The new amended draft law on securities allowing full foreign ownership at public companies and investment funds would help Viet Nam’s securities market be included in MSCI’s review list for a potential reclassification to Emerging Markets status.

 The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange has announced the list of 78 shares which are not eligible for margin trading in the last quarter of this year – with many of them under the radar of investors.

 Several listed companies want to adjust their business targets for this year with the end of 2018 approaching.

 Growth in the domestic office market has continued this year and is set to remain at record levels well into the future after more than 7 per cent growth in grade A rents last year, according to Savills Viet Nam.

 The domestic market saw strong development in the landed property segment in the third quarter of this year, according to CBRE Viet Nam’s report on the Ha Noi property market.

Vietnam has made significant socio-economic achievements over the past 30 years of its reform process. The changes have become an inspiration for Catherine Karnow, photographer for the renowned National Geographic magazine. 

 Vietnam has produced two vaccines against seasonal and A/H5N1 flu. The vaccines are expected to be licensed by 2019. This makes Vietnam among several countries that have successfully produced A/H5N1 avian influenza vaccines for humans.

 Vietnam’s biggest dairy firm Vinamilk is eyeing foreign markets in the hopes of offsetting the declining growth in the local market.

 Leaders of Cambodia and Russia, as well as those of foreign parties have sent their condolences to leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government, people and family of Do Muoi over the former Party chief’s passing away.

 A leading Canadian jazz band will perform in Hà Nội to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Việt Nam.

 The Party, State and people of Vietnam will do their best, together with the Lao counterparts, to preserve and develop the Vietnam-Laos special relationship.

 The Party Central Committee on October 6 wrapped up its 8th plenum after five days of working, with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair. It issued an announcement on the work of the plenum.

VietNamNet Bridge - The technology revolution has had great impact on many different business fields in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Having been in Vietnam for 10 years, with four Vietnamese partners, Aeon, the big retailer from Japan, is cancelling its cooperation contracts with several partners because of business differences.

 Hanoi leads FDI injection in first three quarters, Vietnamese firm wins at Global Smart Cities Contest, Hong Kong investors inject more capital into Vietnam, Grab launches food delivery service in Hà Nội     

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam exports nearly 2 million tons of high-quality coffee beans each year and imports 60,000 tons of processed coffee from Brazil, the US and China.

 A recent rise in anti-dumping lawsuits in the local steel industry has steelmakers worried.

 Seafood producers are finding it difficult to get their products onto domestic supermarket shelves due to a lack of detailed regulations about the minimum required performance limit (MRLP) applied to prohibited substances.

 Young Vietnamese swimming star Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has his sights set on gold at the Summer Youth Olympic Games which will open in Buenos Aires, Argentina today.

 Việt Nam’s teams played to draws against strong rivals in the 10th round of the ongoing 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia on Thursday.