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VietNamNet Bridge - The government has taken serious steps to help the national economy catch up with the 4.0 industry revolution. However, the digitalization of Vietnam’s enterprises is going slowly.

Ha Thi Thuy, former deputy head of the Institute of Agricultural Genetics, who successfully developed 52 varieties of plants, was named as one of the 50 Vietnamese most influential women in 2016-2017 as recognized by Forbes.

Busy with her studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, Do Thi Thu Thao still spends time to impart knowledge and inspire passion for math in Vietnamese students. For Thao, education is borderless.

VietNamNet Bridge - While people consider domestic waste as toxic substances that must be eliminated, Prof. Dr. Tran Kim Qui considers it a valuable material to produce high quality organic fertilizer.

Tran Ngoc Hung, chairman of the Viet Nam Construction Association, speaks to Viet Nam News Agency about key reasons for the delays in the renovation of old living quarters in Hanoi.

 Hanoi authorities have proposed that 20,000 taxis operated by 60 local taxi firms should share the same livery colours from 2026.

 Many stores in Hanoi have offered discounts in the run-up to the Black Friday weekend.

A foreign tourist was seriously injured when a fire broke out at a hotel in the Hanoi's Old Quarter early Thursday morning.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a casino project on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, which will let locals with a monthly income of over VND10m (USD428) to gamble.

 A man in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting state and government leaders on Facebook.

 A retired state official has been fined after the video clip of him dumping bags of rubbish on the streets was posted.

 Viet Nam’s top cueists Tran Quyet Chien, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen and Ma Minh Cam will join the Asian team to compete in the Ceulemans Continental Cup, held from December 14 to 16 in Bordeaux, France.

 Get your dancing shoes and eco-friendly glitter ready, because Quest Festival is back this weekend.

 Overseas Vietnamese sent home 3.8 billion USD through Ho Chi Minh City-based financial institutions during January-October.

 Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has opened a fashion show at the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 The Vietnamese internet economy has almost tripled in three years to reach 9 billion USD in 2018, driven by e-commerce and online media, a new report released by Google and Temasek showed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students and parents are celebrating Teachers’ Day, November 20, to hail the deeds of the teachers who are shaping the future generation of the country.

Located in Son Tay Town, 40km to the west of Hanoi, Duong Lam village is a very popular tourist destination at the weekends.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Thai Son Nam will face Cao Bang FC in the opening match of the National Futsal HDBank Cup on Friday in the northern province of Quang Ninh.