Ride-sharing apps are identifying long-term strategies for competitive capacity and the overall development of the market.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a programme in Hanoi on January 24 to help foreign diplomats and staff of international organisations, foreign cultural centres and major businesses learn more about Vietnam.

 The AC Milan Football Academy is scheduled to make its debut later this month and begin its first course in September 2019.

 The National Cyber Security Center and global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab have signed a memorandum of understanding to address information security challenges in the country and help the Government build cybersecurity capacity.

 KMS Technology, a Vietnamese outsourcing and software development company focused on the US, will expand into Asian market, with Viet Nam being the focus.

 The country’s leading telecom company, Viettel, is set to become a digital service provider this year, having lined up a number of products and services from the digital eco-system.

 Renewables could become Viet Nam’s lowest-cost option to meet its energy needs, according to a whitepaper released by global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company on Wednesday.

 Industrial zones (IZs) and economic zones (EZs) operating in the country lured more than US$8.3 billion in investment in 2018, a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Economic Zone Management revealed.

 Viet Nam has so far protected 69 products with geographical indications (GI) and six foreign ones. Over the past 10 years, the number of protected GIs has increased by 3.5 times.

 Hanoi Department of Transport has asked local transport companies to fire all drivers found to be positive with drugs.

Dozens of households in HCM City's District 1 had to evacuate at night as the apartment building began to tilt and subside on January 23. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese institutions and businesses are expected to benefit from digital transformation, but will face challenges to protect their data.

 The encounter between Vietnam and Japan, the first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2019 quarter-final in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 24 night, has made international headlines.

 In 2005, Vietnam introduced an electricity market to ensure the sustainability of the power sector for investors.

 Experts said there are many favorable conditions for e-payment to make a leap in the country: the retail market and e-commerce are thriving, while bank cards and smartphones are more widespread.

The 12 unprofitable projects under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) need a bailout but it is still unclear where the money will come from.

 The launch of high-end residential projects and M&A activities proves the high-end segment continues to attract major investment from foreign developers though the trend may be set to change.

 The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in 2018 was estimated at nearly 15.5 million, a 19.9% increase from 2017.

 Experts suggested the government currently can increase the foreign ownership limit at banks by 5 percentage points to 35 percent. Then, the rate will be continuously adjusted up to 51 percent in 2021-2025.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has awarded the country’s first trial 5G licence to Viettel, the largest telecommunications company in Vietnam.