Vietnam welcomes investors from Russia and Kursk province in particular and will provide them with all possible support, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh told Kursk Governor Alexander Mikhailov during a reception in Hanoi on December 7. 

National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty has met with senior officials of Canada’s parliament and government, voicing his hope for enhanced substantive cooperation between the Vietnamese and Canadian parliaments.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Laos News Agency (KPL) continue maintaining cooperation to meet communication requirements in each country in the new situation. 

iPhone models have seen prices decreasing significantly in Vietnam despite the rumor that iPhones would be more expensive once US President-elect Trump takes office and tries to encourage Apple to start manufacturing products in the US.

 Only one per cent of total enterprises in Viet Nam have invested in agriculture, and 55 per cent of these are small scale, capitalised at under VND5 billion, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

VietNamNet Bridge - Relocating 26,000 households and clearing the slums along canals is one of the seven key projects of the HCM City gentrification program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign brewers often set up joint ventures with Vietnamese partners and then take over the capital contribution from the Vietnamese partners. Why do they have to take this roundabout path to enter the market?

Many Vietnamese students want to stay in the US for a while after finishing school, but they are concerned about US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to expel illegal immigrants.

 Vietnam’s medium-term outlook remains favorable, and its growth prospects may improve to 6.3 per cent from 2017-2018, according to the World Bank’s latest Taking Stock report released on December 5.

 One of Vietnam’s largest private companies will list its international bonds on the Singapore Stock Exchange with a maximum value of $300 million when conditions become favorable.

 Vietnam ranks 8th out of 72 countries in terms of its scientific performance, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

 A branch of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in the central city of Hue was robbed by an armed man at about 5pm on December 6.

 The People’s Council of Hanoi decided to reduce work permit fee to VND250,000 (US$11) for foreign workers with online applications at its third session on December 6.

 The Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities have asked the city’s Department of Transport (DOT) to complete the report on piloting advertising on buses and cooperate with relevant agencies for the expansion.

 The Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just asked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to report on the business operations of Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott) which is facing complaints from localities.

 Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on December 7 was ousted from the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which is taking place in Ontario, Canada.

 An official visit to India by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan from December 8-11 is expected to help realise the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

 Two vessels of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Navy began a visit to Vietnam on December 7 after arriving at Cam Ranh International Port, the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, the same day.

 Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich, who is on a visit to India from December 4-7, has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said that India wishes to maintain and boost friendship and cooperation with Vietnam.

It is time for the central bank to loosen its control over gold imports as a shortage of gold material in the domestic market has led to adverse consequences, the Vietnam Gold Trading Association said.