The Vietnamese food processing industry is developing fast, providing many investment opportunities for domestic and foreign investors.

Grab Vietnam claimed to have paid VND140 billion ($6.16 million) to Vietnam’s budget in the ten months of this year, which is far above the VND9.53 billion ($433,181) on the records of the General Department of Taxation.

 Song Da Corporation will conduct the public auction of 219.7 million shares at its initial public offering (IPO), which will be organised on December 25, 2017, according to the approval of the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

 Vietnam's customs authorities are asking Sony Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. to pay tax arrears worth VND7.3 billion ($321,221) because it declared lower prices than the actual price of its imported LCD TVs.

 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.

 The railway viaduct spans on Phung Hung Street have been left in a mess after an art project to turn it into a canvas was temporarily halted.

 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.

 An Ao dai (long dress) collection designed by Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han was featured at a fashion show at the Vietnam Sea and Islands – Endless Beauty event at Paris-based UNESCO Headquarters.

 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.

 Folk art not only provides a modest income for many Vietnamese, it has often been considered a national treasure. However, as modern art styles become popular, the old paintings are starting to fade into the distance.

 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.