Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) achieved a 34 per cent year-on-year rise in pre-tax profit to VNĐ3.26 trillion (US$141.3 million) in the first half of the year, maintaining the quality and effectiveness of growth.

Information-telecommunication-technology group FPT Corporation (FPT) has acquired 90 per cent of the US-based tech advisory firm Intellinet Consulting (Intellinet).

PM pledges to realise Industry 4.0 opportunities

To ultilise opportunities brought by the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) and limit unwanted effects, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said the Government would build long-term orientations and install specific policies.

Industry 4.0 Summit Expo 2018 opened

The Industry 4.0 Summit Expo 2018 was opened in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Asia Pacific will gain an extra  US$387 billion by 2021 and grow by another 1 per cent annually if the region’s manufacturing sector embraces digital transformation, according to the study “Unlocking the Economic Impact of Digital Transformation in Asia Pacific”.

The digital economy which is being seen worldwide has been a challenge but also good opportunity for Việt Nam to resolve big issues in its economic development in general and restructuring the industry and trade in particular, said Cao Quốc Hưng, deputy minister of Industry and Trade.

Việt Nam has big potential in applying 4.0 technology to develop retail banks and payment utilities.

Urgent measures to bring rail accidents under control: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình called for urgent measures from transport authorities to bring railway incidents “under control”.

Việt Nam Television Corporation (VTC ) on Tuesday officially launched the multi-media content delivery system – VTC Now.

Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Bank (VPBank) on Wednesday introduced the digital banking foundation, VPBank Dream, in Ha Noi with an aim to provide convenient services to customers