The Ministry of Industry and Trade on December 18 sold all of its 343.6 million shares or a 53.6 percent stake of Sabeco, receiving an estimated $4.89 billion.

 At least three people have been confirmed killed after a US passenger train derailed onto a motorway in Washington state during rush hour on Monday morning.

 100 trillion VND needed for Bac Van Phong Special Zone, Rubber export revenue picks up 39 percent, Trade protectionism continues, GDP growth increasingly dependent on labour productivity

Mai Linh group, a well known taxi firm, has officially joined the app-based motorbike taxi market with its Mai Linh Bike service provided in HCMC, Hanoi and Da Nang, after one month of trial.

Authorized resellers are selling iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at quoted prices, while second-class agents are setting lower prices to lure more buyers. The price of products imported through unofficial channels is even lower.

VietNamNet Bridge - Large forests in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces continue to be cut down despite serious protection measures applied by local authorities.  

A newly graduated preschool and primary school teacher receives an average VND3.2 million a month, far below the income of a taxi motorbike driver or a sidewalk ice tea seller.

 Farmers in Cho Lach district, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre have prepared eight to nine million of ornamental plants and flower pots for the Tet Holiday falling in February next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 50 photos featuring the Literature Temple by night are on display at an exhibition being held at the temple in downtown Hanoi.

The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, during its meeting on Sunday, decided to take disciplinary action against some officials for violating Party and State regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fans of pop singer My Tam will flock to the open-air concert at the Pham Van Dong Park in Da Nang tomorrow to watch their idol perform songs from her latest album. 

The People’s Court of the central coastal province of Nha Trang will begin proceedings on Monday in the case against Hoang Tan Hai, who was found illegally trafficking 10 tonnes of marine turtles in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Danish Week – Sustainable City Solutions hosted by the Danish embassy in Hanoi and the HCM City University of Architecture began in HCM City on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – U21 Vietnam beat U21 Myanmar 2-0, at the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper’s International U21 Football Tournament in the southern province of Can Tho on December 16.

 Fire destroys mattress warehouse in HCM City, SCG grants scholarships to 114 students in 2017, Drug smugglers arrested, Bus hits car, injuring 22, 4 crew members prosecuted in Hai Thanh ship sinking

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese food market is thriving, with 10.9 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) predicted by BMI Research for the 2017-2019 period.

The newly-signed agreement between the parliaments of Vietnam and Morocco is an important legal foundation for the two sides to boost legislative relations as well as partnership in all fields, stated National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Remittance inflows to HCM City in the 11 months of this year reached US$4.55 billion, Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch, said.

 Despite untapped potential for development, Viet Nam’s bamboo and rattan sector is still facing challenges that are preventing a growth spurt, according to industry insiders.

 Rice products will be certified under the “Vietnam Rice” national brand if they are produced in accordance with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards -- good agricultural practices to produce clean and safe farm products.