The rapid development of the internet has greatly benefited users but also exposed them to increasingly dangerous cyber-attacks, forcing organisations and businesses to look for ways to protect themselves.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists agree that Vietnam may obtain 7.02 percent GDP growth rate this year, but there are challenges to overcome.

European firms remain optimistic about the business environment in Vietnam, according to EuroCham’s latest Business Climate Index (BCI).

After two months postponing the increase in service fees for ATM cash withdrawals as required by the central bank, some commercial banks have now resumed the plan, announcing that a new service fee framework will apply from the middle of this month.

VietNamNet Bridge - A ‘hotel road’ has taken shape in Da Nang as investors are taking advantage of the strong rise of the local tourism industry.

 The total value of foreign and domestic investments in industrial and economic zones nationwide fell slightly in the first half of 2018.

 A barber and many young boys in Hanoi have a unique way to show their admiration toward footballers amid the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

 Vietnam has a chance to earn more than 3 billion USD when using 5G technology, said Denis Brunetti, President of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.

 The use of effective policies in the automobile sector since the beginning of the year has boosted the production and assembling of automobile and better controlled imported vehicles in the first six months of 2018.

 The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) will source about 1.7 trillion VND (74.1 million USD) from its development capital to build the T2 passenger terminal at Phu Bai international airport in the central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 The derivatives market has grown strongly over the last three months as investors switch from stocks to derivatives to avoid short-term risks on the stock market.

 Vietnam has made it onto the list of the world’s five biggest textile exporters and producers, with textile and garment export turnover hitting 16 billion USD in the first half of 2018, up more than 14 percent year-on-year. 

 Condominium property prices remained fairly stable during the first half of 2018, with under 2 percent in fluctuations.

 The Vietnamese Government has agreed to join the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to prevent and fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will start to allow customers to buy tickets using QR code through the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) and VNPay.

 The Vietnamese economy continued to enjoy growth in the second quarter of 2018, following an impressive growth impetus in the first three months of this year, according to the Department of Planning under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment on July 9 released a report on the recommendations for the strategy and orientation of new-generation free trade agreement (FTA) attraction for 2020-2030.

 Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa on July 8 arrested two men trafficking 2kg of crystal myth and 4,000 meth pills. 

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s recent response to the continuous rise of USD prices has demonstrated its readiness to make an intervention in order to stabilise the foreign exchange market.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Minister of Information and Communications to keep a close watch on Facebook’s correction of its map on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.