Việt Nam News

Information safety and cyber security are becoming a constant factor and the fight between cyber criminals and network safety professionals is unrelenting as the world steps into the digital era and all information is placed in cyber space, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday (Thursday).

The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications recently gave some recommendations to protect legal rights and interests of customers and enterprises following alleged data leaks from Thế Giới Di Động (Mobile World) Corporation and FPT Shop.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai sought investors for 22 projects at an investment promotion conference it held in HCM City yesterday.

Shares lost their positive momentum at the end of Friday’s session due to a sudden increase in sell-offs that dragged on large caps.

The launch of various mobile number portability (MNP) services has stirred fierce competition among telecommunication providers in Viet Nam.

A roadmap with strategic targets and specific initiatives is needed for HCM City to become an innovative business hub in Southeast Asia, speakers said at an international economic forum held yesterday.

The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) by small- and medium-sized enterprises could help them expand their business scale, the CEO of the Social Media Command Centre said at a seminar on November 22 in HCM City.

Vietnamese firms should see the trade war between US and China as an opportunity to become more competitive and eye long-term growth rather than just to make small profits in the short term, experts told a seminar in HCM City on November 23.

A project called “Support to the Up-Scaling of Wind Power in Việt Nam” has played an important role in promoting wind power investments in Việt Nam.

  A total of 309 contracts and MoUs were signed between enterprises from 35 provinces and cities at a conference to promote agricultural production and consumption which opened in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre on November 22.

The top 100 sustainable businesses in Việt Nam 2018 were announced at a ceremony held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Black Friday, originating from the US, has become a popular shopping event in Việt Nam with retailers offering promotional sales to boost revenue while shoppers line up to find attractive discounts.

Samsung Việt Nam strives to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness and join the global spare part supply chain, said Shim Won Hwan, general director of Samsung Việt Nam.

The People’s Committee of Cần Thơ City and the Việt Nam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) met recently to address the urgent need to produce more locally made agricultural machinery.

Seafood processor Vĩnh Hoàn Joint Stock Company has recorded US$309 million worth of export turnover in the last 10 months.

Automobile distributor City Auto Joint Stock Company will finalise its list of shareholders to receive 21.6 million shares as it wants to increase charter capital.

In recent months, Việt Nam’s steel industry has had to compete with a rising amount of imported steel in the domestic market and faces a number of anti-dumping investigations in export destinations, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Growth opportunities abound in the internet of things segment but problems like outdated technologies, poor management skills and low technical capacity are preventing Vietnamese firms from entering global value chains, a workshop heard in HCM City on Thursday.