With the holding of 5.23% stake in PV Oil, SK Energy is second only to Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) which is the state capital representative with 80% stake.

The drill deals with a hypothetical situation of a massive storm collapsing a three-storey shopping mall at the Ta Lung International border gate and burying lots of shoppers.

 Japanese designer Junko Koshino has introduced a fashion collection entitled “Spectrum” at a show to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

 Medical alliance HM Group has launched in the central city of Da Nang with the aim of serving 500,000 patients by 2020 and boosting information technology and human resources for hospitals and clinics.

 The first Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Landmark72 hotel in Hanoi on December 5-6 in the framework of the Vietnam Economic Forum (ViEF) 2018.  

 In Vietnam, books available for people with disabilities remain as low as one percent, but there is hope for the future.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has licensed 17 foreign enterprises specialising in franchises to operate in Vietnam so far this year, according to statistics from the ministry. 

 The Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi will host a series of cultural events, themed Colours of Flowers, next month to recreate the New Year atmosphere of ethnic minority villages in northern Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Finance recently issued Decision No.2141/QD-BTC on reducing and simplifying 176 administrative procedures under its management.

 Since its inception 72 years ago (1946-2018), the Vietnamese sport sector has done more than provide games for the nation to play by enhancing the country’s international integration efforts.

 Romaine lettuce has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli in the US and Canada, health officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four-member indie pop band Ngọt will perform their top hits in ‘Ngọt – In the Spotlight’ – a live concert opening the ‘Contemporary’ musical series.

 A soon-to-be-nationwide program providing milk to every school child in Vietnam is now in full swing.

 Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has cleared farmers' loans worth more than than 40m rupees ($560,000; £436,000).

The launch of VinFast’s electric motorbike models is expected to create bigger competition in Vietnam’s lucrative motorbike market currently dominated by Honda, Yamaha, and Piaggio’s gasoline two-wheelers. 

 The Hanoi Department of Taxation has just announced that 125 companies owe over VND110 billion ($4.8 million) in tax and related fees.

With the databases of The Gioi Di Dong, and Dien May Xanh, as well as Concung.com, and now FPTShop broken into, customers are getting seriously concerned about data safety at electronics retailers.

 Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the Russian frontrunner who had been accused of abusing the international police body's arrest warrant system.

Vietnam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.

 Viet Nam is one of top targets for cross-border investment, according to PwC’s survey released recently.