VietNamNet Bridge - Some Vietnamese banks have revealed they are negotiating with foreign partners on capital contributions. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Next to the Bac Thang Long Bridge area in Hanoi, a ‘bovine bone’ lane full of big piles of animal bones and viscera is located.

 New-generation FDI attraction for 2018-2030 will focus on education and healthcare, the sectors making the most added value, in addition to financial services, metal forging & chemistry, hi-tech equipment, logistics, and pharmaceutical.

Besides its 2018 list of 30 Under 30, Forbes has also named the 10 most promising faces are believed to go far in their fields. One of them is Pham Hy Hieu.

 Ha Giang is one of 13 provinces in Vietnam preserving and promoting the pan-pipes of the Mong ethnic people. Artisans like Ma Khai So are leading the effort to preserve pan-pipe music, the soul of the Mong people.

 Dr Luong Van Khoi, deputy director for the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast, talks about the important role of high technology in raising labour productivity.

 With their home only a two-hour flight away, investors of luxury apartments from Hong Kong are now looking to the emerging city of Hanoi, where accommodation is cheaper than elsewhere in the region.

 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. 

 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. 

 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.

 Information must be submitted prior to April 17 or services will be withdrawn.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