Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expressed his delight at the growing co-operation between Việt Nam and the WEF, which has met interests of both sides, at a meeting on Wednesday with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, who is in Hà Nội to co-chair the WEF on ASEAN 2018.

The growth of entrepreneurship within Bến Tre Province and the Mekong Delta has been flourishing in recent years, officials said during a conference on start-ups held in Ben Tre City on Tuesday.

More than 1,000 participants joined the open forum: ‘ASEAN 4.0 for All?’, which officially kickstarted the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018, on Tuesday morning in Hà Nội.

The Vietnamese Government has doubled the credit limits for farmers who seek loans without mortgage assets, as part of efforts to boost rural and agriculture development.

Việt Nam was classified as an outperforming emerging economy together with 17 others, according to a report of the McKinsey Global Insitute released on Tuesday at the ongoing ASEAN World Economic Forum in Hà Nội.

Trường Hải Automobile Joint Stock Co (Thaco) recorded VNĐ27.75 trillion (US$1.18 billion) in revenue in the first half of this year, marking an increase of 9 per cent year-on-year.

The Vietnamese people bought more than 20,500 cars in August, decreasing 4 per cent compared with the previous month, according to a report from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

The Lao Government and Việt Phương Group (VPG) from Việt Nam on Tuesday signed a contract for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Laos’ Sekong province.

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) on Tuesday announced that it planned to sell treasury shares worth nearly VNĐ11 trillion (US$478 million).

Viettel Construction Joint Stock Company on Tuesday announced it would convert its structure to become a corporation, becoming the fourth corporation under Viettel Group.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng called for the private sector to get more involved with cutting edge technologies in the 4.0 revolution in a bid to transform the agriculture industry of ASEAN countries.

Soon after the National Assembly passed the Law on Foreign Investment in Việt Nam in 1987, the country started witnessing Foreign Direct Investment inflows which have made considerable contributions to the national economy. To mark the 30th year of Việt Nam’s FDI attraction, Vietnam News Agency talked to Sebastian Eckardt, lead economist at the World Bank Vietnam.

The number of delayed or cancelled flights operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carriers Vietjet and Jetstar Pacific in the first eight months of the year was lower than the world average of 25 per cent.

The ongoing exploitation of petroleum resources in Việt Nam threatens to outpace exploration of new sites, which could lead to a drop in the country’s oil and gas output.

Demand for Vietnamese-made lanterns for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival has increased sharply from previous years.

More than 100 exhibitors from 25 countries and territories will showcase their latest products and technologies used in the medical, pharmaceutical and hospital industries at the 13^th Pharmed & Healthcare Vietnam in HCM City next week.

Shares continued to rise on the two local exchanges on Tuesday, fueled by the growth of several major large caps and climbing oil stocks.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, has posed both opportunities and challenges on the countries of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN). Founder cum executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Hoàng Sơn about pressures of the ongoing technological and scientific revolution.