State-owned mobile network operator Mobifone will offload its holding of 38.95 million shares in two joint stock commercial banks in February.

The year 2017 continued seeing the strong rise of startups, which have been catching more attention from domestic and foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dr Le Viet Phu, a lecturer at Fulbright University, says the damages caused by air pollution to Vietnam in 2013 could be assessed up to $10 billion. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The fourth industrial revolution, which is a hot topic in Vietnam, has brought unprecedented economic benefits to many businesses.

 With a view to increasing Vietnam’s exports to ASEAN, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has taken a new step to help enterprises boost their shipments to regional markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Using cloud computing technology and Internet of Things, a group of students from Vietnamese-German University have created an environmental monitoring system which finds polluted areas.

 Vietnam is embracing difficulties in treating kids living with HIV as international organizations are cutting financial aids however, these ill kids have still received good care in hospitals.

Tran Thi Hue, director of the Department of Treasury Management, spoke about the state office’s specific plans for the upcoming participation as well as expectations for the new course of the government bond market in 2018.

 Special economic zones (SEZs) seem to be ready to launch after 20 years of waiting for the completion of the draft Law on Special Economic Zones. Meanwhile, consideration and appraisal have been carried out quickly to approve SEZ projects.

Dang Quyet Tien, director general of the Department of Corporate Finance, spoke about the results of the year’s equitisation and divestment deals as well as the new targets for 2018. 

The year 2017 brought about great success for the Vietnamese stock marke whereas the VNIndex saw a 48 per cent jump on-year – constituting the third-highest growth worldwide, and the highest in Asia.

A blanket of ice and frost spread across many areas of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai and Sapa in Lao Cai Province on January 10 as temperatures dropped to 5-6 degrees Celsius, even hitting 3 degrees C in places.

 Rescue forces are searching for 15 fishermen missing from five fishing boats that sank off the coast of the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 GrabBike drivers in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10 gathered at the company's headquarters in District 10 to protest against a new hike in revenue share.

 Dozens of villas and bungalows in The Song Resort project have been built without licences along Danang beach.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 20th session in Hanoi on January 11 after spending one and a half days discussing three draft laws, one draft resolution and some other issues.

 Vietnam’s top-three pharmaceutical firms will give priority to the research of new drugs this year to increase competitiveness amid stiffening competition from multinational corporations and new domestic rivals.

 Foreign investors will be permitted to establish their wholly foreign-owned companies providing logistics services, following Decree No.163/ND-CP, which will come into effect on February 20.

 A new wave of private agricultural investments has surged in the country, helping to super-charge the capital-poor agricultural sector.

 In a bid to more effectively control state capital in enterprises, the government will establish an official committee dedicated to manage it in the first quarter of 2018.