The Vietnamese government is carrying out a project to complete the legal framework for managing and handling digital assets, virtual currency and digital money. 

 Buying a stake in Southern Airports Services JSC (Sasco) from Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is considered an opportunity for investors to benefit from Sasco’s potential business activities.

 Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has divested its capital at 16 enterprises with total proceeds of over VND1 trillion ($44 million).

 The country has equitised 52 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the past 11 months, the Steering Board for SOEs Renovation and Development said.

 The private sector, including FDI (foreign direct investment) firms, plays a crucial role in national development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Monday.

 Viet Nam won two more silver medals at the eighth World Bodybuilding & Physique Federation Championship, which wrapped up in Thailand on December 4.

 Four Vietnamese swimmers will take part in the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which is scheduled to be held from December 6-11 in Ontario, Canada.

 Do Van Binh has been elected President of the Viet Nam Shooting Federation for 2016-20.

 Els Performance Golf Academy (EPGA) has been selected to become Viet Nam’s golf training centre, following a signing ceremony held in Hanoi on Sunday.

 V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hoa have signed coach Ljubomir Petrovic of Serbia for the new football season.

Senior officials from APEC member economies will gather at the Informal Senior Officials Meeting (ISOM) in Hanoi on Friday to discuss priorities and key activities for the 2017 APEC, to be hosted by Viet Nam.

 According to the latest International Chess Federation rankings, top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has climbed up to No. 29 with an Elo of 2,718.

 Thai actress, model and former Miss Thailand Universe Farung Yuthithum has been picked to strut the catwalk at an Autumn/ Winter 2016 collection fashion launch in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The second runner-up of Miss Universe 2015 Dang Thi Le Hang will represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2016 beauty pageant scheduled for January 13-30, 2017 in the Philippines.

A timeless and entertaining performance of the Christmas classical ballet – The Nutcracker – featuring Russian acclaimed dancers and 20 city school children has charmed Hanoian audiences.

 Fifteen Vietnamese youth will participate in next year’s annual ASEAN-INDIA Student Exchange Program, January 15-18, in New Delhi, reports the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

 The northwestern province of Dien Bien is gearing up for the Ban (Bauhinia variegate) Flower Festival, which is scheduled to take place from March 11-14, 2017.

 The Prime Minister has approved a master plan on preserving and promoting values of the Oc Eo – Ba The special national relic site in the southern province of An Giang.

 Vietnam’s medium-term outlook remains favourable with GDP expected to expand by 6 percent this year, according to the World Bank (WB)’s Taking Stock report.

 President Tran Dai Quang pledged that Vietnam will encourage its business community to invest in Myanmar, especially in agriculture, fish farming, mining and tourism.