EU leaders are expected to formally agree to start the next phase of Brexit negotiations later.

 Walt Disney has agreed to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox's business for $52.4bn (£39bn), in a deal both companies said position them to compete in the rapidly changing media industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four 40-45 story apartment buildings in Kim Van–Kim Lu New Urban Area in Hoang Mai District are home to about 16,000 people.

 Thai Binh Province People's Committee has proposed a VND3.9trn (USD172m) public-private partnership coastal road project to the Ministry of Transport.

 A train and a school bus have collided near Perpignan in southern France, leaving at least four children dead and many other people injured.

 E-commerce giant Amazon is proceeding with its ambitious business plan in Viet Nam, following Alibaba’s footsteps, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, chairman of the Viet Nam E-commerce Association (VECOM).

 Japanese enterprises raised four problems they face while doing business in Viet Nam in a dialogue with the Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform on Wednesday.

Education and investment in human resources (HR) are the driving force for economic development, HR experts and educators from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed at the Global HR Forum

 The new law on securities should allow full foreign ownership at public companies and investment funds, according to members of the Viet Nam Business Forum’s (VBF) working group on capital market.

The Australian Government on December 14 launched the pilot Logistics Industry Reference Council to promote industry linkages with vocational education and training in partnership with its Vietnamese counterpart.

 Experts gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on December 14 to seek measures to enhance water resources security amid climate change and energy development in the Mekong Delta region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fishermen in the south central coastal province of Binh Dinh have asked two companies to pay compensation for damage to their new steel ships.

By October 20, implemented foreign direct investment (FDI) had reached $14.2 billion and foreign portfolio investment (FPI) $4.7 billion, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Vietnam Steel Association will coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to protect the legitimate rights and interests of local steelmakers who were recently accused of tax evasion by the US Department of Commerce.

 The national border marker number 0 is located at 1,860m Khoan La San mountain in Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district of Dien Bien. It is the connecting point of Vietnam, Laos and China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest and most outstanding plays of the Viet Nam National Drama Theatre are being staged locally to celebrate its 65th anniversary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Sanna Khanh Hoa go through to the semi-final of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2017.

 The Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 14 held a tourism-culture festival, aiming to promote cooperation between the two countries in this sector. 

 The Ministry of Construction is preparing to propose huge changes in construction regulations in order to improve the climate for construction and real estate business.

 The Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) and PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOil) on December 15 officially supplied E5 RON92 bio-fuel for sale nationwide to replace RON 92 petrol, 15 days before a Government deadline.