The Viet Nam Register (VR) will stop granting safety certificates to diesel cars that fail to meet European emission standard 4 or higher beginning on January 1, the department announced.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to impose a ban on the sale of all types of soft drinks at schools across the country.

All hospitals are responsible for reporting about patients with infectious diseases through an electronic surveillance system, but many hospitals fail to report accurately.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sanna Khanh Hoa lost to Muangthong United of Thailand 1-3 in the first leg of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship finals held at the Hang Day Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge - While investors remain optimistic about condotels, seeing promising profits, experts are concerned about the rapid development of the real estate product.

Protecting internet users’ personal information remains a problem in Vietnam as current laws do not mention the issue, according to Nguyen Quang Dong from the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS)

More than 40 investors have expressed willingness to develop plants which burn waste to generate electricity.

Unable to integrate into the foreign school environment because of language and cultural differences and difficulties with the curriculum, some Vietnamese students overseas have tried to commit suicide.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged authorities and people of southern localities to keep a close watch on typhoon Tembin and must not be negligent as this is a particularly dangerous storm accompanied by high tide.

 Southern HCM City is becoming very popular with property developers thanks to the many infrastructure works planned for the area.

 Viet Nam’s foreign currency reserves hit approximate US$48 billion thanks to the country’s stable macroeconomic conditions and strong influx of exports, foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittance.

 The Vietnam State Treasury (VNST) has fulfilled its assigned tasks of capital disbursement, monetary injection and strictly managing State Budget expenditures, says its Deputy Director General Nguyen Quang Vinh.

 Striker Hoang Vu Samson of Hanoi FC will play for Buriam United Club of the Thai Premier League next year, according to thaileaguefootball.com.

 Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu is one of three players the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has warned Australia to be wary of ahead of the Asian Women’s Cup in Jordan.

 Local and international artists will gather for a world-class lights show featuring traditional and contemporary music scheduled for New Year’s Eve 2018 on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown HCM City.

 Van Lang Park in HCM City’s District 5 was re-opened to the public last Friday night with a colourful music water fountain.

 The proposal to build high-rise buildings around the Hanoi Railway Station will have major impacts on the city’s inner areas, the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded effective cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese businesses while receiving Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hanoi on December 23.

 Here are Vietnam’s 10 most notable events of 2017:

 The 7th Da Lat Flowers Festival opened at Lam Vien Square in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 23 under the theme of “Da Lat Flowers - A Miracle from the Good Earth”.