VietNamNet Bridge – The ComBeFIVE vaccine is undergoing quality checks and will be delivered to injection sites next week, the Drug Administration of Viet Nam announced on Monday.

 Despite positive forecasts, the business performance of Vietnam’s largest drug-makers went downhill in the first half of 2018, heralding challenges ahead.

 Vietnam has announced eight additional national intangible cultural heritages under the Decision No.3325/DD-BVHTTDL, recently signed by Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien. 

The Netherlands-based Uber BV Company has completed its remaining tax arrears payment of $2.26 million, immediately after the firm withdrew its petition against the HCMC’s Department of Tax department.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has become Chairman of the freshly-established National Committee for E-Government.

 There are a lot of gorgeous places in Ha Long Bay that will surprise you.

 Foreign-invested enterprises have become an important driving force for Vietnam’s economic development and international integration after 30 years since the country began attracting foreign direct investment

 Total assets of Vietnamese insurance companies in the first eight months of the year surged sharply by 35.16 percent year-on-year to nearly 365.52 trillion VND (15.55 billion USD), a report from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) showed.

 “Duong Kach Menh” (Revolutionary Path), a book written by late President Ho Chi Minh, has been translated into Italian and published in the European country.

Vingroup, one of the most powerful conglomerates in Vietnam, has launched its Vin Hi-Tech, a technology research institute, and Big Data Institute, both of which belong to VinTech. 

It is estimated that about 2,000 tons of solid construction waste are discharged each day, not including waste from transport projects and household construction works.

VietNamNet Bridge - State-owned universities with financial autonomy have announced an increase in tuition of 10-30 percent. However, they say the new tuition is still not enough to cover training costs.

The liquor and beer industry contributed VND50 trillion to the national economy in 2017, but the total damages to society might be up to 1.3-3.3 percent of GDP, equal to VND65 trillion.

 Freelance writer and teacher Lana O’Sullivan, winner of the ‘Vietnam-Timeless Charm’ award in the Writing & Video Contest as part of the Vietnam Tourism award 2018, introduces Vietnam’s special beauty 

 Industrial  production on a high, Medical firms aim for global market, FPT TechDay 2018 opens today, Grab trials GrabFood in Hanoi, Fighting fake news in the era of global trade, 2019 overspending estimated at VND222 trillion

 Vietnamese women averagely earn 33 percent less than male peers, Old man eats rat poison by mistake, Vietnamese health watchdog removes drugs containing Valsartan, HCMC Cultural Heritage Association promotes tea culture and calligraphy

 The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, with its extensive tariff cuts for agri-food products, is prompting foreign companies to enter the Southeast Asian market seeking investment and business opportunities in these products.

Cities around the world are piloting new technologies to develop smart cities, which has become the mainstream in the past decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha talks with Vietnam News Agency about education on the occasion of the start of the new school year.

 Today, more than half of the world lives in cities and urban developments, which is projected to grow to 68 per cent by 2025. 

Vietnam is on the rise, with its growth poised to outperform the global average in 2018. However, there are still many concerns about the sustainability of this growth, especially as ASEAN is being hugely influenced by Industry 4.0 impacts.

 President Tran Dai Quang and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to strive to bring two-way trade to 10 billion USD towards a trade balance during their talks in Hanoi on September 11. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, speaks to Viet Nam News about the technological advances bringing new opportunities in the era of Industry 4.0.

 The Republic of Korea Navy’s destroyer anchored at Tien Sa port in Da Nang on September 11, beginning its four-day visit to the central city.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reprimanded Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Hong Hai as a disciplinary measure for his violations in the case regarding MobiFone’s purchase of 95 percent of the shares of AVG Audiovisual JSC.