Artificial-intelligence technology surrounds our everyday lives, in the form of voice assistants like Apples’ Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana or Amazon’s Alexa, say the computer experts.

 The Vietnamese Party and State have yearned for a fair society where all citizens have the right to contribute and enjoy benefits. Vietnam is now set to narrow the wealth gap to realize the long-term goal of social fairness.

 Two students from HCM City have successfully developed a product called talking gloves to support the communications of deaf and mute people.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that the ecosystem for startups is not well organized to give substantial support to entrepreneurs.

 A rise in Vietnam’s retail and consumption service revenue reflects growing local purchasing power and retail-related activities.

 State Bank of Viet Nam statistics show that the average capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of the banking sector has been consistently falling since the beginning of this year. 

Importing used cars with nine seats and less will become harder if a proposal to raise used car tariffs is approved by the Government. 

 Vietnam is home to a growing number of tech-savvy “connected consumers” that global corporations will increasingly seek to court, according to a study conducted by Nielsen in cooperation with Demand Institute.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has drafted a few adjustments to charges and fees in several sectors under its management.

 Only about 17 per cent of listed companies comply with information disclosure regulations, lower than the figure in 2016, according to the Vietnam Association of Financial Executives (VAFE).

 Progress on the metro continues, but a tax dispute has left some necessary equipment languishing at port, Le Nguyen Minh Quang, head of the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways said.

Lawmakers convening today in Hanoi for 14th session of the National’s Assembly’s Standing Committee are scheduled to discuss an amended Law on Corruption Prevention and Control.

 The Ministry of Health (MoH) is planning to expand the pilot release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in some southern areas of Vietnam in the next few years to prevent dengue fever.

 The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly (NA) will convene its 14th session in Hanoi from September 11-20, with a number of issues high on the agenda to prepare for the NA’s fourth meeting scheduled for next month. 

 Equitisation of State owned enterprises (SOEs) has progressed well in 2011-2016 and the first eight months of 2017 thanks to various ministries and sectors, economic groups and localities getting onboard.

 According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Vietnam is among the countries with the fastest aging rate in the world, which has widespread and long-term impacts on the country, requiring comprehensive proactive policies for the elderly.

 The number of delayed and cancelled flights of the four domestic carriers - Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco - was 2,788, accounting for 12.1 percent of their total flights in August.

 The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will need more capital to further benefit from the National Assembly’s recent resolution on the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs), experts said.

 Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index reached a 10-year high last week on the back of a few blue chips. However, the gain was unstable and the index could face a short-term drop in the coming sessions.

 Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang led a defence delegation to visit Cuba from September 8-11 at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Alvaro Lopez Miera.