Vietnam’s largest listed company Vinamilk has finalised procedures to sell 3.3 per cent of the residual stake on November 10, whilst the two brewery giants Sabeco and Habeco have yet to submit their divestment plans.

Two historic steam locomotives that were repatriated to Switzerland from Da Lat in 1990 became part of the European country’s celebration of the restored Furka Pass rack railway last week.

Contestants of the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant flaunted their shapely bodies in stunning swimsuits at the preliminary competition on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province on October 23.

VietNamNet Bridge - The gap between the top 20 percent of the richest people and the lowest 20 per cent of the poor in Vietnam was 4.4 times in 1993, but the figure was 10 times in 2016. 

 Cooperation between Vietnam and Algeria has yet to match potential, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru. 

Technology giants Alibaba and Tencent are trying to penetrate the Vietnamese e-payment market. 

 As Internet use in Viet Nam continues to rise, avoiding online security threats will become even more difficult, said Vu The Binh, Viet Nam Internet Association (VIA) general secretary, at a symposium in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 Foreign ownership in the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) is officially at zero per cent, the bank announced late last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Tu Chinh continued to shine in the short-distance events at the National Athletics Championships at the Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City yesterday.

 The European Commission (EC) has issued a "yellow card" warning to Viet Nam, after the country failed to demonstrate sufficient progress in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide.

 The General Department of Customs (GDC) on Monday signed a co-operation agreement with five commercial banks to implement a 24/7 e-tax payment scheme.

 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has proposed to the Prime Minister four different plans to operate airfields in the future, aiming to narrow a yawning gap between the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam’s (ACV) revenue and expenditures.

The natural rubber market is anticipated to continue struggling due to plunging prices, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). 

 Hanoi plans to install an additional 70 air monitoring stations to improve air quality, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 The 7th Southern Khmer Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be held in Bac Lieu on November 17-19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yen Bai forest is not only rich in fauna and flora but also abundant in specialites, such as rare bamboo shoots locally known as mang Sat and nhong ong rung.

 Shares rebounded on October 24 on the two national stock exchanges after a flop the previous day, propped up by the strong growth of several major large caps.

 Police in the central province of Ninh Thuan said that they had launched an official investigation into the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Ninh Hai District.

 Artificial sand ground from rocks might be a valid alternative for the over-exploited natural product which is expected to run out in Vietnam within five years, scientists said.

 Eleven teams will represent Viet Nam at the World Robot OlympiadTM (WRO) 2017 along with participants from 60 other countries at the event, to be held in Costa Rica on November 10-12.