The 14th National Assembly conducted a vote of confidence on 48 officials holding positions elected and approved by the legislature during its sixth session in Hanoi on October 25. 

Emerging brands have been taking action to strengthen their presence in the domestic smartphone market. However, the face of the market is expected to stay the same in the near future.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commenting that there is big gap in human resources, Le Cong Thanh, an AI expert, believes that Vietnam lacks expertise to develop artificial intelligence (AI). 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment 2017 found that the current total forest area has now reached 14,415,381 hectares, including 10,236,415 hectares of natural forests, an increase of 5,726 hectares over 2016.

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Reports by state management agencies all show increases in the number of businesses dissolved. 

The number of foreign investors given by the firms’ high growth prospects and the government’s effective actions in improving the country’s business and investment environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fraudulent charges have been reported at iParking spots in Hanoi a year since the programme started.

The ancient city of Hoi An has opened a wastewater treatment station to collect and clean 2,000cu.m of wastewater before pumping into the Hoai River whilst stopping pollution around its famous Japanese Bridge.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Industry Nguyen Chi Dung asked the National Assembly to review the draft of the amended Law of Public Investment on Tuesday afternoon.

 As well as rapidly reducing the carbon dioxide that we humans are pumping into the atmosphere in huge amounts, recent scientific assessments of climate change have all suggested that cutting emissions alone ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is advised to compile a national framework for a supply chain to provide safe pork to serve the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi administration needs to enact a group of comprehensive measures to improve traffic safety in the city.

 Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK's data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

Vietnamese bankers have all announced that they will digitalize banking transactions, but only a few banks have kicked off the process.

 Asia stocks have joined a sell-off after a bruising session on Wall Street which saw two of the three main indexes erase their gains for the year.

 President Donald Trump has called on the media "to stop the endless hostility", after suspected explosives were posted to high-profile US figures.

A couple from the Tay Nguyen province of Lam Dong has been fined VND30 million for carrying cash exceeding the permitted amount without customs declaration when checking out for international exit at airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has plans to move items managed by the local Museum of History in order conserve the buildings that hold the museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 200 artists and children participated in a music video titled Giữ Lấy Tuổi Thơ (Preserve Childhood), to appeal for society to fight violence against children, paedophilia and sexual abuse.