Some 28 of 34 auctions conducted by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in 2017 sold out shares offered by state-owned enterprises (SOEs), raising over 2.63 trillion VND (115.72 million USD) for the State.

 International media have run articles highlighting that the year 2017 marked Vietnam’s rapid economic growth.

The cai luong (reformed opera) play Doi Co Luu (Life of Ms Luu), a production by well-known scriptwriter Tran Huu Trang, will be restaged in a new version 40 years after its first release.

The Hanoi criminal police division yesterday requested collaboration from organisations and citizens in the search for Nguyen Hong Lam, chairman of the People’s Committee of Quoc Oai District.

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 People employing under-16-year-old workers can receive an administrative fine or up to 12 years’ imprisonment depending on the level of violations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition in the capital city called As Years Go By, featuring the works of four art teachers, has attracted many people keen on seeing the senior artists’ latest works.

 HCM City’s export revenue reached an estimated 35.55 billion USD last year, a year-on-year increase of 16.1 percent, according to the city Department of Industry and Trade.

 Vietnam gained its highest ever seafood export value of 8.32 billion USD in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 18 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Smuggling cases found in 2017 were down in number but up in value, said Deputy Director of the General Department of Customs’ Anti-Smuggling Department Nguyen Khanh Quang during a press conference recently held in Hanoi. 

Tan Lap Floating Village is a wetland located in the heart of Dong Thap Muoi (the Plain of Reeds) in the Mekong Delta, renowned for a diverse ecosystem.

Typhoon Bolaven, with the strongest wind speed of 75km per hour near its eye, entered the East Sea on Wednesday morning and becomes the first tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc handed over the decision on the appointment of new Chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam to Tran Sy Thanh, former Secretary of the Lang Son province Party Committee. 

 The Food Safety Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City has established 12 groups to inspect food safety during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival 2018 across the city.

 The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment for its prosecution of Dinh La Thang and six accomplices accused of causing losses of 800 billion VND (35.2 million USD) of PetroVietnam as capital contribution to OceanBank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aims to earn 10 slots to compete in the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, to be held on October 6-18 in Argentina.

 The Power Generation Corporation 3 (Genco 3) will put more than 267 million shares, accounting for 12.8 percent of its charter capital, up for sale in its initial public offering (IPO) in February 2018.

 The Prime Minister has approved a master plan to develop the Sam Mountain national tourism site in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang into a special spiritual and cultural site by 2025 with a vision towards 2030.

Some foreign funds are leaving Vietnam after making huge profits from their investment deals, while others are entering the country to seek new opportunities.

 Vietnam’s export of aquatic products is forecast to top 8.5 billion USD in 2018, up nearly 3 percent from 2017, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).