Massive construction in the southern part of HCM City, where the land is low-lying and the soil is marshy, has resulted in the disappearance of thousands of hectares of water bodies, experts fear.

 The number of private vehicles registered in HCMC has shot up 56% from 2010 to 7.7 million as of September this year, excluding those vehicles registered in other provinces but used in the city.

 Sales of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones have been stronger than the previous versions, according to major retailers in Vietnam.

 Veteran artists Dinh Y Nhi, Hoang Thi Phuong Lien and Vo Luong Nhi, who are known as closest friends since childhood, last week inaugurated a joint exhibition at Mai’s Gallery of 3A Station in District 1, HCMC.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has terminated eight terraced hydropower stations and 463 small hydro-electricity plants.

 Lac Hong University became the first university in Viet Nam to buy two robots, named NAO, from Japan for study purposes.

Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has conveyed the request from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to clarify eight major issues, in addition to the ministry’s assigned duties.

 Many of 100 sculptures located along Huong River in Hue City have been stolen or seriously deteriorated.

 Despite the efforts to attract private sector investment into infrastructure projects, 50% of the investment are still sourced from the state budget and ODA loans, while drivers still suffer from high road tolls.

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has moved up 93 spots to No. 619 in the men’s doubles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings unveiled on November 14.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2017, the nation’s biggest and most anticipated celebration welcoming the lunar new year will open January 25-31, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has unveiled.

  More than 100 auto importers will have to pay a total of VND888 billion (US$39.74 million) due from the previous years, according to a report from the Customs Department in HCM City.

 Two start-ups, HACHI and Tay May To Mo, won prizes at TechFest Vietnam 2016 to visit Silicon Valley in the US.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has not yet completed talks to sell its ownership in the Ha Noi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco) to the Danish brewer Carlsberg, according to officials.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is drafting a new circular on foreign currency lending.

Current amount of rice leftover from domestic businesses is now about 1.2 million tonnes, according to the Vietnam Food Association’s statistics at the end of October, 2016, due to excess supply over demand.

 Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, has proposed to add the construction of the Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants to plans for national electricity development.

 Vietnamese lifters pose for photos after completing their competitions at the Asian Youth, Junior Men’s and Women’s Weightlifting Championships in Japan. 

 The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has confirmed the first Zika virus infection in the province. 

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