VietNamNet Bridge - The smartphone market was boiling in March and April when manufacturers rushed to sell mid-end products and apply attractive sale policies.

“Of all ways, starting up is the only way which allows you to create new value which never existed before,” said Pham Kim Hung, CEO of Base Inc, called the ‘golden boy’ of Vietnam’s math community.

 Medium-sized banks are working on massive capital increase plans to boost their financial capacity, striving to reach Basel II standards.

On the journey toward the industry 4.0 innovation, Vietnam has met plenty of roadblocks and difficulties. However, one problem seems to be extremely challenging is the lack of high quality workforce. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – An online gambling ring involving over VND100 billion (US$4.4 million) was busted in Thanh Hoa City on Tuesday.

Hanoi plans to install cameras at 15 locations at risk of flooding throughout the city, to better supervise the level of rising waters and put in place timely measures to avoid flooding during heavy rainfalls.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Hanoi are suffering the twin pains of hot weather along with water shortages in many areas.

 The National Youth Fencing Championship opened on Wednesday in Bac Ninh Province with the participation of more than 100 athletes from seven cities and provinces.

 National U19 players have gathered in Hanoi to train for the ASEAN Football Federation Championship on July 2-14.

 Vietnamese model Nguyen Dieu Linh made it to the top 10 of Miss Tourism Queen International 2018 held in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese designer Lan Huong will showcase around 60 ao dai creations at an exhibition and performance in Seoul next month.

 Inspectors in the capital city have pointed out a series of violations committed by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports in managing large-sized outdoor advertising billboards.

 Global co-operation and education are the keys to improving the quality of Viet Nam’s human resources in the digital age, Australian and Vietnamese experts agreed at a panel discussion in Hanoi yesterday.

The American Automotive Policy Council has expressed its concern over some points in the Vietnamese Government’s Decree 116/2017/ND-CP on auto trade, saying such policies are more stringent than needed.

 There will be minimum hourly wages to protect laborers working in the informal sector, according to the National Wage Council.

 Viet Motion Technology Advisory and Investment Company Limited has become the sole franchisee of Arkki educational model of Finland in ten South Asian countries including Vietnam to provide children with integration skills.

 Vietnam’s Trinh Linh Giang fought back from a set down to beat the no. 2 seed and world no. 652, Karunuday Singh, in their second-round clash on May 16, to advance into the Vietnam F3 Futures quarterfinals in a convincing fashion.

 Hanoi’s Temple of Literature will host a first-ever summer programme for children from June 1 to August 20, which is designed to educate children on Vietnamese traditional cultural values while improving their life skills.

 Since closing its fourth shopping mall in Vietnam, the sales of Parkson have reduced sharply.

 Vinhomes, the real estate arm of Vingroup JSC, listed 2.68 billion shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange on May 16 under the ticker VHM. The company expects to garner attention from foreign investors.