The fourth plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) completed its full agenda in a successful manner on November 24, closing after one month of momentous working and high responsibility.

 Youngsters are considered as an asset to the country's prosperity, however, the Vietnamese youth are facing a range of challenges in many aspects, such as employment, education and reproductive and sexual healthcare.

 The Vietnamese team of 48 wrestlers won the championship with 24/24 sets of gold medals in the men’s freestyle and classical categories and the women’s freestyle event at the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Freestyle and Classical Wrestling Championships.

 More than 5,000 athletes from 44 countries participated in the 2017 Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon on November 26.

 Recently-released Nielsen Vietnam Smartphone Insights Report 2017 reveals latest trends in smartphone use around the country.

 Many foreign investors jumped on the opportunity when the Vietnamese government has completed normative legal documents on the betting business.

 The Vietnamese food processing industry is developing fast, providing many investment opportunities for domestic and foreign investors.

Grab Vietnam claimed to have paid VND140 billion ($6.16 million) to Vietnam’s budget in the ten months of this year, which is far above the VND9.53 billion ($433,181) on the records of the General Department of Taxation.

 Song Da Corporation will conduct the public auction of 219.7 million shares at its initial public offering (IPO), which will be organised on December 25, 2017, according to the approval of the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

 Vietnam's customs authorities are asking Sony Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. to pay tax arrears worth VND7.3 billion ($321,221) because it declared lower prices than the actual price of its imported LCD TVs.

 At the end of the year, the real estate market becomes more active as investors flock to “premiere” their real estate products. The apartment supply is plentiful and customers have more choices, but not all projects meet customer demand.

 Trung Nguyen coffee group opened a representative office in Shanghai, China on the afternoon of November 23, marking its development in the world market.

Major countries, which are member economies of APEC, have become key markets for Vietnam’s garment and textile products, and are forecast to making up between 74%-75% of the country’s total apparel export turnover in the near future.

 A convenience store which lets shoppers walk in, load up on the items they want and walk out without having to wait in lines or at checkout counters to pay has recently emerged in HCMC.

 Vietnam’s economic growth quality has seen significant improvements recently, eliciting great praise from international organisations.

 The railway viaduct spans on Phung Hung Street have been left in a mess after an art project to turn it into a canvas was temporarily halted.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to borrow approximately US$300 million in ODA loans, from international financial institutions, in order to invest in developing three hi-quality university urban areas in three regions across the country.

 An Ao dai (long dress) collection designed by Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han was featured at a fashion show at the Vietnam Sea and Islands – Endless Beauty event at Paris-based UNESCO Headquarters.

 Vietnamese SMEs share a common wish that the upcoming APEC meetings will provide a platform for them to better connect with similar enterprises in member economies.

 UK daily newspaper The Telegraph has voted Vietnam’s terraced rice fields in sixth position on its Top 25 most surreal landscapes in the world.