Evaluations from the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications show that at the moment, there are many unidentified origin Internet of Things devices which cannot ensure the information safety.

 The French-Vietnamese art exhibition themed “Reality & Consciousness” featuring over 40 latest art works of five French- Vietnamese artists will be held on November 11, at the Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition Hall, 92 Le Thanh Ton district 1, HCMC.

 The European Film Festival 2018 will return to main cities, including Hanoi, HCM City, Hue and Da Lat from November 16-29.

 The French Literature Week with the theme “From Pages to Screens” will take place from November 5 to 18 at the Institut Français de Hanoi – L'Espace, No. 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.

 Fueled by major growth momentum this year and beyond, Vietnam is expected to hit its new growth target for next year, hoping to effectively materialise the target for the 2016-2020 period. Thu Ha reports

 Small banks are mulling over capital hikes and listing plans amid favourable market conditions and rosy business performance.

 EuroCham co-chairman Nicolas Audier provides in-depth analysis on how the IPA will help protect the benefits of investors from the EU when they do business in Vietnam.

 The National Innovation Centre, which is going to be established next year, will contribute to bringing Vietnam into the 4.0 era.

 If the Danang People’s Committee’s proposal to build the third terminal gets approval, Danang International Airport may be able to deal with the risk of overload.   

Phuong Khanh, Thuy Van and Huong Giang are among the Vietnamese representatives to win some of the top prizes at international beauty contests held throughout the years.

 Despite having strict and consistent regulations on managing multi-level marketing, local authorities find it difficult to control dishonest companies because of the subtlety of their tricks exploiting human greed and ignorance.

The Vietnamese government has set a low budget deficit target for next year given Vietnam’s sinking revenues from crude oil and tariffs, with a cut in recurrent spending which will leave the country’s public investment unaffected. 

 The Miss World Vietnam will be held for the first time in Vietnam during 2019 in order to choose a representative for the country at the Miss World beauty pageant.

 Fast food giants such as McDonald’s and Burger King have dominated the sector globally for decades, but unique cuisine culture and uncommon spending behaviours means Vietnam is one of the few countries they are struggling to crack.

Joining the CPTPP, Vietnam will see a wave of new opportunities but also face numerous challenges with tougher competition from foreign products and institutional reform.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has become a new attractive destination for beef exporters from all over the world.

 The 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations and international Buddhist conference will take place at Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam next year.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on November 5-11

 Police in HCM City have cracked down loansharking and targeted 600 lenders.

 Vietnam is experiencing a period of “golden population structure” (understood as the proportion of labourers doubling the dependent population), which is forecast to last until 2034.