plane.

Former heavyweight boxing champion of the world Mike Tyson has joined the cast of Girls 2 directed by Hong Kong director Barbara Wong Chun Chun, a film which has most of the scenes filmed in Vietnam.

 A cold snap has been forecasted to hit the northern region and the northern central region March 8 with the lowest temperature of below 12 degrees in mountainous areas.

 Choreographer Chun Yoo-oh from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will stage a contemporary dance based on Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a masterpiece by the great poet Nguyen Du, at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) study by Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Van Khanh, which supports prenatal diagnosis of DMD to prevent genetic disorders, has earned the scientist the Kovalevskaya Award 201​7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Railways (VNR) has proposed a project to the Ministry of Transport to repair and upgrade 100 level crossings on the North-South railway route.

VietNamNet Bridge - Euromonitor, in its latest report, commented that Vietnam will be the next major battlefield for brewers. 

The number of people registering to donate organs in Vietnam has increased sharply after a 7-year-old girl donated her corneas to two patients.

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