Companies that embrace digital transformation are up to 26 per cent more profitable than their competitors and enjoy up to 12 per cent higher market valuation, according to a recent survey by ManpowerGroup.

 Agribank denied the rumours that 400 accounts had been hacked, saying only 12 accounts were affected and three of them have been reimbursed.

 Taiwan-based Formosa Group, which caused the largest environmental damage in 2016, is surprisingly not on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)’s list of enterprises and industrial zones to be inspected this year.

 Despite making billions of dollars in revenue, two giant technology brands Facebook and Google only paid miniscule taxes to the Vietnamese government.

 A new draft circular proposes that all new motorbikes imported into or manufactured in Vietnam must be stamped with energy certificates such as the ones found on most electronic appliances.

 A diet high in carbs could bring on an earlier menopause, a study suggests. Eating lots of pasta and rice was associated with reaching menopause one-and-a-half years earlier than the average age of women in the UK of 51.

 Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao has been elected as the Second Vice Chairman of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) during the commission’s 70th session in New York, the US.

 Hanoi authorities have ordered a review and possible seizure of super tiny and narrow houses for public use such as gardens.

 Several economic experts have raised doubts over possible corruption in the selling of 32 hectares of public land in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical plays staged by cai luong (reformed opera) artists are fueling love for the country and a new patriotic fervour among young and old audiences alike.

 Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been highly conducive to economic development in Vietnam as they significantly contribute to job creation, export promotion, growth generation and poverty reduction. 

 A documentary about the ceramic art of Nguyen Thu Thuy won two prizes at the Top Shorts online film festival, the organiser announced recently on its website.

 IBM has begun promoting its new technology, IBM Cloud Private (ICP), in Viet Nam after it was introduced in October 2017 and is now being used by 150 customers worldwide.

 The market seems to be finding its bottom soon, offering investors opportunities to accumulate stocks, helping the indices rebound from a drop last week.

 The People’s Committee of Ha Noi has requested to reclaim 39.2ha of investor-held land belonging to the city’s land fund, in order to construct public works.

Viet Nam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement continued a positive trend in the first four months of 2018 while there was a reduction in the registered FDI capital.

VietNamNet Bridge - T.V.L. in Kien Giang province is a “snake hunter” well known all over the Mekong Delta. 

 A HCM City pilot car rental service for Government officials that began on Sunday is expected to save more than VND100 million (US$4,404) per month for the State budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Tam won the overall yellow jersey of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament which wrapped up in HCM City on April 30.

 HCM City authorities are seeking help from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to resolve a conflict between a property developer and households in the outlying district of Nha Be.