Moody’s Investors Service on Monday assigned first-time ratings and assessments to the Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB).

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is an important opportunity that Viet Nam must quickly seize in order to accelerate the process of industrialisation and modernisation, said Ho Thi Kim Thoa, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

  In the next round of equitisation, State capital must be sold faster, at higher value, and the enterprises’ corporate governance must further improve, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

 The General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO) is developing a new set of indices to evaluate the development and efficiency of businesses in provinces and cities and expects to launch it by the end of this year.

 Coach Hoang Anh Tuan of Vietnam is confident that his team can spring a surprise at the upcoming FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 Vietnam defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 in their opening match at the International U19 Football Tournament, which was held in Nha Trang City on April 11.

 A multi-media exhibition exploring the relationship between traditional crafts and contemporary design will open to the public on Thurday in Hanoi.

 An 18-month-old girl was brought recently to the Paediatrics Hospital 1 in HCM City from Tien Giang Province with vaginal bleeding.

 The Ministry of Health has urged relevant agencies to develop a Government decree on dietary supplements to control the production, trade, advertisement and labelling of the products.

 The Centre for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis in HCM City and the Sai Gon River Tunnel Management Centre have signed an agreement to work together to put up air and water quality readings on LED boards around the city.

Customs and police officials of Bac Ninh yesterday apprehended Kha A Cha from the Hoa Binh who illegally transported about 3.24 kg to Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Prague on April 11 (local time) to start an official visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of President of the Senate of the Czech Parliament Milan Stech.

The UN is always an important part in Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralisation and active international integration, said Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 Vietnam have secured the only ticket to the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after defeating Myanmar 2 – 0 on April 11.

 Up to 477,808 businesses had been operating nationwide throughout 2016, a year-on-year rise of 8 percent.

 The VN-Index closed at 731.3 points on April 11, up 0.2 percent over the previous session’s level and a record high since February 20, 2008.

 Working with the American Cable News Network (CNN) to promote the images of Hanoi to international friends and help them learn about Vietnam is a right step, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. 

HCMC backs household business upgrades to firms, VCCI plans to add environment as PCI criterion, New animal feed mills unlikely, Forum looks into fourth industrial revolution’s impacts on Vietnam

Among the items most in demand among the Vietnamese diaspora in all corners of the world are specialties from Hai Duong Province: green bean cake Rong Vang Bao Hien and glutinous rice cake dyed black with a concoction of pinnate leaves Ninh Giang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal loggers continue to cut down trees, while more forest land is being cleared for tourism development or hydropower plants.