Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army Phan Van Giang received Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, in Hanoi on December 5.

 Shares suffered strong correction on December 5 on the two stock exchanges after a three-week rally came under heavy profit-taking pressure.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s No 1 referee, Vo Minh Tri, announced his retirement after the 2017 V.League 1 ended.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Are you longing for the atmosphere of the Mekong Delta of your youth, hungry for a bowl of southern pork-noodle soup, made the Sa Dec way?

E-commerce delivery services are booming in Vietnam, especially in the last mile delivery segment – from distribution centers to consumers. The players in the market are both large businesses and startups.

Hospitals have spent tens of billions of dong to buy expensive medical equipment, but  have not made adequate investment in human resources to use the machines in an effective way.

Dr Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, who received Nhan Tai Dat Viet (Vietnam Talent) Award for his general research on the biodiversity of Truong Son Mountains, affirmed that Vietnam needs to set up master plan on the mountain range area to ensure sustainability.    

VietNamNet Bridge - Although they were warned that their children may suffer physical abuse at private nurseries, many parents still say they have no choice to see the service. 

On November 20, a customer of a beauty spa in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District came to city authorities with a harrowing tale. The 20 year-old woman said that the spa staff had ruined her eyelids during a beauty treatment

Real issues are emerging from the government’s bid to use credit growth to support GDP growth.

Dr. Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, spoke about the bloc’s outlook prior to the APEC Summit 2017 in Da Nang this month.

 Ho Chi Minh City is facing numerous difficulties as the population is rising sharply.

 FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company is planning its initial public offering (IPO) on December 15 and seeking to debut its shares on the HCM Stock Exchange prior to April next year.

 The credit growth in November rose 2.8 per cent against the previous month, pushing the total rise in the 11 months of this year to 15.3 per cent.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed to remove 21 conditional business sectors, including rice export, logistics and debt trading service.

 Hanoi plans to construct a super satellite city by 2030, with a total area of over 17,270ha located in two districts of Thach That and Quoc Oai and Son Tay Town.

 The Hanoi's Department of Transport has banned taxis from operating on 13 streets to reduce traffic jams during rush hours.

 Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, has tasked the city’s inspectorate with investigating the paving of sidewalks throughout districts in the city and asked for results by the end of this month.

 The high rainfall has caused serious flooding, unexpected landslide and reservoir unsafety in the provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen in recent days. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the fourth industrial revolution presents the opportunity for the country to realise its dream of prosperity when addressing an international exhibition on Smart Industry World 2017 in Hanoi today.