Both in terms of quantity and quality, 2017 has shaped up to be a landmark year for mergers and acquisitions in the property sector.

Nineteen companies have registered to buy a stake in PV Oil to become strategic shareholders when PV Oil launches its IPO, slated for early next year, according to a representative from PV Oil. 

A beautifully coloured frog found in the limestone mountains of Vietnam, two mole species found by a team of Vietnamese and Russian scientists are among 115 new species discovered by scientists in the Greater Mekong region in 2016

 Ho Chi Minh City needs VND100,000 billion ( nearly $4.5 billion) for flood prevention works to 2020, reported Mr. Do Tan Long, head of the Steering Center of Urban Flood Control Program in the city.

Two FIFA lecturers will directly guide the improvement of the professional skills for leading Vietnamese referees and assistant referees during a referencing course in Hanoi from December 20 to 25.

 The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR) will hold an initial public offering of 7.79 per cent of its charter capital, or 242 million shares, on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange on January 17.

 Shinhan Bank Vietnam has announced the completion of its acquisition of the retail banking services of ANZ Vietnam, wrapping up the process over the weekend of December 16 and 17.

 Inadequate funding is hindering disbursement and implementation at many official development assistance (ODA) transport infrastructure projects.

 People who pay or accept Bitcoin or other virtual currencies will be fined and face up to three years of imprisonment from January.

VietNamNet Bridge - A lucrative beer market with expected high growth rates is the driving force for foreign investors to acquire a stake in Sabeco, the largest Vietnamese brewer.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced its findings about inspections of airlines’ compliance with laws on securing customer privacy. 

HCMC authorities have called on enterprises to invest in projects to develop microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors, and have committed to create the most favorable conditions and incentives for investors.

Scientists have called on re-programming the development of the Son Tra peninsula to protect doucs, a rare primate.

VietNamNet Bridge - A bicycle created by a university student uses two kinds of clean energy, the first of its kind in Vietnam. 

 Businesses and households have illegally encroached Tuoi Tre (Youth) Park in Hanoi which has been abandoned for years.

 Transparency in the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) must be enhanced to attract foreign strategic investment in the process, experts said.

 Toyota Viet Nam is one of the first firms to ask the Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue business certificates in accordance with new Government Decree No 116/2017/ND-CP.

 Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao were ousted from the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the Turkey International badminton tournament which wrapped up on December 21.

 About 126,000 people have tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam, but fewer than 106,000 have received treatment, while the others are undetected and sometimes unaware of their status.

 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 21 held a meeting with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in as part of his three-day visit to the country.