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▪ 13 million foreigners spend holidays in Vietnam in 2017 [DTI]

▪ Vietnamese investor fined $440k for manipulating stock price [Tuoi Tre]

▪ Former Politburo member faces up to 20 years for misconduct at PetroVietnam [Tuoi Tre]

▪ First batch of Vietnamese star apple exported to the US [DTI]

▪ Market capitalisation hits 74.6 percent of Vietnam’s GDP [VietnamNet]

▪ Jobless Vietnamese millennials would rather stay home than do manual work [VnExpress]

▪ PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives US Ambassador to Vietnam [SGGP]

▪ Vietnam certificates five billion US dollar projects in 2017 [SGGP]

▪ Drinking in Hanoi: Alcohol and Politics in Vietnam [The Diplomat]

▪ Hue, Hoi An among Top 12 must-visit Asian cities [VietnamNet]

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