Accelerating the development of the private sector and expanding domestic private finance are key priorities for VN to meet the financial requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an UNDP report reveals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Cup Open 2018 will officially kick off from September 13 to 20 at the High Command of Border Guard Volleyball Gymnasium, Tu Liem District.

Some Olympic Viet Nam players, including Van Quyet, Duc Chinh, Van Thanh and Van Duc, have given US$10,750 they received from bolero singer Ngoc Son to the Viet Nam national women’s football team. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwan has been pursuing a ‘southbound policy’, shifting investments to countries in southern Asia. The movement has also arisen among Japanese and South Korean enterprises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has not made any plans to reform Vietnamese language teaching in the coming years, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city officially introduced the Sakura-Olympia bilingual school, a combined education system of kindergarten, junior and high school, in the 2018-19 school year.

Many foreign companies are planning to pour more investments for expansion in Vietnam in the long run after gaining good business performance in the fruitful market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national football team will train in South Korea in preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2018.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to suspend all titanium-mining projects in the central province of Ninh Thuan to avoid negative environmental impacts and save the tourism industry in the province.

 Foreign players are eager to join Vietnam’s lucrative fintech market, while local banks have been scaling up co-operation with fintech firms to avail themselves of Industry 4.0 opportunities.

A temporary bridge costing VND4.5 billion (US$193,500) will be built along a section of the Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai following a bridge collapse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam, in one month, collected fines totalling nearly VND18 billion (US$773,000) for traffic violations, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn. 

Many district preventive health centres and ward and commune health stations in HCM City have run out of Quinvaxem vaccine for infants against five common, potentially fatal diseases.

Vietnam`s retail e-commerce sale is expected to reach US$10 billion by 2020, which is considered a "promising land" for foreign investors, especially those from China, Zing reported.

The massive arrival of Chinese enterprises to Vietnam to set up woodwork processing workshops has raised concern that China may exploit Vietnamese origin to export products to the US and avoid high taxes.

 EU lawmakers are set to vote on a controversial copyright reform that could change how internet companies treat uploaded content from users.

 Heads of state from across Southeast Asia on September 12 hailed the technological opportunities for the region in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). 

 A man has driven a car into a busy square in southern China, killing at least nine people and injuring 43, local government officials say.

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HCMC is drafting a plan on attracting ‘people with special talents’, offering pay of VND20-30 million a month, which includes monthly salary and allowances.

 The fourth Industrial Revolution has created great opportunities for promoting the integration of Mekong countries, with the rising important role of soft and digital connectivity in economic connectivity, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 With its recent increase in adoption rate, innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) technology are looking to have a big impact on the workforce across ASEAN over the next few decades.

 In a series of cultural events to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France, a play that was lauded at the Avignon Festival in France will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City from September 21-22. 

H&M has been open in Vietnam for one year, while Zara celebrated its two-year presence in Vietnam recently. Both fashion brands have prospered here thanks to the number of Vietnamese fashion fans.