Despite the Law on Housing 2015 which gives greater room to foreigners to own properties in Vietnam, the number of foreigners who have purchased real estate is increasing, but remains modest.

 Police in Nghe An Province has arrested the leaders of two local companies for producing and trading fake petrol.

 Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has issued a resolution on population and family planning in which families would be no longer encouraged to have only two children and couples with three children or more will not be fined.

 A festival featuring the worship of Mother Goddesses will bring many folk artists from across the nation to Hanoi on November 9-13.

 Binh Thuan Province People’s Committee has proposed to the Government a plan to adjust exploration and exploitation of titanium in the locality.

 Two schoolgirls in central QuangTri Province drowned on Monday while playing on a local dyke, which was inundated under rainwater.

The US’s American Journal of case reports recently announced the world’s first successful application of bone marrow mononuclear cells transplant to treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia at the Vinmec Medical System.

 Nguyen Anh Khoi secured a double at the World Youth U14, U16 and U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which ended in Greece on Monday.

 The National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday started a two-and-a-half day discussion about the social-economic development and budget estimates for 2018.

 Vietnamese contestant, Nguyen Tran Phuong, and Thai contestant, Ravisut Patipatvasin, emerged the top winners at the first ever Almar Hanoi International Festival and Competition held in Hanoi.

 The low pressure area in the East Sea has strengthened into a tropical depression, causing bad weather in the southern coastal provinces.

The Central Power Corporation has worked with the Da Nang Power Company Limited and the Central Grid Company to ensure the supply of electricity for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in any circumstances.

Residents in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang are worried that the construction of a fruit park will alter the currents of the Tien and Cai Be rivers and intensify landslides on Cai Lay District’s Tan Phong Islet.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bankers Ngo Chi Dung, Duong Cong Minh and Dang Khac Vy frequently appeared in local media in 2017. 

SBV releases statement confirming that all crypto-currencies are illegal in Vietnam.

 Famed silk brand may face investigation over claims it marketed Chinese silk as "Made in Vietnam".

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign fashion brands have entered the Vietnamese market, creating stiff  competition in the market for local brands.

Debt interest and principal payments equal to 4.18% of GDP made year-to-date as at October 15.

The national economy expanded at around 6% on average and maintained stable increases in foreign investment inflows, foreign arrivals, and export revenues between 2010-2017.

 In the ten months of this year so far, Vietnam reported record high foreign investment inflows, with $28 billion coming in, primarily from APEC economies. The figure is expected to increase to $30 billion by the end of the year.