Vietnam is working towards achieving higher levels of food security. In recent years, the country has adopted various measures to boost agricultural product exports, filling gaps in the global food market.

 The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was honoured with the AFC Developing Member Associations of the Year award at the AFC Annual Awards 2017 ceremony held in Bangkok, Thailand on November 29.

 Vietnamese weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan excellently won three gold medals at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in the United States of America yesterday.

If the target of downsizing the public workforce by at least 10 percent in 2021is obtainable, regular budget spending will slide by 5 percent, equivalent to US$1.98 billion making it easy to build Long Thanh Airport.

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 27 places to 495th in the world top 500 of the Association of Tennis Professionals men’s singles rankings.

While mobile payments are becoming more widely used in many countries, the service  remains unpopular in Vietnam, despite the high number of mobile phone subscribers.

 A new law is set to ban bank owners in Vietnam from taking up senior positions at non-financial firms, a move aimed at overhauling the banking sector, which has been mired in cross-holding controversy.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong last week asked competent agencies to promptly bring serious cases to court, especially the case of Trinh Xuan Thanh in January next year, according to Dan Tri news website.

In order to set foot in the pharmaceutical retail market, Mobile World has chosen Phuc An Khang as the first M&A target, DigiWorld (DGW) is determined to deliver functional foods with the first products of Kingsmen.

VietNamNet Bridge - 2017 is the first year Vietnam gained a 2-digit growth rate in wooden furniture exports thanks to heavy investment in technology and design.

 The HCMC government on Sunday unveiled a program to pilot the smart urban model, starting in districts 1 and 12 first.

 Police in Vietnam have busted a ring which specialises in stealing motorbikes for sale in China and Cambodia.

 Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday attended the see-off ceremony for five Vietnamese fishermen and their boat PY-96173-TS which was seized by local authorities in September.

The International Labor Organization has recommended that Vietnam extend social protection to those in the informal economy through a mix of contributory and non-contributory schemes, in order to achieve universal coverage. 

 Issuing criteria asking investors to consume products manufactured by Dung Quat and Nghi Son refineries for ten years is creating difficulties for those interested in becoming strategic investors of PV Oil.

 Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company who are working on a plan to clean Hoan Kiem Lake have confirmed that no turtle is living in the lake.

 The massive potential of Internet of Things (IoT) is set to help VN pursue its goal of a smart city and becoming an industrial country by 2020, experts said.

VN’s software, digital content and IT services sector targets annual growth of at least 15 per cent to retain its position as one of the 10 leading software and digital content outsourcing countries in the world.

 Shares of the Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation, Sabeco, Viet Nam’s biggest brewer, will be offered at an initial price of VND320,000 (US$14) each on December 18, it was announced on Wednesday.

 Key Hanoi FC midfielder Nguyen Van Quyet has been suspended for two matches because of his foul during a V.League match last Saturday.