Vietnamese designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam’s new collection “Women in love” will open Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture 2018 on January 23 in France.

VietNamNet Bridge - The M&A deals made in 2017 are expected to have the value of $2 billion, and the same value or higher has been predicted for 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A superhero film coming to cinemas nationwide during the Christmas and New Year season is expected to do well at the box office and possibly surpass earnings of its competitors.

 Vietnam Airlines plans to reduce State ownership to 51 per cent of the charter capital in the next three years.

 Nguyen Cong Chung, Executive Chef at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, has been named as Chef Hotelier of The Year at the Hotelier Awards 2017 - Asia.

 More and more investors and large economic groups have shown interest in the Vietnamese market due to the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in November. 

 The Vietnamese market will see more state-owned enterprises (SOEs) equitised in 2018, following the State’s divestment from the Sai Gon  Beer Alcohol Berage Joint Stock Company (Sabeco) and Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk).

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has signed a decision to announce a list of projects to build sections of the North-South Expressway in the east during 2017-2021. 

 Vietnamese athletes won 425 gold, 301 silver and 319 bronze medals this year, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA). 

A series of four posters featuring characters from an ancient tuong play (classical drama) by Vietnamese designer Dang Thi Bich Ngoc has been named a winner of the 2017 American Graphic Design Awards.

Four men in the southern region of Vietnam have been rescued after being cheated and then sold to a fishing boat in Danang City where they were ill-treated and not paid.

 Vietnam’s foreign currency reserves may reach USD50bn this year because of state divestment in large corporations and remittances from overseas.

The painting Nguyet Uoc (Promise under Moonlight). depicting the love between Thuy Kieu and Kim Trong in Kieu’s Tale by Nguyen Du, was auctioned at Chon’s Auction House in Hanoi on Sunday for US$83,000.

Seeing plastic bottles floating at sea, Nguyen Thi Quynh Tram and her two friends at Binh My Primary School in HCM City’s coastal district of Can Gio got the idea of using them to make a life jacket, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The strongest Vietnamese masters will take part in the 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships that begins today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 Most of the domestic auto industry went into a tizzy when Decree 116 tightening controls over the import and assembly of cars was issued in October, and days away from its official implementation, the worries and divisions remain.

 Proceeds from the sale of State capital at Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) and other State-owned enterprises will be used for the right purposes as approved by the National Assembly.

 The insurance market has maintained a high growth rate of 21.2 per cent in 2017, gaining revenue of VND105.61 trillion (US$ 4.65 billion), a senior finance ministry official has said.

 Farmers in the Mekong Delta are busy with their flowers and other agricultural products in preparation for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls on February 16.

 Viet Nam will leave for China’s Asian U23 Football Championship on January 1, eight days before the tournament begins.