Assoc. Prof. Pham Quang Cuong was among 100 overseas Vietnamese intellectuals invited to his home country in 2018 to discuss Industrial Revolution 4.0 in Vietnam.

 As of the fourth quarter of 2018, the VN-Index fell from 1,021 points to 892, equivalent to a decrease of 12.6%.

 Vietnam`s millennials tend to be more health- and beauty-conscious than earlier generations, and willing to pay a premium for quality.

 A programme entitled ‘Exploring Vietnamese Tet (lunar New Year) festival’ will take place at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on January 25.

A research team led by Vietnamese national Nguyen Trong Hieu have successfully developed a new tool to help manufacturers spot defects or unwanted features of mobile phones and solar cells in the production process.

 The People’s Court of the central province of Khanh Hoa sentenced Phan Van Binh to 14 years in prison for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” at a first-instance trial on January 22. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said that the city’s smart traffic operation centre is being completed and is scheduled to become operational in February.

 Four former executives of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR) on January 22 were sentenced to four to eight years in prison for charges of “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”, following a two-day trial.

Dozens of spring flower markets will be opened in Hanoi for shopping, sightseeing and entertainment ahead of the Lunar New Year of 2019. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that the strong rise of emerging markets will be the highlight of the resort real estate market segment in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Vietnam’s mountainous regions cook some of the finest food the country has to offer, with their different takes on smoked pork and buffalo particularly delightful.

 Boats with a wide variety of ornamental and bonsai plants have begun gathering at Binh Dong wharf in District 8, HCMC as the demand for home decoration for the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is rising.

 HTV3 DreamsTV has cooperated with South Korean company Calm Island to recreate the familiar Vietnamese folk song in a music video with the Vietnamese spring background.

Tranh Khuc village located in Thanh Tri District, Hanoi, specialises in making Banh Chung (rice cake). The area is full of villagers hastily producing the festive delicacy for the Lunar New Year festival, which begins in two weeks.

 With its crusade to renew itself to meet customers’ growing demand, businesses must balance online and offline sales and incorporate a full range of services seamlessly. 

 Companies in Vietnam have incurred a financial impact of $10 million or more, which is the highest costs from cyberattacks in Southeast Asia, according to the Cisco 2018 Asia-Pacific Security Capabilities Benchmark Study released on January 18.

 The Vietnam men’s national football team will climb one place from 100th to 99th in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings with a total of 1,238 points, according to the calculations of Twitter Footy Rankings.

 Domestic and foreign medical device businesses in Vietnam are expected to enjoy favourable conditions thanks to a newly-issued decree.

 Vietnam’s real estate market will be shaped by five main trends in 2019 according to a JLL report.

Vietnamese people applying for Schengen visas to Germany and Portugal will be able to apply via application centres of the VFS Global Company as of February 20 in Hanoi and HCM City and March 25 in Da Nang.