VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese food market is thriving, with 10.9 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) predicted by BMI Research for the 2017-2019 period.

The newly-signed agreement between the parliaments of Vietnam and Morocco is an important legal foundation for the two sides to boost legislative relations as well as partnership in all fields, stated National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Remittance inflows to HCM City in the 11 months of this year reached US$4.55 billion, Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch, said.

 Despite untapped potential for development, Viet Nam’s bamboo and rattan sector is still facing challenges that are preventing a growth spurt, according to industry insiders.

 Rice products will be certified under the “Vietnam Rice” national brand if they are produced in accordance with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards -- good agricultural practices to produce clean and safe farm products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an attempt to improve for the next V.League 1 season, HCM City FC have released 13 players and are set to sign some new faces.

 Vietnamese shares are expected to move marginally in the last two trading weeks of 2017 as investors take a rest, however the selling of brewer Sabeco shares should give a short boost to the market.

 Over-fishing is fast depleting Quang Ninh’s marine resources, but the northeastern province has not been able to tackle it effectively.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Vorachith aims to affirm Laos’ policy of treasuring the great friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

 Vietnamobile has become the fifth operator licensed to provide 4G services in Vietnam, baodautu.vn reported.

 FLC Thanh Hoa yesterday introduced its new head coach, Marian Mihail from Romania.

Enterprises are facing challenges in hiring and keeping employees as a result of competition from multinational corporations expanding their businesses in Vietnam, with many recruiters saying they cannot find enough qualified candidates for jobs.

 Viet Nam has an increasing incidence of respiratory diseases, with the WHO repeatedly issuing warnings that it is among the most air-polluted countries in the Asia-Pacific region, according to health experts.

A photo exhibition marking the 50th publishing anniversary of the Nobel Prize winning One Hundred Years of Solitude by Colombian author Garbriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014), will be held at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five veteran cai luong (reformed opera) artists will bring an ancient tale to life in HCM City this week.

The Ministry of Health has asked the public to suspend the use and trade of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis following concerns over salmonella contamination.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Families of the eight people who died after undergoing kidney dialysis at Hoa Binh Province General Hospital have filed a lawsuit against the hospital requesting compensation, 

HCM City People’s Court has sentenced Nguyen Thi Hoang Oanh, former director of Ben Thanh branch of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam, to life in prison on corruption charges

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for the adoption of world standard organic agriculture so Vietnamese farm produce can be promoted at home and abroad.  

More than 40 commercial banks are providing mobile payment services, while more than 90 million mobile transactions were made in the first nine months of the year, worth VND423 trillion.