The Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is in the final stages of construction work as it prepares to receive its first flight in December this year.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it would submit a plan for the sharing economy model to the Government in the fourth quarter this year.

 Viet Nam’s seafood industry will get a “green card” from the European Commission this year after succeeding in its efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, but fishermen’s attitudes need to be addressed.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has given permission for Nghi Son Oil Refinery and Petrochemical LLC to export fuel products from its new plant, which is operating on a trial basis.

 Top Vietnamese artistic gymnastics athlete Le Thanh Tung won a silver medal at World Challenge Cup 2018, which concluded on Monday in Hungary.

 Forty families in Tia Dinh C Hamlet in Tia Dinh Commune, the northern province of Dien Bien, are living in fear of landslides as cracks have appeared and expanded in the ground surrounding their homes.

 The Ministry of Health has proposed sanctions against demonstrations of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV, according to a draft decree on penalties for administrative offences in the health sector.

 Three export commodities have earned Vietnam more than 20 billion USD in revenue each this year to September 15, according to latest statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 U16 Vietnam drew 1-1 with U16 Indonesia in the second match of Group C in the final round of the Asian Confederation Cup (AFC) U16 Championship, held on September 24 at Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia. 

 Flag flew at at half-staff at Ba Dinh Square on September 26 upon the death of President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations held a ceremony to pay tribute to President Tran Dai Quang and opened a funeral book from September 24 through September 25 (New York time).

VietNamNet Bridge - FE Credit and HD Saison have reported lower growth rates as they have had to settle problems arising after a hot development period.

A solution to treat medical waste disinfects completely and does not produce smoke. After the treatment, waste is cut into small pieces and pressed to reduce volume and waste, and then treated as normal waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government is controlling illegal waste imports with a heavy hand, forcing the re-export of substandard scrap imports.

 The State funeral for Tran Dai Quang, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, began at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi on September 26.

While state-owned general corporations are considered the ‘iron fist’, or the major motive force in Vietnam’s economy, multi-disciplinary universities should take over that role in Vietnam’s tertiary education.

 Many local sugar producers are facing bankruptcy as the prices of sugar products are low, resulting in high sugar inventories and hefty losses, and worse still, the smuggling of sugar from Thailand into Vietnam has also been rampant.

 Amid growing interest from domestic and international businesses, Hanoi will create new opportunities for private investors to join public service projects as a way to raise funds for its ambitious smart city development plans.

 While M&A is a popular strategy to mobilise capital, the outcomes of these deals get far less attention a couple of years down the road. Khac Lam delves into the most eminent cases in the Vietnamese stock market.

 The HCMC People’s Court today, September 24, once again suspended the lawsuit of traditional taxi firm Vinasun against ride-hailing firm Grab, demanding noncontractual compensation, as proposed by Grab, reported news website Vietnamplus.