Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is auctioning 71,577,141 million Maritime Bank (MSB) shares in a single-batch sale on January 18 on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

VietNamNet Bridge - Fifty instant noodle manufacturers exist in Vietnam, but the market is controlled by three big players, namely Acecook, Asia and Masan.

 More than 8,000 athletes from 49 countries and territories around the world are expected to partake in the HCM City Marathon 2018 which is scheduled to be held on January 14, 2018, the organizing committee said at a recent news conference.

 Denmark continues providing non-refundable official development aid (ODA) to promote Vietnam’s energy development in the framework of the Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Programme in 2017-2020. 

On January 17 of next year, Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will conduct its IPO to sell 242 million shares, with the expectation to acquire VND4 trillion ($176.1 million) from the deal.

In a report to the Singapore Exchange, Thailand Beverage (ThaiBev) mentioned the acquisition deal of Sabeco and said Vietnam Beverage is expected to complete the payment to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade on December 28, 2017.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just released a list of 10 large enterprises in the industry and trade sectors to conduct state divestment in 2018, attracting the attention of foreign and domestic investors.

 Foreign investors are offered a maximum of 296.46 million shares in Becamex IDC Corporation (Becamex IDC) at the second auction which is expected to be held on January 3, 2018.

 The Vietnamese stock market has recently been showing signs of a revival in the market of bank stocks.

Bitcoin has been ceaselessly brought into the limelight due to its ambiguity regarding the face value as well as the potential legal and regulatory risks challenging Bitcoin “whales.”

 A dramatic change in market trends and the "fourth" industrial revolution are forcing Vietnamese enterprises to gradually apply new technologies to production.

 The popular tourist town of Tam Dao in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been left in a mess due to a large number of projects being built.

Uber agreed to pay $2.94 million in tax arrears to local tax authorities, however, it will continue to complain about the charge and is even willing to take the HCM City Department of Taxation to court if necessary.

 Vietnam has officially surpassed the Philippines to become the no. 1 football team in Southeast Asia as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced its year-end men’s world rankings on December 21.

 The Politburo has appointed Tran Sy Thanh, party secretary of Lang Son Province, as the new chairman of PetroVietnam Group after its former leaders were arrested.

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides Sabeco, a number of other leading Vietnamese enterprises in key business fields have been put under Thai control. 

 Vietnam and China are strengthening railway cooperation, the Nanning Railway Bureau at the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region affirmed on December 23.

 The Indian Government has provided financial assistance worth over 50 billion VND (2.2 million USD) to the central province of Quang Nam to help restore and preserve the world cultural heritage site of My Son Sanctuary, a local official has said.

 Vietnam has remained an attractive destination for foreign investors in 2017 with total FDI capital registered in the country hitting a record high of 35.88 billion USD, up 44.4 percent against last year.

 Stocks on the national exchanges are expected to rise further in the last week of 2017, boosted by positive macro economic development and foreign traders.