Vietnam and China are strengthening railway cooperation, the Nanning Railway Bureau at the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region affirmed on December 23.

 Vietnam has remained an attractive destination for foreign investors in 2017 with total FDI capital registered in the country hitting a record high of 35.88 billion USD, up 44.4 percent against last year.

 Stocks on the national exchanges are expected to rise further in the last week of 2017, boosted by positive macro economic development and foreign traders.

Christmas atmosphere has encompassed every corner of the nation, from families to public places, bringing smiles and a festive mood to both Catholic and non-Catholic people. 

A number of schools in HCM City which were named national-standard schools—an honor given to schools that meet criteria ranging from student performance to infrastructure—no longer meet that criteria 

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Pham Sy Liem, former deputy minister of construction, recommended that the Government hire private construction inspection services on December 13, 

 Support service centres for students with disabilities have been set up at the HCM City Pedagogy University and HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increase in social insurance premiums that will accompany new rules that take effect next year will benefit workers, officials claim.

 The Viet Nam Register (VR) will stop granting safety certificates to diesel cars that fail to meet European emission standard 4 or higher beginning on January 1, the department announced.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to impose a ban on the sale of all types of soft drinks at schools across the country.

All hospitals are responsible for reporting about patients with infectious diseases through an electronic surveillance system, but many hospitals fail to report accurately.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sanna Khanh Hoa lost to Muangthong United of Thailand 1-3 in the first leg of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship finals held at the Hang Day Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge - While investors remain optimistic about condotels, seeing promising profits, experts are concerned about the rapid development of the real estate product.

Protecting internet users’ personal information remains a problem in Vietnam as current laws do not mention the issue, according to Nguyen Quang Dong from the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS)

More than 40 investors have expressed willingness to develop plants which burn waste to generate electricity.

Unable to integrate into the foreign school environment because of language and cultural differences and difficulties with the curriculum, some Vietnamese students overseas have tried to commit suicide.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged authorities and people of southern localities to keep a close watch on typhoon Tembin and must not be negligent as this is a particularly dangerous storm accompanied by high tide.

 Southern HCM City is becoming very popular with property developers thanks to the many infrastructure works planned for the area.

 Viet Nam’s foreign currency reserves hit approximate US$48 billion thanks to the country’s stable macroeconomic conditions and strong influx of exports, foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittance.

 The Vietnam State Treasury (VNST) has fulfilled its assigned tasks of capital disbursement, monetary injection and strictly managing State Budget expenditures, says its Deputy Director General Nguyen Quang Vinh.