Vietnamese companies are depending too much on bank loans, and when the number of companies increases, it will reduce their chance of receiving financing from financial institutions.

 Organ transplantation in Vietnam, despite difficulties, has recorded numerous achievements this year, giving hope to thousands of patients nationwide.

 Foreign investment has continued to be poured into Vietnam recently, creating a driving force for industrial property development in 2019, said insiders. 

 Tra fish exports posted an impressive growth rate of 26.4 percent this year to hit a record of 2.26 billion USD, according to the Directorate of Fisheries of Vietnam.

 Three Vietnamese tourists were killed in Egypt when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus near the country’s world-famous Giza pyramids at 18:15 of December 28 (local time), affirmed the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt.

Ho Chi Minh city is home to more than 540 swift houses, of which over 230 are in Can Gio district.

 Taiwan has asked Vietnam to join forces in investigating the disappearance of 152 Vietnamese people who arrived on tourist visas in the territory last week, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 The HCMC government plans to hire a consultant to look into the safety of the underground diaphragm walls along the city’s first metro line between the landmark Ben Thanh Market and the Opera House in District 1.

 Viet Nam has leapt to become Southeast Asia’s top grossing market for initial public offerings in 2018 with total proceeds of US$2.6 billion.

 More than 16,600 cases of smuggling and trade fraud have been uncovered this year, up 10 per cent against last year, the General Department of Viet Nam Customs reported.

 A tropical low pressure is entering the East Sea and is likely to strengthen into a typhoon with complicated developments, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to investigate the disappearance of 152 Vietnamese in Taiwan and strictly punish anyone involved in the case.

 Lower water levels in reservoirs and barren farmland can be easily seen in many parts of the south-central and Central Highlands region even though it is the rainy season, reports the Countryside Today newspaper.

 Binh Dien Long An defended their women’s title at the National Volleyball Championship in Buon Ma Thuot  City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Thursday.

 Four workers at Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh died of gas suffocation yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese import management agencies are planning to tighten control over rice imports early next year.

 Exports of footwear, suitcases and bags of all kinds are estimated at 19.5 billion USD in 2018, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).

VietNamNet Bridge - Many retailers have reported losses, but they are continuing to pour more money into Vietnam to expand their networks.

Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh will officially open on December 30.

 The manufacturing and processing sector garnered the most interest from foreign investors in 2018, attracting 16.58 billion USD, or 47 percent of the registered capital.