After winning in the semi-finals, Thai Son Bac will now face Thai Son Nam in the final match of the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20.

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has called up goalie Phí Minh Long to his squad to prepare for the finals of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

 Alongside signing better local players, V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hoa are bringing in a raft of foreign players on trial to prepare for the football season next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the growing of Japanese elephant garlic on Ly Son Island, Ly Son garlic, a well-known brand, will be threatened, scientists say.

 HCM City authorities will keep a close eye on large trucks entering the downtown area until the Lunar New Year in mid-February.

 World champion Thach Kim Tuan has been nominated for the Victory Cup Award, considered Vietnam’s top honour in sports.

Vietnam Report Company (VNR) on December 19 announced the top 10 most prestigious listed companies for 2017.

 The Palestinian administration chooses non-violent measures to address Palestine-Israel disputes, Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama told reporters in Hanoi on December 19.

 The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on December 20 began legal proceedings against Phung Dinh Thuc, former General Director of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam).

VietNamNet Bridge - Two foreign bank names are in the list of top 10 taxpayers – HSBC and Shinhan Bank Vietnam. And both have strong retail banking divisions.

A Ministry of Health report reveals that each year 100,000 labourers in the country were checked for occupational diseases and more than 5,000 found to have diseases.

 Three Vietnamese who completed Manchester City FC's young leader training programme will continue to be trained at City Football Academy in the UK with 30 other people from all over the world.

The State Bank of Vietnam recently held its year-end meeting with international financial and monetary organizations, foreign banks in Vietnam, and foreign agencies with a working relationship with the central bank.

There is great anticipation that automobile prices in Vietnam will decrease by 10-15 percent in the case of older models and 5-10 percent in the case of new models as automobile import tariffs are cut to zero under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.

 Shares declined on the two national stock exchanges on December 19, dragged by the slump of brewer Sabeco, but cash flow remained strong which opened an opportunity for a recovery in the next session.

 Vietnamese martial artists returned home on December 18 with four golds won at the first Wushu Sanda Asian Cup held in China. 

 More than 300 domestic and foreign businesses will take part in the 14th Saigon Autotech & Accessories International Exhibition scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24-27 next year.

 Vietnam will contribute more to the United Nations peacekeeping operations, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

 The 11th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area was declared a success in Vietnam’s southern Binh Phuoc on December 19. 

 Total import-export revenue this year reached 400 billion USD in mid December, representing a fourfold increase in ten years.