The Cat Linh-Hadong Metro Line, Hanoi's first urban railway project, will have to begin commercial operation this year thanks to the disbursement of an additional loan of $250.6 million from Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank).

VietNamNet Bridge - Many records related to capital transfer affairs were broken in 2017. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Dinh Van Viet is the only person in the world who can transplant up to 40 pearl nucleuses into the body of a live clam.

After Cu Lao Cham (Chan Island) was recognized by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve, ecotourism in the area developed rapidly. 

Vu Thị Mai Anh, 23, a student at the Hanoi University of Education, has conducted research on isolating and selecting bacteria capable of converting basa fish (catfish) fat into Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). 

 Due to strict regulations and the erratic price of rubber, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) might be hindered in reaching its equitisation plan on the heels of its initial public offering (IPO) in the first quarter of 2018.

 Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) will conduct its initial public offering (IPO) at the initial price of VND10,100 ($0.44) per share within the next three months.

 Logistics is expected to be a game changer for the Vietnamese e-commerce market in 2018 as new entrants are coming in and existing operators are expanding to improve their delivery services. 

 State-owned shipping giant Vinalines targets to reduce its debt to around VND300 billion ($13.6 million) when it becomes a joint stock company within this year.

 Becamex IDC Corporation (Becamex IDC)’s auction organised on January 3 failed by selling only 1.17 per cent of the offered shares.

 Mobile World has just announced completing the acquisition of a 95 per cent controlling stake in Tran Anh. However, MWG’s resulting market share could cause legal issues, blocking the corporation’s designs of expansion.

 Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is accelerating preparations to complete the equitisation in early 2019.

 A man in the central province of Nghe An has successfully grown vegetables and flowers in a special garden made from hundreds of car tyres.

 Many men in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong make money by picking up pine cones for sales.

 The expansion of Tan Son Nhat International Airport must be completed within one to two years, according to an instruction by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

 Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have requested a stop to app-based taxi firm Grab’s operations in the locality.

 An IT engineer in central Vietnam is demonstrating the value of hydroculture as an effective way to build climate change resilience in the storm-prone region, Hoài Nam reports.

 The Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An displays artifacts of ancient Sa Huynh civilization which flourished 2,000 years ago and founded the Hoi An trading port to trade with merchants from Southeast Asia, South India, and China.

 Many people are complaining about the higher parking fees in Hanoi that have taken effect since January 1 while the city continues to lack good public transport.

 The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will re-arrange the organisation of its sub-units in 2018-2020.