The Hanoi Department of Taxation has just announced that 125 companies owe over VND110 billion ($4.8 million) in tax and related fees.

With the databases of The Gioi Di Dong, and Dien May Xanh, as well as Concung.com, and now FPTShop broken into, customers are getting seriously concerned about data safety at electronics retailers.

 Viet Nam is one of top targets for cross-border investment, according to PwC’s survey released recently.

 Only 11 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were equitised in the first nine months of this year, making the country’s target to complete the equitisation of at least 85 SOEs this year unlikely to reach.

The National Assembly has approved a plan to raise the foreign ODA ceiling from VND300 trillion to VND360 trillion ($15.41 billion) for medium-term public investment in the 2016-2020 period.

 The information technology and communications industry of the central province of Da Nang earned 27.7 trillion VND (1.23 billion USD) in revenue last year, of which 68 percent was from information technology (IT) and electronics manufacturing.

 The first-ever Vietnam Digital Awards were presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 19, honouring organisations and individuals excelling in providing or applying digital technologies aimed to improve customers’ experience.

 Foreign-invested companies in the southern region are speeding up investments and preparing for opportunities as Vietnam is poised to join the CPTPP.

 As many as 89 percent of HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral drug (ARV) treatment in Vietnam have signed up for health insurance cards so far, with the figure expected to exceed 90 percent by the end of this year. 

 Vietnam and India have issued a joint statement on the State visit to Vietnam from November 18-20 by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse at the invitation of President Nguyen Phu Trong. 

 The Defence Ministry on November 20 handed over to two officers the President’s decision to assign them to take on duty at the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. 

 Vietnam drew 0-0 with Myanmar in an away match of Group A in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 held at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on November 20 evening. 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a banquet for Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his entourage in Hanoi on November 20.

 The event aims to honor tea industry professionals and aid their career growth and professional development.

 The country’s internet economy is projected to reach US$33 billion by 2025, at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% in 2015 – 2025.

 The final meeting of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s sixth session took place in Hanoi on November 20 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, which was live broadcast nationwide. 

 A photo exhibition has been opened at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature to introduce 200 photos from a contest on the theme of the homeland’s seas and islands.

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