At the end of the year, the real estate market becomes more active as investors flock to “premiere” their real estate products. The apartment supply is plentiful and customers have more choices, but not all projects meet customer demand.

 Trung Nguyen coffee group opened a representative office in Shanghai, China on the afternoon of November 23, marking its development in the world market.

Major countries, which are member economies of APEC, have become key markets for Vietnam’s garment and textile products, and are forecast to making up between 74%-75% of the country’s total apparel export turnover in the near future.

 A convenience store which lets shoppers walk in, load up on the items they want and walk out without having to wait in lines or at checkout counters to pay has recently emerged in HCMC.

 Vietnam’s economic growth quality has seen significant improvements recently, eliciting great praise from international organisations.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to borrow approximately US$300 million in ODA loans, from international financial institutions, in order to invest in developing three hi-quality university urban areas in three regions across the country.

 Vietnamese SMEs share a common wish that the upcoming APEC meetings will provide a platform for them to better connect with similar enterprises in member economies.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed to exempt tuition fees at public schools for both primary and secondary pupils.

 Ha Cong Tuan, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the Vietnam Economic Times about his ministry’s resolve to make forests a key resource for national economic development.

 Professor Doctor Vu Trong Hong argues that the country’s recent experiences with natural calamities wre caused in part by a failure to link the national strategy on economic development with a plan to prevent environmental disasters.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha spoke with Vietnam Economics Times about tightening regulations on doctoral training to create qualified human resources.

 Similar threats of being a country bumpkin and so on were, and are, common admonishments delivered by adults, as though farming was an undesirable pursuit, instead of the most essential one for human survival.

 The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has asked authorities in HCM City and 10 provinces to develop a master plan on effective management of water resources and environmental protection in the Dong Nai River basin.

 Vietnamese weightlifters are ready to compete in the World Weightlifting Championships which is scheduled from November 28 to December 5 at the Anaheim Convention Centre in Anaheim, California, United States. 

 Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam dropped in the quarter-final round of the Viet Nam F3 Futures tennis tournament in the southern province of Bình Duong yesterday.

 Irish Aid will grant 578,000 euros (US$685,000 ) to support ten partnerships between Irish and Vietnamese higher education institutions on teaching and research co-operation during 2017-2018.

 Viet Nam has a great opportunity to use information technology in teaching English since 70 per cent of the country’s population use the internet and broadband internet connection is available in every village.

VN’s agricultural sector should focus on developing the economic value of domestic plant varieties by ensuring their output and protecting branding, instead of importing large amounts of other plant varieties. 

 The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has asked authorities in Ho Chi Minh City and 10 provinces to develop a master plan on effective management of water resources and environmental protection in the Dong Nai River basin.

 Members of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption’s Standing Board have agreed on plans to finalise the investigation, prosecution and judgment of 23 corruption and economic cases in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018.