The six old railway arches which were sealed for more than a decade will be reopened in December.

 Vietnamese telecommunications giants VinaPhone, Viettel and MobiFone will deploy mobile number portability (MNP) services starting this Friday (November 16).

 Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) on Monday announced that its board of directors had approved unrestricted foreign ownership.

National Assembly (NA) deputies agree it is important to penalise tax officials who provide illegal solutions for taxpayers. 

 The sixth Japan-Vietnam Festival is scheduled to take place at September 23 Park in District 1 of HCMC in January next year, said Tsutomu Takabe, special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance. 

 “Actress Wanted”, which bagged top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018, will be screened at cinemas in major cities in Vietnam late this month, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The national social insurance agency has issued a statement reassuring that the interests of all socially and medically insured people will be protected as per law.

The Ministry of Public Security recently announced to press charges against Nguyen Huu Tin, former vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee, and four others for their alleged involvement in a land misuse case involving Sabeco.

 At the current rate, Vietnam ranked third in Asia in terms of beer volume consumed in 2017, only behind Japan and China, and topped Southeast Asia.

 The law, which features eight amendments to the Competition Law 2004, respects business rights and maintain state management at a reasonable level to ensure healthy competition.

 The transfer of Vietnam’s major SOEs to the commission is a necessary move in improving the corporate governance of state firms.

2018 continues to be a prosperous year for hotels, especially high-end ones, in HCM City. The average occupancy rate has been 80-90 percent, and the profit to revenue ratio at least 20 percent.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) expects to put an end to cross-ownership in the banking system by 2020.

 The number of Vietnamese guest workers in Japan in the 2013-2017 period rose 461% compared to that in 2010-2013, followed by Taiwan and the Middles East with respective increases of 183% 120%.

 The event aims to strengthen cooperation and exchange between Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities on the experience in preserving national and UNESCO-recognized cultural heritages.

 Both Malaysia and Myanmar, which are directly competing with Vietnam for the top place of Group A at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, won in their second matches on November 12.

 Prime Minister of Russia D. A. Medvedev will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 18 and 19.

 ASEAN’s unity must continue to be the key factor in both thought and actions for the sake of a steady, resilient and strongly cohesive ASEAN Community, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 The southern province of Dong Nai has decided to hand over 1,165 hectares of land for the first construction phase of Long Thanh International Airport in early 2019.

 The Van Phuc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event is taking place in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district of Hanoi, aiming to promote the more than-1,000-year-old silk weaving village.