CMC Telecom on Thursday in Ha Noi officially inaugurated its Cross Viet Nam Cable System (CVCS), which is the only system in Viet Nam directly connecting the Southeast-Asia grid.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) on December 8 signed crude oil supply agreements with two trading companies – Glencore Singapore and Socar Trading SA – to supply the Dung Quat refinery for the 2018-25 period.

 Da Nang University has opened the Da Nang  Technology and Education College to train 2,000 students in four technological and engineering faculties.

 Coastal areas in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue are facing worsen erosion, threatening inland life and infrastructure.

 The Ministry of Finance rejected the Netherlands-based Uber International Holding BV’s complaints about the decision to collect 67 billion VND, or nearly 3 million USD, in tax arrears in a statement sent to the US-ASEAN Business Council.

 Vietnamese swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu won another silver medal on December 7, the last competition day of the World Para Swimming Championships 2017 in Mexico City. 

 Multinational technology company IBM has announced that FPT Information System (FPT IS, a member of FPT Corporation) is officially considered a Platinum business partner (the highest level) of IBM.

Thaco hosted the opening ceremony of Bus Thaco Plant, which is considered to be the largest one in the Southeast Asian region so far, in the central province of Quang Nam this morning.

VAT increase and special consumption tax levy on soft drink might do more harm than good, said Herbert Cochran, director of Vietnam Trade Facilitation Alliance (VTFA) in Hanoi this morning.

HCMC has required relevant agencies to review and synthesize projects invested under BOT and BT forms for Civil Affairs Committee to submit to the standing board of HCMC Party Committee before December 8 this year.

 Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has written an article hailing the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017. 

 The Ministries of Science-Technology and Public Security have urged Saigon Petro Co Ltd to carefully consider the use of Chinese technology for a project to upgrade its Cat Lai refinery in HCMC.

An exhibition entitled ‘French culture’s imprint through archives’ officially opened at the National Archives Centre 1 in Hanoi on December 7, aiming to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – France diplomatic ties (2018). 

 The Da Nang international airport has secured first position in Vietnam in terms of providing the best service quality, according to a survey of 6,000 passengers in the April – September period.

Affected by cold weather and drizzle, Hanoi was covered by thick blanket of mist in the morning of December 8.

The VN Index increased by 12.86 points on November 20, by 14.75 points on November 21, and 14.36 points on November 22. By November 24, the index had risen by 98.29 points, or 11.7 percent.

 Foreign investors from Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany and Norway want to develop mini hydropower plants in Vietnam into a renewable energy source.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is proposing to ban importing old animals and animal organs to tighten management and improve the quality of Vietnam’s meat industry.

 Hanoi authorities have removed an air-to-surface missile with intact fuse left over from the American War from a river in the local outlying district of Thach That.

 HCM City People's Committee will spend VND380bn (USD16.7m) as bonuses to encourage 1,062 officials to retire early in order to cut staff numbers in the run-up to 2021.