The benchmark VN-Index will soon face resistance at 680 to 690 points, as short-term profit-taking activities are forecast to intensify early this week.

 The US magazine Forbes said Vietnam can meet its target of 6.7 percent GDP growth in 2017 thanks to five engines, including its resources and trade agreements with other nations.

 Sea water and wastewater samples related to mass clam deaths in central Thanh Hoa Province have failed to meet environment criteria, said Le Van Binh, head of the Environmental Protection Branch.

 Hanoians as well as tourists may soon get to enjoy free Wi-fi at various places in the capital, if a proposal put up by the local tourism department goes through.

 Viet Nam currently has an average floor area per person of 22.8sq.m, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Construction.

 With high growth potential, Vietnam has become a promising destination for leading global beer companies, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

“Although there remain many difficulties and challenges, the outcomes obtained last year were encouraging, giving favourable conditions for the country to enter a new stage of development,” Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 9 for the newly-accredited Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam, Kunio Umeda.

 Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves have soared to an all-time high of US$41 billion, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a conference on the implementation of 2017 banking tasks held by the central bank in Hanoi on January 5.

 Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh expected that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Viet Nam next week will further promote the Viet Nam-U.S. comprehensive partnership.

 The Ministry of Public Security has released Circular 53/2016/TT-BCA on registration and acceptance of temporary residence for foreigners in Viet Nam.

 National carrier Viet Nam Airlines is readying itself to open direct flights to the U.S. in 2018.

 The PM has recently ratified a project on non-cash transaction development in Viet Nam in the 2016-2020 period with a view to keeping cash transaction rate under 10%.

 The country’s first lung transplant will be performed earlier than planned because many patients may not wait for transplant, said   National Lung Hospital director Nguyen Viet Nhung.

 Vietcombank’s pre-tax profits in 2016 rose by 23.4% to VND8,212 billion (US$361.3 million), exceeding its target for the year by 2.7%, the lender reported on January 7 at a ceremony to review its performance in 2016.

 The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) held a conference on January 7, gathering heads of higher education institutions in Da Nang to discuss ways to enhance the quality of tertiary education.

 Vietnam Airlines and its subsidiaries earned combined revenue last year of more than VND76 trillion ($3.34 billion), an increase of more than 10 per cent against 2015.

After Doan Nguyen Duc, owner of a powerful real estate group, and Tran Dinh Long, owner of a steel corporation, decided to pour money into agriculture projects, a number of other billionaires did the same. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Reports by Vietnamese and international institutions have all pointed out that Vietnam’s logistics industry is weak in competitiveness. 

 Migrants from the Mekong Delta live together in the centre of HCM City.