At the age of 36, Nguyen Thi Dai Trang from the central province of Ha Tinh, has obtained many things other people dream of -  a good business and a happy family with two beautiful daughters.

 Of the total value of share acquisitions and capital contributions by foreign investors in Vietnam at US$6.19 billion near the end of last year, HCMC accounted for nearly 60%.

The difference between the hatcher created by Vo Ngoc Tieng from Pham Van Dong University and products of the same kind in the market is that Tieng’s can be controlled with a cellphone. 

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has targeted credit growth of about 17% for 2018, said deputy governor Nguyen Thi Hong at a press conference on January 7.

The ineffectiveness of public water supply facilities, climate change, damage from typhoons and floods, and the lack of professionalism of local authorities have all caused shortages of clean water.

 The Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations of Thua Thien-Hue Province is trying to save their headquarters, a century-old French villa, after the land was allocated for a new hotel project.

 The Ministry of Health has announced to provide free vaccine in the Expanded Immunization Program for ten contagious diseases for children aged under five years.

 Debate about Vietnam losing grip of its signature brands has intensified, as overseas investors continue their takeovers of leading businesses in the country.

 The Ministry of Finance last year turned down eight foreign loan programs and projects worth a staggering US$1.2 billion given their high interest rates, heard a conference in Hanoi City on January 3.

 Vingroup, T&T to develop urban railway projects in Hanoi, Bio-fuel consumption makes up 30% of gasoline sales in HCMC, Stock market cap equivalent to 70.2% of GDP, Vietnam pays US$10.5-billion debt as of mid-December

 Tan Dai Phong Construction Trade Production Company last week launched an electric car service for tourists in Can Tho City, which takes in the famous tourist destinations in Ninh Kieu, Binh Thuy and Phong Dien districts.

 In late 2017, share sales by HDBank and VPBank strongly drew attention from international organizations with the bidding volume much higher than that offered.

 Website developers account for the largest proportion of Vietnam’s total information technology (IT) workforce, at 74.8%, according to a report of Vietnam’s recruitment website for IT jobs TopDev.

 Trinh Xuan Thanh was questioned at court on January 9, the second day of the trial on the case of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” at the Thai Binh 2 thermal power project. 

 Vietnam could bring some surprises at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, which will open in China on January 9, said an article on the Chinese sports website catjc.com.

 Vietnam wishes to further deepen its comprehensive partnership with the US in a pragmatic and effective manner in order to contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region and beyond.

 Freelance tour guides in HCMC have complained about a requirement that forces them to use smartphones and subsribe to the Viettel mobile network when joining the Vietnam Tour Guides Association.

 HCMC will select a partner in June to develop a smart city management center, HCMC vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen told a seminar on the implementation of the smart city plan on January 2.

 A flood control project capitalized at VND10 trillion in HCMC is now 65% complete after one year and a half of construction and is expected to be finished in April.

 Many provinces and cities still permit tour guides who are not yet affiliated to tourism or job placement companies or professional associations to continue working although the 2017 Law on Tourism.

 Alibaba-owned online retailer Lazada Vietnam has become an authorized distributor of all genuine Apple products in Vietnam since January 5.

 “Con Son suoi chay ri ram/ Ta nghe nhu tieng dan cam ben tai” (Con Son’s streams are babbling/ As music from a stringed instrument).

 The central city has set aside two downtown streets – Tran Phu and Bach Dang – for a pilot smart-parking project.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam will not issue new banknotes with denominations lower than VNĐ5,000 (22 US cents) for Tet (Lunar New Year) to cut costs.

IMDb, the world’s prestigious online database of the global film, TV industry and celebrities, has recently named Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van among the 50 most popular celebrities in its weekly-updated STARmeter ranking.