VietNamNet Bridge - A number of large corporations have adapted well to the 4.0 era, but the majority of small businesses are lagging behind.

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 themed: “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution” held in Hanoi is the most successful regional meeting of the WEF, stated WEF Founder and Executive Chairman.

As large-scale SOEs in Vietnam are performing poorly, the establishment of a ministry-level commission for managing state capital at SOEs is expected to help them improve operational effectiveness tremendously. 

 Effective regulations and incentives should be taken to lure FDI capital inflows into the country’s transport infrastructure as the sector is showing less attractive to foreign investors due to policy bottlenecks.

 By the end of 2017, total outstanding consumer loans reached over US$5 billion. The consumer finance market, however, remains huge potential for development.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Asset Management Company and commercial banks are offering to sell valuable real estate assets worth tens to hundreds of billion of dong each.

VietNamNet Bridge - iPhone sales agents in Vietnam say that after iPhone XS hit the market, the sales of iPhone X increased by 40 percent.

 Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Deputy Minister of Transport, talked with VIR about the country’s demands and future prospects for foreign investors in the field of smart transport.

The local banking sector is required to take up green and sustainable banking practices in a more serious manner.

ADB is co-operating with the Vietnamese government to speed up the disbursement of projects using its official development assistance in order to boost the country’s infrastructure development.

 The recent withdrawal of Vietnamese groups from billion-dollar oil refinery projects is paving the way for potential foreign investors, especially those from Thailand and China, to jump in the industry.

 Vietnam remains a hot destination for foreign direct investment in the region and is expected to top the ASEAN region’s growth rates due to its diversified export markets and an increasingly attractive investment and business climate. 

Following are 15 amazing photos of outstanding construction works in Hanoi that have contributed significantly to changing the appearance of the capital city in the new era.

The love story of princess Ngoc Hoa and Sotaro Araki, a leading Japanese merchant who came to do business in Hoi An, has made Quang Nam a place that marked the thriving relationship between Vietnam and Japan.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 20 e-wallets have been jostling for market share in Vietnam, which is believed to be a potential market. However, it is not easy to find users.

 Around 11,000 Vietnamese women have breast cancer, one of the most popular cancer in the country, and over 4,500 of them die of the disease annually.

 H'mong ethnic people in Son La Province still make their special shan tuyet green tea following traditional methods. 

 Real estate market has been found gloomy in the first quarter this year instead of being noisy as it used to be in previous years.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde in Bali, Indonesia, on October 12.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi on October 12 evening, concluding her trip to attend the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments (MSEAP 3) and her official visit to Turkey from October 7-12.