The summit aims to share best practices and promote cooperation among Vietnam's provinces and cities in building and developing smart cities.

The total transaction volume in the Jan-Sep period increased by 37.7% compared to the same period last year.

The purpose of the survey is to gain a thorough understanding of the local food safety situation and to identify non-compliance promptly, allowing for corrective actions to be taken to mitigate health risks.

Cryptocurrency mining rigs could be exploited for launching new currencies or a new form of payment, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) warned.

Chinese steel producers are planning to distribute their production capacity to other countries.

As the Vietnamese government aims to fully divest from Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage (Sabeco), the presence of state representative in the brewer`s board is not necessary in long-term, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)`s expert.

Vietnam`s motorcycle market may reach its saturation point, a view point shared by both Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) and Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The farm is the first solar project for Siemens in Southeast Asia, and has a capacity of 204 megawatts peak.

The promotion of social dialogue and and collective bargaining in textile-garment industry will be implemented in the period of 2018-2020.

The results were thanks to an increase in oil and mineral prices, growing demands for coal consumption, and efficient supports from the government, stated the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam`s new policies encouraged domestic automobile assembling companies to expand operations and improve productivity.

High corporate tax rate led to Viettel Global`s continuing loss.

The fierce competition in the domestic market has forced Vietnamese plastic manufacturers to join hands with their foreign counterparts to get the latter’s supports.

The government should instruct relevant ministries, sectors and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to speed up the SOE privatization as the process is going too slow, causing the country hard to meet the annual target, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung said.

The new wholesale electricity price frame is applied from January 1 to December 31, 2018.

ABB has marked the first 25 years in Vietnam with important projects and looks to another 25 years and more in Vietnam, its Vietnam country director stated on June 29.

Growth in industry and construction sector remains major momentum for Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the first six months of 2018.

Samsung`s four subsidiaries in Vietnam posted a combined revenue of VND405 trillion (US$20.5 billion) and profit of VND41.1 trillion (US$2.08 billion) in the first quarter, both of which saw an increase of 50% year-on-year, according to Samsung`s quarterly financial statement.

Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) will support ten innovative travel and hospitality companies in the region in 2018.

Vietnam`s military-run telecoms group Viettel set its annual growth rate of 15% between 2018 and 2020, part of the group`s plan to become one of the top 10 telecommunications companies in the world, said Major General Nguyen Manh Hung, Viettel`s Chairman.

Hanoi`s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in June increased 1.1% month-on-month and 8.3% year-on-year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.

The US administration`s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from certain countries, including Vietnam, is expected to have little impact on major Vietnamese steel producers, according to a recent report by SSI Retail Research.

Vietnam`s building materials industry aims to reach an export turnover of US$2 billion by 2020 and achieve a high level of automation by 2030, said Thai Duy Sam, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Association for Building Materials (VABM).