Viet Nam’s pharmaceutical retail industry is forecast to see significant competition in 2018, with the entry of new players with strong financial capacity and experience in distribution.

 Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached a record $3.5 billion for year-on-year growth of 43.02 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Dak Lak has taken a number of measures to manage, monitor and care for elephants so as to help conserve and develop the animals, said Director of the province’s centre for elephant conservation Huynh Trung Luan.

 Located next to world heritage Hoi An and the world biosphere reserve Cham Islands, Cam Thanh coconut village is a popular tourist attraction, hosting thousands of foreign visitors every summer.

 Vietnamese shares finished January 10 on a mixed note, hit by strong profit-taking. Energy shares continued to benefit from rising oil prices.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Hyundai Motor said it is considering building a car plant in Southeast Asia with Indonesia and Vietnam being possible locations.

 The Government has issued a decree on preferential policies for the hi-tech park of the central city of Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have proposed increasing capitalisation for the city’s first two metro lines as the projects continue to face a capital shortage.  

Coach Park Hang-seo said Vietnam’s three rivals in Group D at the Asian U23 Championship were powerful opponents. 

 The capital authorities have given the title of “artisan” to 42 skilled handicraft artists in handicraft villages in the city, as an official way to recognise their skills and praise their efforts to preserve the traditional handicrafts.

  Le Tuan Minh of Viet Nam brought home a silver medal from the Laos International Open Chess Tournament which closed on Monday in Vientiane.

 Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), denied committing asset misappropriation at the Thai Binh 2 thermal power project during the third day of the trial in Hanoi on January 10.

 Vietnam is one of the countries with the lowest level of travel security risk, according to the US Department of State.

 The second-phase trial against Pham Cong Danh, ex-Chairman of Board of Directors of the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) and his accomplices entered the third day on January 10, when the Ho Chi Minh City court began questioning the defendants.

 The Government has issued Resolution No. 138/NQ-CP following the conference with local administrations and the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017. 

The DOC has published a notice announcing that the department rescinded the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from Vietnam for the period between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 10 announced the top ten cultural, sport and tourism events in 2017, which were voted by over 150 journalists nationwide the previous day. Following is the list of standout events:

 The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) announced on January 10 that it sold 27,882 automobile units in December 2017, up 13 percent from the previous month. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of considering the US one of the top important partners during a reception in Hanoi on January 10 for former US Secretary of State John Kerry. 

 “Em chua 18” (known in English as Jailbait) has earned a revenue of 7.5 million USD, making it the highest-grossing movie of all time in Vietnam.

 Vietnam always treasures and has made significant contributions to the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) in the past year, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with his counterparts from China, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia on the sideline of the second Mekong - Lancang Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in Phnom Penh on January 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey has found that 80 percent of students sleep less than seven hours a day.

 Eight fishermen missing off Thanh Hóa Province, Toll reduction at BOT Bạc Liêu from Wednesday, 2 men held for smuggling heroin, Kien Giang moves to fight illegal fishing, Viet kieu singer to help poor kids

The Ministry if Finance’s (MOF) decision to reject eight foreign loans with high interest rates totaling $1.2 billion was highly applauded by economists.