VietNamNet Bridge – Investing VND20,000 billion (nearly $1 billion) in the southern area of Phu Quoc, Sun Group has not only created a resort paradise here but also helped wake up the hidden potential of the pearl island.

 Indonesia and Vietnam are looking to join Thailand in blazing a trail for solar power in Southeast Asia, introducing targets to fire up green energy generation as a landmark global agreement to curb pollution is set to take effect.

 The Australian Anti Dumping Commission (ADC) recommended terminating an investigation into dumping of quicklime from Viet Nam, Malaysia and Thailand this month.

 The governments of Vietnam and Luxembourg have signed a protocol to support the State Securities Commission in its implementation of the Vietnam Stock Market Development Strategy 2016-2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese investors still cannot reap fruits from real estate projects in foreign markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The meat market in the country, estimated to have value of $18 billion, is controlled by enterprises from France, Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam.

The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission on October 7 initiated an investigation on the alleged dumping and subsidisation of galvanised steel imported from India, Malaysia and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Morgan Stanley Asia has been selected as the leader of a group of consultants for the sale of 9% of charter capital of Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest milk producer.

 Giant East Asian manufacturers were major clients of industrial parks across Vietnam in the first half of 2016, according to a report on industrial real estate released on October 4 by Savills Vietnam.

 Several US steel producers recently submitted an anti-dumping and countervailing petition to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) concerning cold-rolled steel imported from Vietnam, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

 Gaston Merlo is favoured to win the title of  "best scorer" this season after the 24th round match of the V.League last weekend.

 Tran Quyet Chien finished in second place at the Guri Carom Billiards 3-Cushion World Cup in South Korea, which ended on September 4.

From now until the end of the year, total public debt could reach VND3,000,000 billion ($134.5 billion) and each Vietnamese will shoulder an additional VND4 million (nearly $180) of public debt.

 The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has denied news reports that the association has cut its rice export forecast to 4.75 million tons for 2016 from 6.5 million tons.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is the youngest Vietnamese athlete competing at the upcoming Rio Olympic Games. She, however, will swim in four events, the largest number of competitions, compared to the other athletes.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is considering proposing the government cease the development of a pulp paper plant in the Mekong Delta’s Hau Giang province.

 The Vietnamese were swept away from the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament yesterday in HCM City.

The average oil price in the first half of 2016 fell nearly $20 to $40.5 a barrel, causing the sales of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) to fall by nearly $4 billion over the same period.

 Japan’s ANA Holdings will buy 8.771 percent of Vietnam Airlines’ stake worth 109 million USD, becoming the national flag carrier’s strategic shareholder under a strategic cooperation deal signed in Tokyo on May 28.

The US Senate’s approval of a bill that would repeal the US Department of Agriculture’s catfish inspection programme is good news for Vietnam’s tra fish industry, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.