Vietnam’s fixed line market has seen a significant decline after peaking in 2009, according to Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers. 

 Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on November 17 chaired an event to announce the results of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week that took place in central Da Nang city from November 6-11.

 Real estate inventory value now approximates VND26 trillion (US$1.14 billion), reducing 16 percent compared to December last year, reported the Ministry of Construction this morning.

 State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Governor Lê Minh Hưng expressed confidence that the central bank would maintain the stability of the VND/dollar exchange rate.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will sell 21.79 per cent stake at Viet Nam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex) on December 8.

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed a regulation that requires Facebook and Google to conduct cross-border payment transactions through the National Payment Corporation (Napas), Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.

VietNamNet Bridge - Both Vietnamese and foreign investors say they are willing to buy assets linked to bank debts. 

 The success of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week continues to be the topic drawing international media’s attention, especially the leading role of Vietnam in the region’s most important economic event.

 Mongolian Ambassador to Vietnam D.Bilegdorj said he will do his utmost to promote the traditional friendship between the two countries at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on November 16.

Former Arsenal player Sol Campbell arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on November 16, receiving a warm welcome from Vietnamese fans.

 Responding to National Assembly members’ qualms about the country’s financial security, the government issued a reassuring notice that the country’s public debt situation has improved, with the state budget seeing more effective use.

 Vietnam's flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has produced impressive business results following its strategic co-operation with Japanese airline group ANA Holdings.

 Hanoi authorities have considered tripling pavement rental fees in order to restrict private vehicles and reduce pavement violations. 

 HCM City’s much-delayed river bus service should be up and running later this month, according to local authorities.

 Many listed companies have decided to loosen their purse-strings by paying cash dividend for stockholders, after reporting upbeat business results.

 Credit solvency is more important than public debt ceiling, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said in parliament on Thursday.

 Viet Nam needs new strategies of foreign direct investment (FDI), which should focus on seeking investment from the US and European Union, according to experts.

Fair-trade certification is expected to help Vietnamese cocoa enter the EU market, especially after the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement takes effect, slated for 2019, experts have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market on November 7 witnessed its biggest-ever transaction: 415 million VRE shares of Vincom Retail, worth $740 million, were transferred within one trading session.

 Ly Hoang Nam, the sole Vietnamese player left at the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament’s singles event in Binh Dương province, has secured a berth in the quarter-finals.