Apple has updated its iOS, MacOS and tvOS operating systems to give people more information about how their personal data is collected and used.

 A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – What started out as a tradition treat in Vietnamese homes has become big business.

 Vietnam welcomes efforts in building peace: Ambassador, PM writes about VN’s contributions to GMS, CLV, PM encourages businesses to participate in disasters prevention, Vietnam promotes cooperative ties with Argentinean locality

 Vietnam Airlines marks new step in Russian market, Vietnamese tech startups, Wood industry sees promise of growth in CPTPP, Japanese investors out of top three largest foreign investors during January-March

 Watchdog seizes over 4 tonnes of expired corn, Vietnam Television urged to improve TV programme quality, Building apartments, hotels to be required to buy fire insurance, HCMC to finish sustainable poverty reduction program earlier than planned

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Du Lich, a respected economist, said at a recent annual workshop on the  economy that there are two risks for Vietnam – the middle-income trap, and the risk of growing older (working-age population) before becoming rich. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The small and compact meter can be mounted on a motorbike. If the concentration of alcohol is higher than the permitted level, the device will automatically lock the motorbike and send an alert to relatives or friends.

Renovating technology, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing a low-carbon economy are methods being used by coastal EZs in the new development period.

VietNamNet Bridge - More young Vietnamese people have grabbed opportunities to work for huge companies like Facebook. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since 1985, Vo Thanh Phuong has traveled the world in search of old cultural artefacts. His collection includes 1,000 antiques representing Vietnam’s history. 

The Government has decided to include the North-South expressway in the east to a list of major transport projects, pursuant to the recently issued Resolution on building certain sections of the expressway in the east in the 2017-2020 period.

 T&T Group and France’s Bouygues Group on Tuesday clinched a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in an urban railway project in Hanoi on the occasion of a France visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 Danang City authorities will distribute one million stamps at no charge for food vendors at Han market in Danang City this year in a bid to control the origin and quality of food.

 Vietnam has benefited from political stability, robust economic expansion, relaxing visa requirements and budget living costs, making it into the list of the 10 friendliest destinations in the world.

The Ministry of Education and Training and the World Bank held a Higher Education Strategy Stakeholder Consultation to collect opinions from experts and researchers in order to develop an overall strategy for higher education in Vietnam.

 Vietnam have been placed in Pot 3 for the 2019 Asian Cup draw, together with Iraq, Uzbekistan, India, Qatar, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

 Consumer confidence down slightly in Q3 2017 but Vietnam remains seventh most-optimistic country in the world.

 Swedish fast-fashion clothing retailer H&M reported the lowest profit of the past 16 years, leaving the largest inventory in the company's history, promising a large wave of clearance sales for Vietnamese fashion hunters.

 The Carina Plaza fire brought grave difficulties to the developer Hung Thanh Co., Ltd., even the threat of bankruptcy, and the leader of the company has gone to hospital after being summoned by the police.