One hundred teams from across Vietnam are taking part in a biggest ever cyber-attack drill, which runs in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City from December 18 to 21.

 The Government Inspectorate’s bureau for corruption prevention and combat on December 18 issued a document announcing the establishment of hotlines and email receiving information on cases having signs of corruption.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has issued decisions on prosecuting and detaining Do Van Khanh, former Director General of the PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP). 

 Hanoi will invest around $85.6 million in 2019 and 2020 to upgrade medical establishments in the city, thus improving medical care quality for residents.

 Local securities companies are facing stiff competition from their foreign rivals, especially in the race for capital.

 The Asian Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) on Monday announced a plan to issue VND2.2 trillion (US$96.6 million) worth of non-convertible bonds by the end of 2018.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks only have one month to implement business plans set earlier this year and raise charter capital to meet international standards.

 Tan Chong, which is the exclusive distributor of Nissan vehicles in Malaysia, did not give any reason for the notice of termination.

 Some apartment blocks which were built under the French colonialism are no longer safe for living and might collapse at any time.

 Thailand and Indonesia continued to be Vietnam’s main car import markets to date, notably 52,170 cars were bought from Thailand worth US$1.04 billion.

 The Vietnamese business environment can be improved by increasing productivity as well as reducing costs and business risks.

 Amid unpredictable global developments, Vietnam needs to focus more on the development of the private sector as a key propellant for the economy’s further growth.

This month, Vietnam is expected to welcome the fifteen millionth foreign visitor of the year, an impressive figure for the tourism industry. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Electric motorbike are becoming more popular in Vietnam.

 With a nine-point increase over the second quarter of 2018, Vietnam’s consumer confidence level has reached the decade-high level, placing the country in the second position on the consumer confidence benchmark globally.

 That the success rate of startups is very low worldwide is known to everyone. The following article gives with some lessons to be learnt in the Vietnamese context.

 Credit in 2018 is seen expanding less than 16%, the lowest in four years, VnEconomy news site reported, citing State Bank of Vietnam Governor Le Minh Hung.

 Vietnam’s tra fish export value has exceeded US$2 billion for the first time, with the figure hitting $2.05 billion in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 27.4 per cent, according to the General Department of Customs.

 Lilama 69-1 JSC, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Machinery Installation Corporation – JSC, has completed a project to manufacture seven sets of fired heaters in a contract with Kirchner Italia S.p.A of Italy to export to Uzbekistan. 

 Fujimart Vietnam Retail, a joint venture between Japanese trading house Sumitomo and local retail and real estate conglomerate BRG Group, will open its first Vietnamese supermarket in Hanoi this month.