Several sectors, including telecommunications, retail and financial-banking, have been greatly affected by digital transformation, according to a technology conference held in HCMC on September 20.

Economists are anxious that the Vietnamese economy is on the verge of losing its growth momentum, heard attendees at a forum, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

VISA, the leader in digital payments, on September 19 announced that it has experienced strong electronic spending growth in Vietnam, with the number of transactions on its network increasing by 45% compared with the previous year and payment volume up nearly 37% (from June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2018).

Cloud computing, also known as “the cloud,” is the delivery of on-demand computing resources comprising servers, storage, database or networking over the internet on a pay-per-use basis. 

Vietnam's budget carrier Vietjet has announced it will sell millions of promotional tickets with a departure period fixed for Lunar New Year 2019.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to open a direct air link between Vietnam and the United States in 2020, with the destination being either Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Despite the constantly strong growth posted by the wood industry over the past few years, wood enterprises are aiming for a higher target: sustainable development, environmental protection and greater export turnover through higher added value.

The Government has issued Decree 117/2018 directing local credit institutions and branches of foreign banks to ensure that information remains confidential about their clients, and only provide information in line with the 2010 Law on Credit Institutions and relevant legal documents, reported news website VnEconomy.

Local tech giant FPT Corporation has become a technology partner of Carlsberg, one of the world’s leading brewery groups, providing information technology and digital transformation services for the global brewer.

Just when the app-based ride-hailing market in HCMC was trying to cool down following the recent significant debut of the giant Go-Jek, locally named Go-Viet, another local firm, Go-ixe, has announced plans to join the ride-hailing race, promising to offer quality services at competitive prices, reported the local media.