Forecast to be in a finer state than in 2017, the Vietnamese economy in 2018 is expected to provide even more favourable conditions for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and domestic market are promising to become stronger.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say the golden age of Vietnam’s fashion industry is encountering difficulties amid the arrivals of foreign fashion brands.

 Temperatures have continued falling, freezing several northern mountainous areas, including Phia Oac Mountain in Cao Bang Province.

 Dinh La Thang tells court the pressure for project progress led to him acting unlawfully.

 About two teachers and 21 pupils at Quan Toan Secondary School in Hai Phong City fainted and had to be hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas from the local steel factory on January 8.

 F&N Dairy Investments Pte Ltd, a subsidiary owned by Thai business tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has spent millions of USD to buy stakes at Vinamilk after another subsidiary bought a USD4.8bn stake in Sabeco last year. 

 The revenue and profit indicators of Vietnam Airlines Corporation showed growth as planned in 2017, the firm reported.

 Viet Nam saw a decline in cash withdrawals for the third consecutive year in 2017, with the rate reducing from 15 per cent in 2016 to 10 per cent in 2017, reports from the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) showed.

 The quality of E5 bio fuel in Viet Nam is ensured and meets international standards. All features, capacity and fuel consumption remain the same, and in some criteria E5 is better than RON 92, officials said.

 Viet Nam’s pharmaceutical retail industry is forecast to see significant competition in 2018, with the entry of new players with strong financial capacity and experience in distribution.

 Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached a record $3.5 billion for year-on-year growth of 43.02 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Vietnamese shares finished January 10 on a mixed note, hit by strong profit-taking. Energy shares continued to benefit from rising oil prices.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Hyundai Motor said it is considering building a car plant in Southeast Asia with Indonesia and Vietnam being possible locations.

 The Government has issued a decree on preferential policies for the hi-tech park of the central city of Da Nang.

Coach Park Hang-seo said Vietnam’s three rivals in Group D at the Asian U23 Championship were powerful opponents. 

  Le Tuan Minh of Viet Nam brought home a silver medal from the Laos International Open Chess Tournament which closed on Monday in Vientiane.

 Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), denied committing asset misappropriation at the Thai Binh 2 thermal power project during the third day of the trial in Hanoi on January 10.

 The second-phase trial against Pham Cong Danh, ex-Chairman of Board of Directors of the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) and his accomplices entered the third day on January 10, when the Ho Chi Minh City court began questioning the defendants.

 The Government has issued Resolution No. 138/NQ-CP following the conference with local administrations and the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017. 

The DOC has published a notice announcing that the department rescinded the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from Vietnam for the period between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.