The relaxation of foreign ownership ceiling to 49 percent is needed to help banks meet requirements in the country’s integration and be able to compete with international peers.

 Transdisciplinary performance “Beyond Sound” will take place at the Vietnam Feature Film Studio in Hanoi from 8-10 p.m. on December 19, expecting to be a night of experimental and unique practices that are rarely shown in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked Quang Ninh People’s Committee to verify information about suspected illegal coal mining and trade in Cam Pha City and Hoanh Bo District.

 The planning of parkland and green spaces in HCMC is making life more difficult for local residents, as they are not allowed to change their land use purposes, a meeting of the municipal People’s Council heard today, December 6.

 Vietnam should reform its visa policy to make it easier for international tourists to enter the country and fuel tourism growth accordingly, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported, citing foreign experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s Department of Health plans to develop a high-tech centre for cancer screening next year to reduce the number of people who need to go abroad for health examinations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total 287 apartment buildings and high-rise buildings in Hanoi have been reported for violating regulations on fire prevention and control.

The Voice of Vietnam (VOV), in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has recently launched Vietnam Journey, a TV channel on Vietnam’s tourism and culture.

Vietnam has reported its outstanding achievements in guaranteeing human rights in its third-cycle Universal Periodic Review, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Buying into Vietnamese corporations is a way some foreign investors join Vietnam’s industries. The corporations they target are mostly leaders in their fields.

The Ministry of Education has requested the Hanoi Department of Education to investigate an incident in which a local primary pupil was slapped by his classmate under the teacher’s instruction.

 A four-month-old baby has been left in a rubbish bin by his mother after SOS Children's Village in Hanoi refused to take him in.

 While growth is set to ease in 2019, Viet Nam will still be among the top 10 fastest-growing economies globally, according to the “Economic Insight: South-East Asia” report.

 The US Government has committed to improving US Governmenttatus by providing smart, clean technology and developing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) power industry.

 Viet Nam and Cambodia could bring their two-way trade value to US$7-8 billion by 2020 due to their already sound co-operation and efforts to remove difficulties for businesses, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 Viet Nam expects to promote further franchise of local brands for development of the domestic franchise market on the way of international economic integration, according to experts.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 6 received international investors in the field of tourism who are in Hanoi to attend the Vietnam Tourism Forum 2018. 

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs have signed a document on extending the agreement on bilateral cooperation in the field of cross-border crime prevention and control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Duc Anh Chien won a ticket into the fourth qualifying round of the ongoing World Cup Carom Billiard 3 Cushion on Wednesday in Egypt. 

Vietnam glowed red on December 6 night as football fans celebrated the country’s victory over the Philippines, entering into the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.