Vietnam and Laos issued a joint statement during the official friendly visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith from December 19-21.

The Ministry of Education and Training has published a new draft circular on secondary and high school recruitment. One significant change is to allow secondary schools with applications exceeding enrolment quotas

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will see a sharp increase in MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) tourists in 2018, according to the local Department of Tourism.

A decree guiding the execution of the law on foreign trade management is being crafted in a way that the age requirements for used machine imports will be eased.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed charging Trinh Xuan Thanh, former chairman of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC), for misappropriation at  Petrovietnam Power Land JSC (PVP Land).

Aside from Nguyen Van Binh Book Street, book enthusiasts and budget-conscious readers will have a new choice this month as a 3,000-square-meter bookstore has come into operation on the second floor of the Garden Mall in District 5, HCMC.

 Vietnamese-born actress Le Thi Hiep, who starred in the war-themed movie “Heaven & Earth” directed by Oliver Stone, died in Los Angeles, U.S. on December 19 at the age of 46 due to stomach cancer.

Over the past few days, the chilly weather has been enveloping HCMC with the temperature falling to 20 degrees Celsius or below early in the morning and late at night.

Several enterprises in the south, mostly in HCM City and the provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Duong, are accelerating worker recruitment, preparing to up production after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday

An exhibition of installation art by two French artists - Pierre​ ​Larauza​ and Emmanuelle​ ​Vincent – and Vietnamese Belgian artist Thy Nguyen Truong Minh is openedat the HCMC Museum of Fine Arts.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 will be held in the central coastal city of Danang from April 29 to June 30 next year.

 PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) has yet to pick a method to sell shares to strategic partners.

 Former Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi of Japan will compete in the HCM City Marathon on January 14 at the invitation of the HCM City Athletics Federation.

 Vietnam jumped to the top of the ASEAN region with their No 112 ranking in the world, according to the latest ranking announced by FIFA on Thursday.

 Mu Cang Chai District, home to breathtaking terraced rice fields in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai, has recently been voted among the 19 most visit-worthy destinations around the world by readers of US travel site Insider.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Keeng Young Awards, a special prize for singers and musicians under 30, kicked off in HCM City this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Party Committee has green-lighted the city’s bid to host the 2021 SEA Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Son Nam took the trophy at the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20 at Phu Tho Gymnasium in HCM City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U23 team were defeated 2-3 by South Korean Ulsan Hyundai FC in a friendly match at the Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium yesterday.

 Both in terms of quantity and quality, 2017 has shaped up to be a landmark year for mergers and acquisitions in the property sector.