Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said automation and AI were going to replace workers at factories in the coming ‘fourth’ industrial revolution.

 The Hanoi Department of Transport’s Public Transport Management and Operation Centre have just proposed to allow other vehicles to use BRT (Rapid Bus Transit) lanes.

 Thousands of workers at KL Texwell Vina returned to work on February 26 after the Tet holiday to find that the company remained closed and their South Korean managers were still absent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hi-tech shrimp farming has become an attractive business for many investors.

 The central city of Hue has started construction on a pedestrian street along the Huong River which will be panelled with a kind of a rare and valuable wood in Vietnam.

 Hanoi’s authorities have submitted a plan to the prime minister calling for USD40bn in ODA investment and proposals on how to implement 10 metro projects.

The State Bank has instructed all banks to improve safety of their money transactions after the Ministry of Public Security issued an international warrant for a fugitive bank executive for allegedly misappropriating nearly US$11 million.

 Banks are expected to make major changes in the selection of their top personnel for the upcoming term from 2018 to 2023 to meet the Government’s new regulation.

 Vincom Retail could be added into the investment portfolios of the two major foreign-run exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Vietnamese securities market: FTSE Vietnam ETF and VNM Vietnam ETF.

 Viet Nam needs to develop its own automobile industry, create favourable import conditions and ensure production for more than 90 million people.

 After much debate over the true nature of undocumented market transactions in Viet Nam, otherwise known as the shadow economy, officials have again postponed the release of an accredited study on the matter.

 Sugar prices in domestic market have fallen so sharply that sugar mills and sugarcane farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are facing difficulties.

 Localities and businesses appreciate the efforts made by Vietnamese trade counsellors in helping the country’s businesses boost their exports, and want them to continue providing information in a timely manner.

 Vietnamese goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung finished third in the poll of top goalies of the Southeast Asian (SEA) region carried out by foxsportsasia.com.

 The Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) is planning to sell more than 350 million shares, or a 10 percent stake, to foreign investors in the first half of 2018.

 The supply, price and use of herbal medicines will be tightened by strengthening policies on quality assessment at medical facilities, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has stressed. 

 The upcoming State visit to India by Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang, from March 2-4, is expected to help promote cooperation between the two countries, while deepening ties in national defence and security.

Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Chi Dung attended the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council which opened in Geneva on February 26.

 The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has sent an official document to its chapters nationwide asking for giving up the practice of burning votive paper offerings at Buddhist worshiping establishments.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s upcoming official visit to Australia in March will set up an important milestone in the relations between the two nations, creating a solid foundation to raise the bilateral ties.