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.

 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.

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. 

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.

 The Insider Monkey website recently published a list of 15 countries with the most handsome men in the world, with Vietnam ranked second in the list.

 Local fans of Modern Talking are in meltdown at news that the renowned boy band will return to Hanoi for a special concert.

 Rescue forces are searching for 15 fishermen missing from five fishing boats that sank off the coast of the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 GrabBike drivers in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10 gathered at the company's headquarters in District 10 to protest against a new hike in revenue share.

 Dozens of villas and bungalows in The Song Resort project have been built without licences along Danang beach.

 As the temperature dropped to under 6 degrees Celsius, public schools in mountainous districts of Lao Cai province closed on January 10-11, and nearly 30,000 pupils stayed at home.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 20th session in Hanoi on January 11 after spending one and a half days discussing three draft laws, one draft resolution and some other issues.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two children in central Ha Tinh Province were hospitalised on Wednesday after a bullet they were playing with exploded.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A strange skin disease has claimed the life of a student in Ba To District, central province of Quang Ngai, according to the provincial Health Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is currently witnessing the massive annual influx of migrant manual workers. Seeking jobs that no city people are willing to do, they need to earn extra money to prepare for Tet 

 VietNamNet Bridge – STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is an interdisciplinary and applied approach being used at HCM City schools with effective results.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from the Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will perform classical and contemporary works at Ha Noi Opera House on January 18.

 The art of mediumship in Vietnam

 People evacuated after explosion in bullet warehouse, Litres of petrol seized in quality probe, Programme provides health care to 6 million people, HCM City continues administrative reforms

 EVNGENCO2 to launch IPO in June, Habeco sets to raise turnover by 6.7 percent to 322 mln USD in 2018, G-bonds worth over 7 billion USD issued in 2017, VN steel export up last year