The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to add two return flights between Hanoi and HCM City and Changzhou city, Jiangsu province, China, on January 27 when U23 Vietnam play a final match against Uzbekistan.

 Vietnam’s anti-graft efforts is credit positive, Moody’s Investor Service stated in its latest report.

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed the Government raise the individual income tax imposed on capital/securities transfer to 2 per cent for trades not registered to the Vietnam Securities Depository and not made on the securities market.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) will continue to work towards an institutional breakthrough for promoting the agglomeration of land for large-scale agricultural production. 

 Potential wrongdoings involving VNĐ15 trillion (US$658.5 million) and 6.7 million sq.m of real estate were found with the State-owned coal and mining giant, Vinacomin.

 Finance-banking, real estate-construction and consumer goods are three industries that gain the highest profitability in the securities market in 2017.

 Denmark continues providing non-refundable official development aid (ODA) to promote Vietnam’s energy development in the framework of the Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Programme in 2017-2020. 

 The northwestern mountainous region has huge potential and advantages for tourism development as it boasts beautiful landscapes and historical sites, rich natural resources, diverse ecology and cultures of ethnic minority groups.

VASEP has proposed urgent measures to avoid receiving the European Commission (EC)’s “red card” warning after six months of a “yellow card” it has applied on Vietnam’s seafood, towards re-winning the “green card”.

 Vietnam needs experience shared by APEC member economies to promote financial inclusion, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong has said.

 The HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has urged the Government to ensure condotels and officetels are not used primarily as apartments, warning that would cause problems for urban planning and infrastructure and transport.

 Transport sector is forecast to have the sharpest rise in energy need

 Latest Navigos Group report confirms increasing need for senior and middle-level managers in Vietnam, particularly in manufacturing sector.

 Agro-forestry-fishery exports hit nearly 72 billion USD in nine months

 Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) has announced that it issued 281 securities trading codes to foreign investors during September.

 Industry experts say that potential investors have the right to negotiate for the best price, but the process of buying Vietnam's two leading breweries must follow market regulations.

Vingroup has announced plans to produce its first cars in the next two years, rekindling the long-cherished dream of a local car industry which has failed to come true following numerous attempts over the past two decades.

 French retailer Auchan has said 100 ready-made Vietnamese dishes will appear on the shelves of its stores in Vietnam next month.

To promote the value of geographical indication (GI), products under GI protection require a forceful boost from the market, especially in attracting the choice of consumers. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has proposed to keeping an illegally built project on the banks of the Saigon River.