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Việt Nam's digital economy continues its solid double-digit growth driven by e-commerce and online travel, according to the annual Southeast Asia Digital Economy report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

The award reaffirms MMVN’s enduring efforts to establish itself as a top-of-mind employer brand for its workers and within the broader labour market.

Government incentive policies, promotions by influential figures and growing responsibility towards the environment is causing people to embrace green lifestyles, including the use of ethanol fuels.

In its report entitled "Việt Nam 2045: Trading Up in a Changing World – Pathways to a High-Income Future", the bank said integration into global markets has been the key driver of Việt Nam's development success over the past 40 years, propelling one of the longest and fastest economic expansions in modern history.

The Vietnamese Government highly appreciated the business activities and contributions of Korean enterprises in Việt Nam. There has been a strong shift from simple processing sectors to high-tech industries, energy projects, finance-banking and high-quality services.

The VNĐ5.4 trillion (US$212.5 million) project will be carried out in two phases.

Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and complex, especially with the assistance of artifical intelligence (AI), said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Bùi Hoàng Phương.

The Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, commended NIPA for its contributions in assisting Việt Nam in establishing a legal framework for the draft digital industry law.

Việt Nam’s cyberspace witnessed a substantial rise in threats in the third quarter, with nearly five million internet-based threats detected, according to recent data released by Kaspersky.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index gained 11.79 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 1,228.33 points, marking the second consecutive day of significant gains.

The General Department of Customs issued directives to provincial and municipal customs departments, highlighting specific issues related to steel imports.

AEON Vietnam was honoured as 'The Best Place to Work in Retail' for the second year by Anphabe.

The Saigon Beer – Alcohol – Beverage Corporation (SABECO) has officially inaugurated the SABECO Beer Research and Development Center (SRC).

The activity marks the beginning of a promising collaboration between businesses from the two nations.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Small and Medium Support Centre held a seminar on Wednesday in Hà Nội aiming to promote Vietnamese investments in the capital.

The move propels TCBS to the top spot in Việt Nam’s securities industry by capital size, surpassing SSI Securities Corporation (SSI).

The Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre is expected to have 66 public investment projects completed and put into use in the near future.

Pangasius export turnover in the first ten months reached $1.56 billion, an increase of 8.9 per cent over the same period in 2023.

Market breadth was positive, with 219 stocks advancing while 95 declined. Liquidity improved significantly, reaching VNĐ17.8 trillion (approximately US$700 million), up 34.8 per cent from the previous session.

To effectively exploit the UKVFTA, exporters are urged to launch transparent supply chains, invest in green production and not use plastic packaging.