Farmers in Cho Lach district, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre have prepared eight to nine million of ornamental plants and flower pots for the Tet Holiday falling in February next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese food market is thriving, with 10.9 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) predicted by BMI Research for the 2017-2019 period.

The newly-signed agreement between the parliaments of Vietnam and Morocco is an important legal foundation for the two sides to boost legislative relations as well as partnership in all fields, stated National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Remittance inflows to HCM City in the 11 months of this year reached US$4.55 billion, Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch, said.

 Despite untapped potential for development, Viet Nam’s bamboo and rattan sector is still facing challenges that are preventing a growth spurt, according to industry insiders.

 Rice products will be certified under the “Vietnam Rice” national brand if they are produced in accordance with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards -- good agricultural practices to produce clean and safe farm products.

 Vietnamese shares are expected to move marginally in the last two trading weeks of 2017 as investors take a rest, however the selling of brewer Sabeco shares should give a short boost to the market.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Vorachith aims to affirm Laos’ policy of treasuring the great friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

 Vietnamobile has become the fifth operator licensed to provide 4G services in Vietnam, baodautu.vn reported.

 FLC Thanh Hoa yesterday introduced its new head coach, Marian Mihail from Romania.

Enterprises are facing challenges in hiring and keeping employees as a result of competition from multinational corporations expanding their businesses in Vietnam, with many recruiters saying they cannot find enough qualified candidates for jobs.

More than 40 commercial banks are providing mobile payment services, while more than 90 million mobile transactions were made in the first nine months of the year, worth VND423 trillion.

 The operations of a stone quarry run by the  Asia Mineral Joint Stock Company were suspended yesterday after a collapse killed a worker and injured two others in Nghe An Province.

 The job market in Viet Nam is expected to be largely positive next year as the country continues to develop its manufacturing base, recruitment companies say.

 The state-owned Song Da Corporation will offer 219 million shares at its initial public offering (IPO) scheduled on December 25.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting Lao Defence Minister Chansamone Channhalat in Hanoi on December 18.

 Using iodine in salt, a health step long enforced in Western countries, cannot by itself improve iodine shortages in Vietnamese people, experts agreed at a conference held last week in Hanoi.

 A huge potential exists in the country for start-ups that find innovative solutions for existing problems, and young people must be the game changers for this to happen.

 The Vietnamese team has won the first prize of the WhiteHat Grand Prix 2017 international Cybersecurity contest.

People are rushing to buy bitcoin mining machines. Bitcoin ATMs can be found at some cafes in HCMC. Numerous calls for investments in bitcoin have appeared on the internet. And some travel firms accept payments in bitcoin.