Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Under selling pressure from the beginning of the session, the VN-Index was down by over 18.39 points at the end of December 17 from the previous day, ending up at 933.65 points. The transaction volume reached 255.17 million shares with a total value of more than 3.54 trillion VND (152.22 million USD). Upturn was recorded in the prices of 66 codes, while the prices of 44 others were unchanged, and 231 codes down. The HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) decreased 1.64 points to 105.01 points, with more than 40 million shares traded for over 540.1 billion VND. At the same time, the price of VIC suffered a slight drop of 0.2 percent, while that of VHM lost 2.9 percent. In the VN30 basket, as many as 26 codes went down, while only two others – DHG and PNJ – had increased. The sharpest fall was seen in the prices of MSN with 4.1 percent, followed by HSG with 3.4 percent, and HPG with 3.3 percent. The prices of the … [Read more...] about VN-Index losses 18 points on December 17
December 17
World News in Brief: December 17
* A powerful quake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Papua province in eastern Indonesia on December 16, but did not trigger potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency of Indonesia disclosed in Jakarta. * British business minister Greg Clark said that a second Brexit referendum would increase uncertainty for the country and his preference would be for parliament to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal. * The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s military on December 17 confirmed the disablement of 11 guard posts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) after the on-site verification works last week. * Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Union Minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar U Kyaw Tin in Luang Prabang, Laos, on December 16, with both sides agreeing to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation at all sectors. * At the foreign ministers' meeting on December 16 at the … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 17
Political Headlines December 17
Vietnam- Laos Inter-governmental Committee meets The 36th conference of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee opened in Vientiane, Laos on December 17. The event was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavad to review cooperation results and devise tasks for next year within the framework of the five-year cooperation agreement (2011-2015) as part of the ten-year cooperation strategy (2011-2020). Both sides are expected to sign the agreements on economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological cooperation. The two PMs will witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on credit grant worth US$80 million for a road construction project in Laos’ Huaphan province and a scholarship agreement for Lao students. Get-together highlights Vietnam-Cambodia friendship A friendship get-together with Cambodian students studying in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 15 on the occasion of the 35th … [Read more...] about Political Headlines December 17
Famous literature books out on December 17
Famous literature books out on December 17 The Saigon Times Daily A presentation of a series of Vietnamese famous literature books will take place at 6 p.m. on December 17 at the French Culture Center in Hanoi, reports Tuoi Tre Newspaper. The series, known in Vietnamese as Vietnam danh tac, comprises classic works by Vietnamese writers such as Gio dau mua, Ha Noi bam sau pho phuong by Thach Lam, So do by Vu Trong Phuc, Viec lang by Ngo Tat To, Mieng ngon Ha Noi by Vu Bang and Vang bong mot thoi by Nguyen Tuan. The works which were selected for reprint are the original manuscripts. Vietnamese modern literature works, particularly in the 1930-1945 period, are reprinted to help young readers learn about the quintessence of classic works. … [Read more...] about Famous literature books out on December 17
Press digest – December 17
President hails stage artists’ role in culture The Party and State always treasure the role of performing arts in the national culture and create favourable conditions for the arts to develop, President Truong Tan Sang said at the 8th congress of the Viet Nam Association of Stage Artists in Ha Noi on December 17. He commended the association on its efforts to encourage and help stage artists exploit to the most their talent and creativity as well as popularising the arts through organising field trips, training courses, exchanges and overseas study tours for association members. Deputy PM Phuc affirms investment opportunities for foreign investors Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Viet Nam is strengthening the market economy, modernizing infrastructure, developing high quality human resources, boosting industrialization and modernization and proactively implementing international integration, which will surely open up numerous investment and business opportunities … [Read more...] about Press digest – December 17