The government has geared up for the divestment of State-owned capital from many large State-owned enterprises (SOEs) this year, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam’s hosting of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is expected to enhance legislative ties between the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) and its counterparts.

 Thousands of goods items will enjoy a zero percent import tariff in 2018 in line with Vietnam’s commitments on special preferential import duty rates within the framework of 10 free trade agreements (FTA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Movie star and producer Ngo Thanh Van has launched her new film projects on Vietnamese myths and folk stories in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League club HCM City have signed a contract with former Manchester United (MU) midfielder Rodrigo Pereira Possebon.

 The Vietnamese government has laid focus on improving productivity as one of the prime solutions to improving the economy’s growth quality and competitiveness this year.

Pa Ku San Mountain in Lao Cai Province has primitive forests covered in moss, forests full of maple trees and their colourful leaves, cliffs that startle with their steepness and, at times, all this is covered in a sea of mist.

 The Cat Linh-Hadong Metro Line, Hanoi's first urban railway project, will have to begin commercial operation this year thanks to the disbursement of an additional loan of $250.6 million from Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank).

VietNamNet Bridge - Many records related to capital transfer affairs were broken in 2017. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Dinh Van Viet is the only person in the world who can transplant up to 40 pearl nucleuses into the body of a live clam.

After Cu Lao Cham (Chan Island) was recognized by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve, ecotourism in the area developed rapidly. 

Vu Thị Mai Anh, 23, a student at the Hanoi University of Education, has conducted research on isolating and selecting bacteria capable of converting basa fish (catfish) fat into Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). 

 Nguyet Ang village in Hanoi’s outlying Thanh Tri district is home to many talents who have contributed greatly to the nation. Ta Thanh Oai village and Nguyet Ang are the two doctoral villages of Thanh Tri district.

 Due to strict regulations and the erratic price of rubber, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) might be hindered in reaching its equitisation plan on the heels of its initial public offering (IPO) in the first quarter of 2018.

 Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) will conduct its initial public offering (IPO) at the initial price of VND10,100 ($0.44) per share within the next three months.

 Logistics is expected to be a game changer for the Vietnamese e-commerce market in 2018 as new entrants are coming in and existing operators are expanding to improve their delivery services. 

 State-owned shipping giant Vinalines targets to reduce its debt to around VND300 billion ($13.6 million) when it becomes a joint stock company within this year.

 Becamex IDC Corporation (Becamex IDC)’s auction organised on January 3 failed by selling only 1.17 per cent of the offered shares.

 Mobile World has just announced completing the acquisition of a 95 per cent controlling stake in Tran Anh. However, MWG’s resulting market share could cause legal issues, blocking the corporation’s designs of expansion.

 Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is accelerating preparations to complete the equitisation in early 2019.