Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) giant Masan Consumer is completing the final list of its shareholders to prepare to trade on the Unlisted Public Company (UPCoM) market on the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 70-80 percent of the profit made by foreign banks comes from services, while credit makes up 10-15 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State has allocated forestland to private enterprises for management in an aim to improve protection of the forests. However, more forested areas have been devastated and more murder cases discovered.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has more than 130,000 students studying abroad, while only 2,000 foreign students are studying in Vietnam. 

 Led by developments of the US election, local gold price saw significant reverse while VND/USD exchange rate dipped.

 The global stock market, with the exception of Russia, woke up on Wednesday shaded a volatile red.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the equitisation of electricity-generating companies belonging to three major State-owned corporations.

The Germany-Vietnam Water Forum held yesterday in HCM City discussed ways the two countries could cooperate in water, wastewater and urban resilience projects.

 Vietnam triumphed at the 16th South East Asian Rowing Federation (SEARF) Junior Rowing and Rowing Championships, which wrapped up in the port city of Hai Phpng on November 8.

 Five cyclists of the Vietnamese Dong Thap team will take part in the Tour de Makassar in Indonesia on November 11-13.

No 1 seed Nguyen Tien Minh won his second round match at the Celcom Axiata Malaysia International Challenge badminton tournament in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments in research & development (R&D) in Vietnam have been increasing rapidly with the presence of many multinational investors.

 Democrat Ngoc Dung Stephanie Murphy has become the first Vietnamese American woman to get a seat in the US lower house, defeating her experienced Republican rival John Mica in Florida’s 7th district during the November 8 election.

 The third International Wildlife Trade Conference (IWTC) will take place in Hanoi from November 16-18 with support of the UK Government. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Under the overall planning for industrial development, the electronic industry was to become a key industry of Vietnam by 2020. However, experts are worried the goal is unattainable. 

 Foreign developers of urban areas and industrial parks are eyeing Vietnam with renewed vigour, due to a rise in foreign direct investment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese dollar billionaires have been officially recognized through stock assets  exceeding one billion dollars, but the real number of dollar billionaires could be higher.

The report from the Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association (Vinastas) on arsenic levels in fish sauce violated regulations in Term 12, Article 5 of the Food Safety Law, according to a new report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 South Korea’s Hyosung Corporation has proposed a $1.2 billion a polypropylene (PP) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant project in southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province.

 A herd of 15 wild elephants have come out of the forest and destroyed a large area of crops in Dak Lak Province over the past few days.