Fox Sport Asia has selected the Team of the Tournament after the end of the AFF Suzuki Cup, with two Vietnamese in the line-up.

Vietnamese Nguyen Thuy Linh triumphed at the Nepal International Series’ badminton tournament on December 17 in Kathmandu.

Myanmar’s Yan Naing Oo buried Vietnam’s hope to win the first match of the International U21 Football Tournament’s Group A with his goal during additional time in HCM City on December 18.

OCB shareholders decided at a recent meeting that there will be a change of listing plans. The bank’s shares will now be listed on the HCMC Stock Exchange and not on the Unlisted Public Company Market, or UPCoM, as decided earlier.

 A requiem was held at Ba Da Pagoda in Hanoi on December 18 to pray for victims and Vietnamese and foreign soldiers who died while protecting the country during a US airstrike in December 1972.

President Tran Dai Quang has called on the entire Vietnamese people to bring into play the national resistance spirit, step up the national industrialisation and modernisation, while firmly protecting the socialist Vietnam.

 A delegation from the Ministry of National Defence led by Deputy Minister Be Xuan Truong paid an official visit to Cuba from December 12-18.

 Minister of Public Security To Lam has proposed Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha instruct relevant bodies to accelerate the signing of an agreement on criminal extradition as a legal foundation for the two countries’ law enforcement forces.

The National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on December 19 discussed the preparations for the third session, which is scheduled to last 22 and a half days from May 22, 2017.

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the talks about Vietnam after 30 years of renovation. 

VietNamNet Bridge - E-commerce revenue in Vietnam in 2017 is forecast to reach $2.08 billion as the market becomes more competitive. 

Commercial banks said the 2015 Civil Code, to take effect on January 1, 2017, stipulates that if asset holders refuse to hand over their assets, which act as collateral for loans, banks will only have the right to sue for assets.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some experts believe the real estate market will be active in 2017, others think the market will cool down and encounter difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is estimated that hackers cause losses of VND8 trillion to Vietnam each year.

VietNamNet Bridge - In developed countries, 90 percent of ash and slag from plants is treated and recycled into materials useful for industry. In Vietnam, the figure is 10 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Due to a lack of platforms and academic orientation, IT students are weak at algorithmic skills that can be used to solve practical problems posed by enterprises.

 Vietnam’s construction industry will grow by 6.3 per cent in real terms of 2017 and 6.1 per cent in 2018, according to Business Monitor International (BMI) Research, a Fitch Group Company.

 As predicted by experts, the second leg of the final under the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)’s Suzuki Cup 2016 in Bangkok on December 17 saw the home team make a comeback from the first leg 1-2 defeat to beat Indonesia 2-0 and claim the trophy.

 2016 has been a successful year for Vietnam’s diplomacy, helping to raise Vietnam’s status globally.

 Around 7 trillion VND (311 million USD) has to be mobilised to restart work on the iron ore project in central Ha Tinh province, a Ministry of Industry and Trade official said.