The list of 16 finalists in the Fintech Challenge Vietnam (FCV) – the first-ever financial technology contest in the country has been officially announced, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam on March 20. 

 The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has just announced that three telecommunication companies (Viettel, Vinaphone, and MobileFone) earned VND1.4 trillion ($62 million) from the gambling ring led by former C50 director general Nguyen Thanh Hoa.

 A large area of forest in the central province of Quang Binh has been found to be illegally destroyed for timber.

 Nguyen Tuan Anh on March 17 launched an outlet to sell baby products and maternity wear of the UK-based Mamas & Papas brand in Japan.

 Dozens of households in Duc Tho District, Ha Tinh Province are complaining about pollution caused by an overloaded dumping site in the area.

 VNPT VinaPhone Corporation launched its Over-The-Top (OTT) application Karo for businesses and individuals this week.

 Experts have recommended amending e-commerce regulations that would allow authorities to better manage and collect tax as well as develop the sector.

 Japan, one of the global leaders in implementing the 4.0 industrial revolution, is witnessing strong investment from Viet Nam’s information technology (IT) firms.

 The Sao Khue Awards 2018 received 100 nominations from 80 enterprises and units in the two months since the process began.

 Viet Nam is struggling to find solutions, especially ‘green’ solutions to address challenges in water resources management with environmental damage, climate change and unsustainable water exploitation driving the water-related crisis.

 Sixty collectors of wild medicinal and aromatic plants met in Bac Kan on Thursday to report their achievements in implementing a programme titled “Enhancing Management and Benefit Flows in VN's Wild Medicinal Products.”

 Environmental police in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Wednesday found about 40,000 tonnes of solid waste dumped illegally in the area of Da Lat Waste Treatment Factory in Xuan Truong Commune, Da Lat City.

Construction investors are often totally indifferent to the storm of dust, construction waste and general filth their projects unleash on the general public. 

 Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in Ho Chi Minh City introduced its pioneering model of building a smart urban area using modern technology on March 13. 

 The Internet traffic through the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG), the international Internet cable connecting Vietnam to Asian countries that broke down on February 27, is expected to resume operation at 5:00 am on April 10.

 The Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is facing a level-4 risk of fires, which is likely to be raised to level 5, the level of extreme danger, said the sanctuary management board on March 13.

A local resident in central Quang Nam Province’s Dong Giang District has handed over a red-shanked douc langur (pygathrix nemaeus) to the district’s forest management unit, according to local authorities.

 The southern province of Binh Duong has announced it will organise the World Technopolis Association (WTA) Events in October since its capital, Binh Duong City, has just become a member of the association.

Over 40,000ha of winter-spring and summer-fall rice in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang will be hurt by saline intrusion this year.

The very first Vietnam Blockchain Week has attracted 2,000 attendees and experts who were excited to discuss the future of this breakthrough technology in Vietnam.