Unable to integrate into the foreign school environment because of language and cultural differences and difficulties with the curriculum, some Vietnamese students overseas have tried to commit suicide.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged authorities and people of southern localities to keep a close watch on typhoon Tembin and must not be negligent as this is a particularly dangerous storm accompanied by high tide.

 Southern HCM City is becoming very popular with property developers thanks to the many infrastructure works planned for the area.

 Viet Nam’s foreign currency reserves hit approximate US$48 billion thanks to the country’s stable macroeconomic conditions and strong influx of exports, foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittance.

 The Vietnam State Treasury (VNST) has fulfilled its assigned tasks of capital disbursement, monetary injection and strictly managing State Budget expenditures, says its Deputy Director General Nguyen Quang Vinh.

 Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu is one of three players the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has warned Australia to be wary of ahead of the Asian Women’s Cup in Jordan.

 The proposal to build high-rise buildings around the Hanoi Railway Station will have major impacts on the city’s inner areas, the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded effective cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese businesses while receiving Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hanoi on December 23.

 Here are Vietnam’s 10 most notable events of 2017:

 The Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has urged local vulnerable localities to evacuate locals to safe places as Typhoon Tembin is heading to Vietnam’s mainland.

 All 31 Chinese visitors, a guide and four crewmembers aboard a tourist ship, were brought to shore safely after a collision between the ship and a cargo barge in Ha Long Bay, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on December 24.

 The police of Mong Cai city on December 24 issued an arrest warrant for Ngo Manh Tuong, born in 1986 and registered to reside in Hai Duong, for allegedly transporting 1.5kg of drug illegally.

 Vice Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has asked the Department of Transport to build a pilot bicycle-sharing programme in the city's centre.

 Dinh La Thang, former chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam (PVN), is set to face further prosecution after investigations conclude in the case of wrongdoings at PVN and its subsidiary PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC).

While multinational conglomerates and large foreign investment funds are looking for opportunities to invest in large companies, other foreign investors are eyeing small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

 Dozens of households in the central city of Danang have been affected by the erosion of a local beach.

 The PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOil) is completing preparations for its initial public offering (IPO) scheduled for January 25, 2018 in Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE). 

 The high-level court on December 22 upheld the verdict for Tran Thi Nga, who was previously sentenced to a nine-year imprisonment on the charge of conducting anti-State propaganda.

 Yokohama FC defended their title after defeating Vietnam 2-0 in the final of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U-21 Football Tournament, held on December 22 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 Transport regulations will be reviewed to ensure a fair business environment for firms, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said.