VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnam started later than developed countries in applying stem cells for medicinal purposes, it has made significant progress in the field.

VietNamNet Bridge - Up to 25 percent of marine species reside under coral reefs, many of which have been damaged.

 Over the past several years, the foreign remittance inflows sent by over fours million Vietnamese workers living from 187 countries and territories have been steady, despite the Fed’ raising interest rates three times in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - Expanding the scale of their business and jumping into new business fields is the path being followed by conglomerates with powerful financial capability.

 Telecom operator Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) reached a consolidated profit of VNĐ5.01 trillion (US$220 million), a year-on-year increase of 21 per cent.

 Vietnam’s stock market and fund certificate value reached 3.36 quadrillion VND (148.17 billion USD) in 2017, equivalent to 74.6 percent of the country’s GDP. 

A counter-terrorism exercise was held at Cam Ranh International Airport on December 26. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nostalgia and memories of the past were the biggest inspirations for designer Trinh Bich Thuy in her latest collection of padded jackets, presented yesterday in Hanoi.

Taiwanese apparel maker Eclat Fabrics has requested permission to increase dyeing production capacity in its Ba Ria-Vung Tau factory from 10% of the factory’s output to 100 percent.

Doctors at Paediatrics Hospital 1 and the Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics in HCM City worked as a surgical team to remove a large noncancerous tumour from the ribcage of a 12-year-old boy

 Hanoi has experienced a new cold snap with drizzle, causing certain difficulties for life of local residents.

Fugitive oil executive Trinh Xuan Thanh, who fled to Europe, is facing the death penalty for million-dollar losses at State-owned PetroVietnam, while its former Chairman Dinh La Thang may receive 20 years in prison for his poor management.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision to develop nearly 1.3 hectares of depots by 2030 with an estimated investment of VND20trn (USD881m) to VND22trn.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 10 years, Vietnam has been able to stabilise its population growth, and authorities have shifted their focus to population quality.

 The banking sector’s profits were anticipated to rise significantly in 2017, driven by the handling of bad debts and the recovery of the property sector.

A court in HCM City yesterday began to hear the case of 15 people who allegedly plotted to use petrol bombs to blow up Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the country was preparing to celebrate Liberation Day, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has sought Government approval to set off fireworks to mark New Year and Tet (the Lunar New Year).

The rapid growth of digital media, how traditional media can compete with social media and how the media can ensure its financial survival were among the main issues discussed at the annual national conference 

 The Ministry of Health has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for more time to issue circulation numbers for certain medical equipment (categories B, C, D) by January 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 132 works on truc chi, an artistic handmade paper, is on show at a visual art exhibition in Hue.