Cloud computing is a crucial technological trend and has become an important technology during the fourth industrial revolution, according to Nguyen Thanh Phuc, Director General of the Authority of Information Technology Application.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for visiting Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee, Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on June 25.

 Electronic wallet (e-wallet) services are becoming more popular in Vietnam, with a number of new e-wallet services officially licensed in the last year and a half.

 President Tran Dai Quang left Hanoi on June 26 morning for a six-day trip to Belarus and Russia.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that the visit by President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin was a significant event in a series of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the men’s singles title of the Thailand F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on June 24.

The environmental protection tax on plastic bags are expected to increase from VND30,000-50,000 to VND40,000-200,000 per kilo. The new tax rates would help change consumption habits and offer opportunities to biodegradable bag manufacturers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said three new special economic zones can attract at least $10 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the next five years. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Like the world market, the Vietnamese computer component market has become chaotic since Bitcoin and Ethereum have been used in transactions on a large scale. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Hoa Thuy, a parent in Cau Giay district, said she and her husband discussed plans for the summer holiday fir an entire evening but could not come to agreement where to send their 9-year old boy.

After Fed raised the USD interest rate, the domestic exchange rate did not significantly fluctuate. However, economist Dr Can Van Luc said that there may be some pressure on the USD exchange rate at the end of 2017.

With a massive land fund, Vietnam Rubber Groupis a name many investors pay close attention to. However, due to its huge capitalisation, VRG has yet to select a strategic investor, although there are only a few days until its IPO.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Israeli Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar, who came to say good-bye at the end of her tenure, in Hanoi on June 24, during which he lauded the diplomat’s contribution to bolstering Vietnam and Israel relations.

 The Presidents of the front organisations of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam signed a tri-lateral cooperation programme for the period 2017-2020 at their third conference held in Hanoi on June 25.

 Hanoi presented decisions approving investment proposals and investment licences for 48 projects with total registered capital of over $3.25 billion on June 25 at the conference themed “Hanoi 2017 – Investment and Development Cooperation”.

 Vietnam and Laos convened the fourth meeting of their Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee in Cua Lo town, the central province of Nghe An, on June 25.

 President Tran Dai Quang has granted an interview to press agencies of Russia and Belarus on the occasion of his upcoming official tour to the two countries.

 With the deep-rooted affection for the country of temples, a group of volunteer experts in Cambodia has set up a programme supporting Cambodian students in Vietnam. To date, as many as 100 students have been benefited from the programme. 

 The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, with over half of these emerging in 2017, according to Kaspersky Lab’s researchers.

 The rapid growth of freight forwarders in Viet Nam has put pressure on e-commerce businesses to seek new avenues for development.