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Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park to have $65-mln software R&D centre

 A software development centre will be developed by ETC Technology Systems SJC (ETC) at Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi with an investment of nearly 1.48 trillion VND (some 65 million USD).

Grab asked to provide documents related to Uber purchase

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam has requested Grab to report on its purchase of Uber in the Southeast Asian market, including Vietnam.

Vietnamese labourers facing with challenge of Industry 4.0

 Industry 4.0 poses a challenge to the Vietnamese labour force so significant that the only way to meet it is to impose reforms across the board, starting with education and training programmes, experts agreed at a seminar yesterday in Hanoi.

Vietnam's GDP growth in Q1 highest over 10 years

Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2018 is forecasted to exceed 7%, the highest figure recoded over the recent 10 years. 

Eximbank case extends to three more defendants

 According to the investigation, these three people on March 27 were prosecuted as accomplices helping Le Nguyen Hung (former deputy director of Eximbank’s Ho Chi Minh City branch) to appropriate Chu Thi Binh’s VND245 billion ($10.8 million).

Hanoi vista dotted with buildings violating the fire code

 Carina Plaza has alerted the public to the need to strictly implement fire prevention and fighting regulations at all buildings, especially apartments.

BTG Holdings called back to decide fate of $500 million project in Vietnam

Slovakia's BTG Holdings, the registered investor of a $500 million industrial park and related investment projects including a $116-million Budweiser brewery in the northern province of Hoa Binh, has disappeared since October 2017.

Electronics retailers to heat up pharmaceutical distribution segment

 FPT and a number of electronics retailers are looking to expand their business by entering the pharmaceutical segment.

Pham Nhat Vuong in top 300 of Forbes rich list

 Pham Nhat Vuong, owner of real estate conglomerate Vingroup and Vietnam's first billionaire, has earned a place on the list of the world's richest people as compiled by Forbes magazine.

Scramble for the egg market

 An increasing number of investors are looking to crack Vietnam’s egg market to meet rising demand and explore export opportunities.

Dirty money: banks urged to report suspicious transactions

VietNamNet Bridge - Banks and payment gateways are now the most effective way for hi-tech criminals to transfer dirty money and conduct illegal actions.

Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers: Vietnam hold Jordan to a 1-1 draw

Duc scored the opener to put Vietnam in front before half-time, but Abu Amara’s second-half equaliser prevented coach Park Hang-seo’s side from pocketing a victory against Jordan in their last Group C match yesterday.

Lotus design chosen for Long Thanh Airport

 The Ministry of Transport has officially selected the lotus design for Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province.

Vietnam's March CPI down by 0.27%

 The consumer price index (CPI) for March fell 0.27 per cent month-on-month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam, France issue joint statement

Vietnam and France issued a joint statement on the occasion of the official visit to France from March 25-27 made by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the invitation of French President Emannuel Macron. 

Party chief attends inauguration of Vietnam Culture Centre in France

The new headquarters of the Vietnam Culture Centre in France was inaugurated in Paris on March 27 in the presence of General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, who is on an official visit to the European country.

Finance Ministry mulls auto parts tax cut

 The Ministry of Finance has promised to study and report to the Government recommendations by the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) on policies to promote domestic automobile production.

Four banks to organise AGM this week

 The LienVietPostBank, SCB, MB and VIB are due to organise the annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders this week.

South Korea largest foreign investor in Vietnam

 South Korea has retained its position as Viet Nam’s leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of this year.

Vietnamese women’s team tie Bayern Munich 1-1

 The national women’s football team drew Bayern Munich 1-1 in their first friendly match in Germany on Monday.