VietNamNet Bridge - Private universities in the past were often considered inferior to state-owned schools, but that image has changed in recent years. 

 Multinational FMCG companies have made every effort to capture the new generation of shoppers in Vietnam - Millennials.

 Last year may be considered a good year for Vietnam’s rice export sector. There remain complicated issues to address, though.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the domestic market is getting saturated, air carriers are opening international air routes as demand increases for inbound and outbound tours.

For most Hanoians, com (green sticky rice) is one of the capital’s most important symbols of gastronomy and elegance, and so is Banh Com (sweet cake made of green sticky rice and green beans). 

Vietnamese Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai held talks with Alexander Anikin, Deputy Head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Russian President, in Hanoi on Feb 18.

Vietnam, like many other countries, is in a bid to spur economic innovation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), but experts say the country is starting from at a low point and needs to make a huge effort to catch up with the global trend.

 Four men will be prosecuted for the rape and murder of a university student in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên, provincial police announced at a press briefing yesterday.

Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are setting up firebreaks, preparing equipment and putting up warning boards as the area’s forests face a high risk of fire in the dry season.

Power and aviation companies are among the industries forecast for better things this year, according to industry analysts.

Most banks will not officially set their annual targets until their shareholder meetings in April, but many bank leaders are optimistic about 2019 with plans to increase profits through cutting operating costs and promoting digital services.

 It is time to acknowledge the role of consumer finance companies in the economy as they help repel the bad influence of black credit, while guiding borrowers to a more organised and transparent way of borrowing to better their life.

Economist Nguyen Tri Hieu talks about Vietnam’s current standing and the challenges that might impede the country from reaping the benefits from technologies to drive the local finance and banking sector’s development.

 Vietnam is preparing a contingency of 268 military engineers to be sent to war-torn South Sudan as the next step of its commitment to UN peacekeeping efforts, deputy defence minister Nguyen Chí Vinh has said.

 Lately, more Vietnamese people living abroad and foreigners have arrived in Vietnam for medical services. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Four state-owned banks are known as the ‘big four’ with a large scale and profit. But private banks ‘made things happen’ in 2018.

 Vietnam spent more than US$1.7 billion last year importing aquatic products, which were mainly processed for export, according to a report from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

 The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in District 2, HCMC will hold an exhibition titled “Machine is Nature” from February 22 to April 21, featuring works by 15 artists from Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and the UK.

 Technology solutions are transforming every aspect of life, lining up a plethora of services readily available at the swipe of a finger – and banking and finance is a hotbed of such innovation. 

The HCMC Public Passenger Transport Management and Operation Center has announced the fourth bidding for bus advertising, which is expected to take place on March 8, after the previous tenders failed to attract participants.