FPT’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, Executive Vice President of the FPT Corporation and CEO of FPT Information System (FPT IS), as the new CEO of the FPT Corporation.

 A traditional art performance & exchange programme between Dak Lak and Jeollabuk province was held in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, on the evening of March 8, with the theme “Friendship Melody”.

 Vietnam Railways (VNR) will install wireless Internet on all North-South trains in 2019 in a bid to improve its service quality.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has said it will direct banks to increase their agricultural and rural lending in order to prevent black-market lending, which has been the source of scores of criminal cases in recent years.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) continues to be the largest foreign investor in Vietnam thus far, making it a big investment success story in the country, Thu Ha reports.

A magnificent wedding party by an Indian billionaire couple, which lasts for seven days, is being held at the 5-star resort JW Marriott in An Thoi town, Phu Quoc Island district, Kien Giang province.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien, visited the training ground of the Vietnam U23 team to encourage the squad members ahead of their important 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualification.

 The National ASEAN 2020 Committee (hereinafter referred to as the National Committee) is an inter-sectorial coordination organisation that performs functions and tasks under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1743/QD-TTg dated December 14, 2018.

 The Government has issued Resolution No. 17/NQ-CP on a number of key tasks and solutions to develop the e-government during 2019-2020, with orientations towards 2025.

VN’s FDI attraction is expected to make a leap, especially in quality, in 2019 as more foreign investors, including big names, in the world’s high-tech manufacturing and services industries are choosing the country as their destination.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung directed the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) and network operators to stop the supply of pre-activated SIM cards.

 Viet Nam continues to be one of the countries with the highest number of detected online infections, according to Kaspersky Security Network data.

 The country’s biggest renewable energy project – including solar and wind power plants with total design capacity of 350 Megawatts (MW) – will be put into operation in the coastal province of Ninh Thuan on April 30.

 The increase of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two months of the year has contributed to a better performance of listed industrial park developers.

As blockchain disrupts the banking and finance industry, experts urged caution was needed in its application together with a proper legal framework to limit risks and ensure development is on the right track.

VietNamNet Bridge - Roads and airports are overloaded in Vietnam, while hotel room rates are higher than Thailand’s. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Nguyen Huu Duc from Ha Noi National University talks to Dân Trí (People’s Education) newspaper about the country’s plan to develop smart universities for the fourth industrial revolution.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is keeping a close watch of the pork market and will promptly take measures to ensure supply amidst concerns about possible shortage due to outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in northern localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked for clarifying a capital mobilization plan for a project on synchronously upgrading items at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. 

 They have criticized an upcoming surge in the average retail electricity tariff for hindering enterprises from restraining production costs.