US investors poured $10 billion worth of FDI (foreign direct investment)  into Vietnam by October 2017, becoming the ninth largest foreign investor in Vietnam among 128 countries and territories, according to FIA (Foreign Investment Agency). 

 As of mid-December, 81.06 million people had social, health, and unemployment insurance. 

 FDI inflow into Vietnam nears 36 billion USD in 2017

 The international community has praised Viet Nam for a successful economic integration in 2017 thanks to creative and drastic management of the Government. 

Interest in Vietnam’s startups is clearly increasing among South Korean investors.

The head of the Vietnam Economics Institute, Tran Dinh Thien, is not optimistic about the foreign invested enterprise sector (FIEs), though it is considered the brightest spot in the economy. 

 Finance-banking, real estate-construction and consumer goods are three industries that gain the highest profitability in the securities market in 2017.

 2017 is considered a special year as Viet Nam has comprehensively accomplished the 13 socio-economic development norms and attained the 6.7% GDP growth rate, the highest level over the last ten years. 

VietNamNet Bridge - In the digital era, long-lasting brands run by big companies are being threatened by younger companies which are using technology to run their businesses.

Local authorities are trying to find advanced technologies for their waste treatment projects, but they appear to be satisfied with superficial solutions that do not treat the problem in a sustainable way. 

The Ministry of Training & Education has submitted to the government revised Education law, in which notably is the proposal to have free tuition for all public elementary and secondary schools.

Ly Nha Ky, Pham Huong, Angela Phuong Trinh, Ho Ngoc Ha, and Ngoc Trinh are outstanding beauties who attracted the most public attention on the red carpet with their beautiful evening gowns.

E-banking has not completely been able to replace conventional banking customs although the majority of baby boomers and generation X show insignificant interest in modern banking services.

Cabinet members have been resolute in building a facilitating government this year .

Cheap flight tickets for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday are almost sold out, especially for the HCM City to Hanoi route.

Vietnamese shares ended on a positive note on Friday as large-cap stocks remained positive and banks continued to draw investors’ attention for full-year earnings prospects.

For the first time, the entire 67-poem Lyrical Intermezzo of renowned German author Heinrich Heine's collection Book of Songs has been translated into Vietnamese by Chu Thu Phuong, a diplomat who spent years living in Germany.

This week, Vietnam exported 2 tons of star apples to the US for the first time. This marked a positive growth of Vietnam’s fruit sector in expanding its export market.

The Chairman of FLC Group Trinh Van Quyet became the richest man working the stock market in 2017 at the end of trading on December 29.

Vietnam’s external activities in 2017 enabled it to integrate into the world more extensively and raise its international status. Vietnam has strengthened and deepened its relationships with its key partners.