In order to comply with the new amendment on holding dual posts in commercial banks and enterprises, leaders of various banks, including LienVietPostBank and Nam A Bank took leave, signalling huge changes in the banks' board of directors.

 Opposite voices have been given at the international conference on 4G/5G technologies in Hanoi about whether Vietnam should prepare itself for the upcoming 5G technology while the 4G one has just been adopted. 

Ninety per cent of high-rise buildings in Vietnam have failed to integrate energy efficiency into their design and operations, causing enormous wastage, especially with the number of such buildings growing by 6–7 per cent a year.

 Online public services are increasingly popular in HCMC, with 49% of citizens and enterprises using them in the first quarter of 2018.

Despite 4G service being launched 1-1/2 years ago, users have yet to experience what 4G is supposed to offer, with its speed still far slower than expected. 

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), travel firms and hotels will hold tourism promotion programs in four Chinese cities in China and five others in Europe this month and in June.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran and young actors of private troupes in HCM City are preparing for participation in the National Professional Drama Festival 2018, 

 West Lake Water Park in Hanoi will open to visitors on April 21 to serve the high leisure demand in summer.

 Eight international teams, including three first-timers, will compete at the Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018.

 Experts have voiced concerns over a major sea dyke project connecting Vung Tau City and Tien Giang Province’s Go Cong off the coast of HCMC.

 Travel firms in HCMC will roll out over 70,000 tours with discounts of 15-30% at the travel mart set for April 12-15 at September 23 Park in District 1.

 Information must be submitted prior to April 17 or services will be withdrawn.

 Growth to come from export expansion, rising domestic consumption, strong investment fueled by FDI, and strengthening agriculture, according to latest report.

 Stronger sanction measures are under considerations to facilitate listing process of equitised businesses.

The 2018 Vietnam E-Business Index that was released by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) showed an overall 25 percent growth rate in e-commerce. More than 4,000 businesses were surveyed. 

In addition to Nguyen Thi Lam, mastermind of the case of appropriating VND50 billion ($2.2 million) at Eximbank’s branch in the central province of Nghe An's Vinh city, 15 other officers of the bank are also prosecuted.

 Phan Sao Nam, the mastermind behind the Rikvip online gambling ring, has pleaded guilty and returned VND500 billion ($22 million).

 A large number of Vietnamese businesses are in distress after ransomware GandCrab attacked their computers, demanding a ransom of $400-1,000.

 Through their user data business, Facebook and Google in 2017 embraced a quarter of the $100-billion global online advertising market, according to statistics of data analytics company Experian.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Hung Kings Memorial Festival (Hung Temple Festival) hosted by the northern province of Phu Tho is approaching. Organisers have put together an exciting list of events, 

Carved woodblocks bearing the Sutras of Zen Buddhism at Bo Da Pagoda in Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province, have been named national treasures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam grabbed three more golds at the Asian Youth Chess Championships’ standard events. The tournament concluded in Thailand on Monday.

The ancient village of Duong Lam, hotspots in Ninh Binh, Tam Dao and Co To island are among attractive destinations for travelers during the upcoming holidays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An beat Tampines Rovers 2-1 and edged closer to a slot in the Asian Football Confederation Cup’s knock-out stage yesterday.

 Japanese guitarist Yuki Matsui will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on April 27, in Da Nang on April 28 and in Hanoi on April 29 within the “Yuki Matsui - Live in Vietnam 2018” program.