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Mekong Delta’s woman named in BBC’s 100 Most Inspirational Women list 2017

 Tran Thi Kim Thia, a 59-year-old woman from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been named in the BBC's 100 Women list.

Bizarre banana tree with 200 bunches grown in Binh Dinh

 Hundreds of locals in the central province of Binh Dinh’s Hoai An District gathered in Mr. Le Van Ba’s house in An Thanh Commune to see a large and bizarre banana tree.

North South Railway reconnected after ten day interruption

 The North South Railway in Ca Mountain Pass has resumed operation after ten days of interruption because of landslide in the aftermath of Typhoon Damrey, announced Vietnam Railways.

APEC 2017 a comprehensive success: Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh

The APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang, was a comprehensive success, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

Vietcombank to fully cut its cross ownership

 State-owned bank to divest from other credit institutions next year to meet SBV regulation.

Students in the limelight after meeting heads of state, and Jack Ma

Several Vietnamese female students have won public attention after meeting US President Donald Trump and Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma.

Trade ties tighten amid leader visits

 In a week of international visits, Vietnam has upgraded its ties with Canada to a comprehensive partnership, while further strengthening its relations with Chile, China, and the US.

Millennial shoppers to drive future of Vietnam’s e-commerce market

 Defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, the millennial generation is shaping up to become the largest age group of online shoppers in Vietnam.

Competitive petroleum market? It’s still far away

VietNamNet Bridge - 100 percent foreign-owned filling stations and the sale of a stake in petroleum companies by the state have not been enough to create a competitive petroleum market.

Vietnam leader calls for stronger ties at Mekong-Japan, ASEAN-UN summits

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a Vietnamese delegation to the 9th Mekong-Japan Summit and the 9th ASEAN-UN Summit that took place in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.

HCM City households relocated over feared apartment collapses

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities are relocating residents in deteriorating buildings built before 1975 to nearly 200 new apartments in the city.

APEC 2017 a comprehensive success: Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh

 APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city the highlight, was comprehensively successful, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

HCM City metro project deadline delayed, investment increased

 Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has proposed to increase investment for the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong metro project and delay its completion date to 2024.

M&As increasingly appealing to South Korean businesses

 Vietnam-Korea Business Partnership 2017 program hears of growing interest among South Korean business in M&As in Vietnam.

High salaries planned for Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone

 Average salaries at Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone would be USD13,500 to USD28,600 by 2030 compared to the current USD2,200 in Vietnam according to Secretary of the Party Committee of Kien Giang Province, Nguyen Thanh Nghi.

One stop shop aviation service to be launched at airports nationwide

 The national one stop shop (OSS) mechanism offering airline services will be implemented at all international airports across Vietnam from November 15, the General Department of Customs has announced.

VietJet to open first direct route to the U.S by 2019

 VietJet Aviation JSC plans to expand its fleet to include wide-body jets as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier considers California as its first U.S. destination starting in the next two years. 

Aquaculture farmers need new loans after Damrey

 Lobster farmers in Phu Yen Province are in need of new loans to continue their business after most of their farms were damaged in Storm Damrey.

VN credit growth hits 13.5% in first 10 months

 Credit growth in the 10 months through October reached 13.5 per cent, the National Financial Supervisory Commission said in a latest report.

NA deputies raise concerns over Long Thanh airport funding

NA deputies on Monday discussed the feasibility of land clearance and resettlement to build the Long Thanh International Airport mega project in southern Dong Nai Province.