As the host of WEF ASEAN 2018, Vietnam has the responsibility to work with the WEF and ASEAN to discuss important issues and plans for the development of ASEAN member countries amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 The Grow Asia Forum was held in Hanoi on September 11 within the framework of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018 which lasts from September 11-13. 

 Young Vietnamese people show their strong aspiration for self-employing and setting up enterprises amid the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), according to a survey from the World Economic Forum.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed the World Bank (WB) to continue its non-refundable aid for Vietnam in institutional reform, legal framework improvement and economic restructuring.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Many young people and white-collar workers in major cities, including Hanoi, HCM City and Can Tho, are physically inactive.

 The combined state capital of 19 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be put under the committee`s management reached US$42.47 billion and state assets worth US$98.57 billion as of December 31, 2017.

 The 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 10, attended by representatives of 47 member countries.

The total capital shortfall of Fitch-rated banks could increase to US$6.5 billion if they were to also raise their allowance coverage to 5.0% of gross loans and Vietnam Asset Management Company special bonds, from 2.3% at end-2017.

 Typhoon Barijat, with wind speeds of up to 75km per hour, was heading for the East Sea on Tuesday morning.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) expects Vietnamese social networks to have the number of users equivalent or higher than that of Facebook in Vietnam (60 million) and take 60 - 70% of the market by 2022.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee farmers in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan used to dig up to 40 metres underground to reach water in order to irrigate their crops during droughts.

 TripAdvisor has announced its list of the top 10 museums in the world, and the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City is on it.

 CNN has announced its list of top five up-and-coming Asia-Pacific destinations to visit this fall.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cantho Catfish took the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League trophy last night.

 Foreign investors are stepping up their indirect investments in Vietnam through capital contribution and stake acquisition of local firms instead of making direct investments as in recent years.

 Hanoi is a special capital with an important role, thus, the city requires specific mechanisms and policies in its development.

 As many as 10 airlines operating on 30 routes ferry Chinese tourists from 20 localities in China to Vietnam, with up to 500, mainly chartered, flights per week.

The ban on sale of liquors with alcohol content of 15 percent or more via the internet was issued one year ago, but online advertisements and sales of strong alcohol continue.

 US President Donald Trump has issued a series of warnings to prepare for Hurricane Florence, which is gathering power as it approaches the Carolinas.

 A few large commercial banks have adjusted upward their annual deposit rates following a hike in rates among small banks for call deposits of less than six months since mid-August, according to news website Vietnamplus.

 New carrier Bamboo Airways on September 5 proposed the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) issue registration numbers for three leased aircraft which news reports said have been in use for 11 years.

Dr Dao Ngoc Nghiem, vice chairman of the Ha Noi Urban Planning and Development Association discussed with Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper the future metro station located near the Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi.

The waste pond breakage that discharged over 45,000cu.m of mud and untreated chemical-filled wastewater in Bao Thang District of northern mountainous Lao Cai Province last week will severely affect the ecosystems of surrounding areas. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved aid from Dutch NGO Oxfam Novib Foundation for an ongoing project to safeguard and strengthen the rights of private garbage collectors,