Retailers have been warned that they cannot expect to take back investment capital in convenience stores soon as the competition is fierce and the number of stores is still on the rise.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has signed a decision to suspend Nguyen Quoc Khanh, former President and CEO of the PetroVietnam (PVN) from his work as a member of the Office of the National Steering Committee on Power Development.

 The Global HR Forum in Vietnam 2017 will be held by the Ministry of Education and Training, South Korea’s Ministry of Education, and The Korea Economic Daily on December 14-15 at the Melia Hanoi Hotel. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Craft workers in the southern province of Ben Tre, the "land of coconuts", have created a variety of unique souvenirs for tourists from the fibre surrounding the fruit. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Thi Hang, known as the “Queen of Sauce”, is a prominent name on the domestic market with her brand of the product. But she has also become known for her revolutionary teaching methods.

 While dengue fever cases dropped, cases of measles, mump, whooping cough, rubella and chickenpox are likely to rise in Hanoi. Worse, upward trend in the number of measles continue to increase.

 Voices from the Departments of Education and Training of Hanoi, Lao Cai ... reveal that salary levels of teachers are too low to attract talents or the males. 

 The economy’s manufacturing and processing sector has broken its October growth record with a new record in November, giving the 11-month industrial production – and the whole-year growth target – a jolt.   

VietNamNet Bridge - One of the six large-scale FDI (foreign direct investment) projects registered in the first 10 months of the year is the smart complex in Thu Thiem Urban Area in district 2, HCM City with investment capital of $885.85 million. 

Dr Mai Liem Truc, former deputy minister of Post and Communications, talks to the newspaper Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the need to finalise the draft Law on Cyber Security.

 The Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security on December 8 issued a decision to arrest and start legal proceedings against Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam.

 Doctors at the Cardiovascular Centre under the Hanoi-based E General Hospital have applied 3D technology in successful cardiovascular endoscopic surgery for a patient suffering from atrial septal defect (ASD).

 Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has expressed concern that the US’s latest decision on Jerusalem can have negative impact on peace and stability in the Middle East. 

Despite coming off a good year for hotels in Vietnam’s two main cities, experts are still warning of an imbalance.

 Vietnam and Liberia have affirmed their determination to double or triple the current bilateral trade of 35.3 million USD.

A 500m section of beach in Ngu Hanh Son District of the central city of Da Nang has been seriously eroded by uninterrupted rain and rising sea waves in the last two months.

 CMC Telecom on Thursday in Ha Noi officially inaugurated its Cross Viet Nam Cable System (CVCS), which is the only system in Viet Nam directly connecting the Southeast-Asia grid.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) on December 8 signed crude oil supply agreements with two trading companies – Glencore Singapore and Socar Trading SA – to supply the Dung Quat refinery for the 2018-25 period.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered Binh Dinh's Police Department to quickly complete its investigation into 60ha of a local forest being illegally chopped down in An Lao District’s An Hung Commune in late August.

 Da Nang University has opened the Da Nang  Technology and Education College to train 2,000 students in four technological and engineering faculties.