The Vietnam Report Joint Stock Co. has announced the ranking of top 500 companies with the highest profit (Profit500) in 2017.

HCM City have asked Grab and Uber to stop recruiting new cars while waiting for the Ministry of Transport review of the two-year implementation of Decision 24 on the pilot application of sci-tech in passenger transportation.

 HCM City has advanced an additional VND1.2 trillion (USD54.5 million) to pay contractors for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project which is facing capital delays.

 A ceremony was held in Hanoi, on October 27, to honour 53 intellectuals in the fields of science and technology for their outstanding achievements and contributions in 2017.

 Vincom Retail, the retail arm of the real estate conglomerate Vingroup, will debut on the HCM Stock Exchange on November 6.

The Ha Noi Construction Joint Stock Company No 3 (Hanco3)’s proposal to demolish three resettlement buildings which have been deserted for a decade caused a stir over the huge waste of State resources.

When banks work with technology companies or startups, what often comes out are fintech products or services that can offer customers convenience and control over their financial lives. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 2.26 million travelers visited Phu Quoc Island in the first nine months of 2017, an increase of 8.8 percent over the same period last year.

 Vietnam trounced the Philippines 24-0 in their first match of Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation HDBank Futsal Championship yesterday in HCM City.

 Viet Nam will host Group J of the qualifiers for 2018 AFC U19 Championship on November 4-8 at the Viet Nam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi, the Viet Nam Football Federation has announced.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai broke their five–match winless streak yesterday, beating Hà Nội FC 3-2 in the V. League Round 23 match on their home soil in Pleiku City.

 Eight national leading athletes will compete in the final of the Trang Co Dat Viet, a year-end event of Chinese chess tournament for best players.

 ASEAN sprint queen Le Tu Chinh will begin a long training residence at the IMG Academy in Florida this December.

 Duong Van Thai triumphed in the men’s 1,500m category on the last day of competition in the National Athletics Championship at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City yesterday.

 As many as 25 guitar players from Thailand and Viet Nam are participating in the first ever Alma Hanoi International Festival and Competition, held in Hanoi from October 27 to 29.

 Local audiences will have chance to enjoy traditional theatre performances from Vietnamese and Chinese troupes from Saturday till Monday.

 Designer Nguyen Cong Tri will open the Việt Nam International Fashion Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2017, which will take place in Hanoi from October 31 to November 3.

 The Breast Cancer Network Vietnam (BCNV) is calling for hair donations as part of the Pink Hat Festival, which will be held on Sunday to raise awareness, especially among women, about the threat of breast cancer.

 Police of Dong Hoi City in the central province of Quang Binh have launched an official investigation into an assault on a doctor at a city hospital.

Taxi monopolies can also be observed at big hospital in the capital city, including the Hospital of Medical University, National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Thanh Nhàn Hospital.

 More than 40 per cent of students aged from 7 to 13 in big cities such as Hanoi and HCM City suffer from eye defects, with short-sightedness accounting for two-thirds of cases, according to health sector statistics.

 HCM City is considering an eight-year plan to reduce the exploitation of groundwater resources in an aim to protect residents’ health and avoid risks of land subsidence.

 Hundreds of students in central Ha Tinh Province risk their lives every day, commuting to schools on unsafe bridges and via obsolete boats.

 An inaccurate labour database and poor forecasting is exacerbating the nation’s unemployment problem, officials admitted at a conference on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since its establishment in 1982, no female teacher has worked at a primary school in the central province of Nghe An because the working conditions are very difficult.