The Vietnam-Japan festival 2018 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from January 26-28.

 Diverse cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries are being introduced at the 12th Taste of the World festival, which opened at Le Van Tam Park, in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.

 The VN-Index made gains for the fourth straight day on strong capital inflow, but analysts warn of a possible profit-taking correction on January 12.

The central city of Da nang has fined the owners of an illegally enlarged beach resort in Ngu Hanh Son District 100 million VND (4,400 USD) and will dismantle all buildings involved after January 18. 

 The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has launched six new high-quality trains on the Thong Nhat (North - South) route at Sai Gon Train Station.

 Grab has explained why the company decided to increase the percentage it took from the fares of GrabBike and GrabExpress services since the beginning of this year.

 State-owned mobile network operator Mobifone will offload its holding of 38.95 million shares in two joint stock commercial banks in February.

The year 2017 continued seeing the strong rise of startups, which have been catching more attention from domestic and foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dr Le Viet Phu, a lecturer at Fulbright University, says the damages caused by air pollution to Vietnam in 2013 could be assessed up to $10 billion. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The fourth industrial revolution, which is a hot topic in Vietnam, has brought unprecedented economic benefits to many businesses.

 With a view to increasing Vietnam’s exports to ASEAN, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has taken a new step to help enterprises boost their shipments to regional markets.

On Monday, Deputy Chairman of the District 1 People’s Committee Doan Ngoc Hai in HCM City handed in his papers, admitting failure in his efforts to clear pavements of unauthorized vendors 

VietNamNet Bridge - Using cloud computing technology and Internet of Things, a group of students from Vietnamese-German University have created an environmental monitoring system which finds polluted areas.

During wet, cold weather, bathing is a rare treat for Tran Quang, a boat resident in central Thua Thien- Hue Province. Quang, who is 35, is one of more than 100 boat people living on a floating village 

 Vietnam is embracing difficulties in treating kids living with HIV as international organizations are cutting financial aids however, these ill kids have still received good care in hospitals.

Tran Thi Hue, director of the Department of Treasury Management, spoke about the state office’s specific plans for the upcoming participation as well as expectations for the new course of the government bond market in 2018.

Dang Quyet Tien, director general of the Department of Corporate Finance, spoke about the results of the year’s equitisation and divestment deals as well as the new targets for 2018. 

 Special economic zones (SEZs) seem to be ready to launch after 20 years of waiting for the completion of the draft Law on Special Economic Zones. Meanwhile, consideration and appraisal have been carried out quickly to approve SEZ projects.

The year 2017 brought about great success for the Vietnamese stock marke whereas the VNIndex saw a 48 per cent jump on-year – constituting the third-highest growth worldwide, and the highest in Asia.

A blanket of ice and frost spread across many areas of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai and Sapa in Lao Cai Province on January 10 as temperatures dropped to 5-6 degrees Celsius, even hitting 3 degrees C in places.