In spite of massive spending on advertisements, Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco) reports a decrease in both revenue and profit.

 Viettel Global JSC (a subsidiary of Viettel Group), plans to list 2.24 million shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCOM), according to newswire Vnexpress.

 Vuong Thanh Tuyen has been selected to represent Vietnam at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 pageant in the Philippines on November 11-29, according to the Golden Lotus Entertainment Joint Stock Company. 

 Vietcombank recently said it has received permission from the State Securities Commission to sell its stakes in the HCM City-based Saigon Bank for Industry and Trade (Saigonbank) and Viet Nam Cement Finance Company.

 Vietnamese provinces are taking action in advance of a predicted wave of foreign investment inflows headed towards three special economic zones, which are soon to be supported by a new law on special administrative-economic zones.

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) will hold question and answer (Q&A) sessions from November 16-18 as part of its ongoing fourth session.

 The Philippine army on Sunday transferred three sailors it had rescued from the Abu Sayyaf Islamic militant group to the Vietnam Embassy in the country.

 Customers queue up for a free promotional drink at a Sharetea outlet in Ha Noi. — Photo kenh14.vn

 Vietnam is expected to achieve a year-on-year increase of 18.9 per cent in total export value in 2017, reaching US$210 billion, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 Cueist Ma Minh Cam has made billiards history in Viet Nam, by being the country’s first representative in the semi-finals of the Three Cushion World Championship.

 Viet Nam topped the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championship which concluded at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex Swimming Pool in Brunei yesterday.

 Thang Long Warriors and Cantho Catfish have both booked spots in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League final.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of 12 cooperation pacts and the exchange of seven other documents yesterday.

 As many as 130 artworks of Vietnamese and South Korea artists are on display at the Korea-Vietnam Fine Arts Exchange Exhibition that opened on Saturday in HCM City.

 Many farmers in the Mekong Delta are regretting that they did not stockpile any rice as prices rise continuously and supply remains limited.

The benchmark VN-Index is heading to the 870-point landmark this week with the support of large-cap stocks experts have predicted, but cautioned a likely correction after a long rally.

VietNamNet Bridge - The regulation on allowing Vietnamese to go to casinos is attracting many investors. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators believe that poor facilities and unreasonable curricula are why students dislike physical education lessons. But others blame it on laziness. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A conflict exists between the protection of fishery resources and the development of tourism and other business fields.

 Vietnamese businesswoman Tracy Thư Lương, is first and only female club owner of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).