Cities around the world are piloting new technologies to develop smart cities, which has become the mainstream in the past decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha talks with Vietnam News Agency about education on the occasion of the start of the new school year.

 Today, more than half of the world lives in cities and urban developments, which is projected to grow to 68 per cent by 2025. 

Vietnam is on the rise, with its growth poised to outperform the global average in 2018. However, there are still many concerns about the sustainability of this growth, especially as ASEAN is being hugely influenced by Industry 4.0 impacts.

 President Tran Dai Quang and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to strive to bring two-way trade to 10 billion USD towards a trade balance during their talks in Hanoi on September 11. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, speaks to Viet Nam News about the technological advances bringing new opportunities in the era of Industry 4.0.

 The Republic of Korea Navy’s destroyer anchored at Tien Sa port in Da Nang on September 11, beginning its four-day visit to the central city.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reprimanded Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Hong Hai as a disciplinary measure for his violations in the case regarding MobiFone’s purchase of 95 percent of the shares of AVG Audiovisual JSC.

As the host of WEF ASEAN 2018, Vietnam has the responsibility to work with the WEF and ASEAN to discuss important issues and plans for the development of ASEAN member countries amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 The Grow Asia Forum was held in Hanoi on September 11 within the framework of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018 which lasts from September 11-13. 

 Young Vietnamese people show their strong aspiration for self-employing and setting up enterprises amid the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), according to a survey from the World Economic Forum.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed the World Bank (WB) to continue its non-refundable aid for Vietnam in institutional reform, legal framework improvement and economic restructuring.

Party chief meets Deputy Speaker of Hungarian National Assembly, Party Chief hosts UK Prince Andrew, Hungarian Workers’ Party treasures ties with Vietnam, Party chief hails role of Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many young people and white-collar workers in major cities, including Hanoi, HCM City and Can Tho, are physically inactive.

 The combined state capital of 19 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be put under the committee`s management reached US$42.47 billion and state assets worth US$98.57 billion as of December 31, 2017.

 The 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 10, attended by representatives of 47 member countries.

The total capital shortfall of Fitch-rated banks could increase to US$6.5 billion if they were to also raise their allowance coverage to 5.0% of gross loans and Vietnam Asset Management Company special bonds, from 2.3% at end-2017.

 Typhoon Barijat, with wind speeds of up to 75km per hour, was heading for the East Sea on Tuesday morning.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) expects Vietnamese social networks to have the number of users equivalent or higher than that of Facebook in Vietnam (60 million) and take 60 - 70% of the market by 2022.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee farmers in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan used to dig up to 40 metres underground to reach water in order to irrigate their crops during droughts.