VietNamNet Bridge - As the state’s divestment plan continues, more foreign companies are pouring capital into Vietnamese businesses. 

 The Vietnam National Coffee Corporation (Vinacafe), Vietnam’s largest State-owned Robusta producer, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) next year as the government cuts its stake in the company.

 Its Chinese investor has halted construction of a solar panel factory in northern Vietnam after the government announced it had begun without the proper approvals.

 Vietnamese people spent more than $164 million on fruit and vegetable imports in the first two months of 2017, of which 70 per cent were from Thailand and China, according to figures from the General Department of Customs.

 Beside overpriced service fees, HSBC has received several complaints about the staff’s unfriendly attitude from its customers.

 The protective forest in Tay Ninh Province is being damaged as people seek ways to expand farmland.

 Danang Party Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh and the city authorities discussed solutions for the erosion problem at My Khe Beach last Friday.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has sent a letter to a teacher in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai for his efforts to persuade many local students back to their class.

Results at Lam Dong Aluminium-Bauxite Complex show that the complex has incurred a loss of nearly VND3.7trn ($162m) after three years of operation

 Hanoi’s People Committee has requested its agencies and units to pay special attention to protect documents related to the national secret.

Vietnam’s listed steel companies can achieve higher growth in 2017 despite a volatile and predictable international market if they optimise operations and exploit missing links in the sector’s supply chain.

 33-year-old defender Truong Dinh Luat has rejected calls to join the national team in competing at the upcoming Asian Cup qualifiers, announcing his retirement yesterday instead.

 HCM City has announced plans to invest VNĐ3.6 trillion (US$158.4 million) in the construction of a levee along the canal complex of Tham Luong, Ben Cat and Nuoc Len.

 HCM City will publish air and water quality indexes on 48 electronic screens across the city, starting later this month, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 Pham Hong Loan of Gach-Phan Bon Con Voi won the sixth stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament on March 13.

 With housing demand remaining strong, banks are optimistic 2017 will be a big year for mortgages.

 The Central Highlands region is expected to attract more than VND230 trillion ($10.1 billion) worth of investment in the period of 2016-2020.

 Vietnam’s total export earnings hit $13 billion in February, raising the total in the first two months of this year to $27.3 billion, up 15.4 percent annually, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). 

 The European-standard dairy farm Vinamilk Organic Da Lat was inaugurated in Tu Tra commune, Don Duong district, the central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

 PCI rankings of five centrally-run municipalities through years