VietNamNet Bridge - More and more merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the food sector have occurred recently, with most of the buyers from Thailand, Japan and South Korea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dang Van Bay, a farmer in Lam Dong province who quit school in the fifth grade, has invented a machine which can undertake heavy farming tasks. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia’s view that it is necessary to tighten control over flight licensing to pave the way for development of other modes of transport has raised controversy.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC cannot find enough teachers for its nursery schools as low salaries and hard work have kept high school graduates away.

 The urban fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is exhibiting signs of recovery while the rural market is experiencing a slowdown, according to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.

After eight years of implementation with many delays due to slow site clearance, the second phase of the water drainage project in Hanoi was finished in mid-November. With $35.3 million spent, the inner city is expected to be free from flooding.

 The rapid increase in demand and market price of the property sector in Vietnam has sparked concerns of a 2017 real estate bubble.

Recent floods have left 24 dead, 16 injures and losses of $37.2 million in the central and Central Highlands regions according to the Department of Disaster Prevention in the central and Central Highlands regions.

MWG Board of Management has announced the company’s business plan for 2017, with total revenue and after-tax profit to reach $2.83 billion and $98.6 million, up 85 per cent and 58.5 per cent against 2016, respectively.

 The VN Standards and Consumers Association (Vinastas) has posted an official correction of its false report on the quality of the sauce following heavy public pressure and Governmental investigations into the case.

Karate Shoto Asean Japan 2016 tournament took place on December 16-18 in Hanoi, attracting 300 martial artists from Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and the host, Vietnam.

 Hanoian wrestlers will be supported by Korean company Sungshin Vina with up to VND1 billion (US$45,000) per year, following a sponsorship signing ceremony in Hanoi on December 17.

 Vietnam top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will vie in the Thailand F5 Futures scheduled to take place in Huahin this week.

Every year, in late December, a sunflower field in Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan district, central Nghe An Province comes alive with a brilliant carpet of yellow, orange and gold.

As Christmas is nearing, children in the capital city are eager to go shopping with their parents to buy decorations, new clothes and take nice pictures featuring the cozy atmosphere of the special day.

December in Hanoi is famous for its fog and the onset of chilly weather signalling it’s time to unpack the warm winter clothes.

Vietnam must improve the local supply of raw materials for the wood processing industry to ensure sustainable development and meet export targets.

Investment experts reiterate the need for incentive application to attract foreign investment projects, despite the warning of a global race to the bottom on corporate tax to lure investors.

 Vietnamese catfish exports to the EU continue to plummet amid long-standing concerns with respect to the quality of the controversial farm-raised pangasius species, commercially sold as basa, tra or swai products.

 Overseas remittance into Vietnam is expected to drop this year, due to the effect of the US election result and the new US government’s anticipated policies aiming to focus on domestic trade.