VietNamNet Bridge - People with fathers with professional careers were 260 percent more likely to follow the same path than people with fathers who were manual laborers.

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 Foreign companies now take 50% of the market share in Vietnam`s retail sector and the figure is forecast to rise in the coming time.

 Visitors to Dan Phuong, a suburban district of Hanoi capital city, are sure to be impressed by village roads lined with flowers of all colours and houses with number plates, which are a rare sight in rural areas in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance’s crackdown on giving public land to build-transfer investors has brought infrastructure development under the format to a standstill. 

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 Jetstar Pacific announced on September 12 that it will continue to cancel flights to the Japanese city of Osaka until the end of September 20 as repair work is still underway at Kansai International Airport following the hit of Typhoon Jebi. 

 President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Børge Brende has highlighted ASEAN’s recent technological achievements in an interview given to Vietnam News on the occasion of the WEF on ASEAN 2018 in Hanoi.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on September 12 on the sidelines of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN).

 The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 officially opened with a plenary session in Hanoi on September 12 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 11 signed a document urging measures to be taken to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease from entering Vietnam.

Vietnam highly values and has made active contributions to ASEAN – China cooperation, stated Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at the opening ceremony of 15th CABIS and China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning.

 Vietnamese Acting Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said that Vietnam, as an emerging economy, would be able to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution, even though the country missed the first three.

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 Do you often feel tired, short of breath or can you feel you heart beating away inside your chest? Have your friends commented that you look unusually pale?

 The number of people suffering from hunger has increased during the past three years, after years of decline, a UN report suggests.

 The National Cải Lương (reformed opera) Festival 2018 is underway in Long An province, attracting the participation of 25 theatres and troupes nationwide.  

 After floods in late August, many bridges in Van Luong commune of Tan Son district, the northern midland province of Phu Tho have collapsed or been seriously damaged. 

 The rate of delayed or cancelled flights operated by domestic airlines in the first eight months of the year was lower than the world average of 25 percent.

 Vietnam’s stock market capitalisation increased 13 percent against the end of last year, reaching nearly 3.97 quadrillion VND (169.5 billion USD) by the end of August.

 The Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam (SPPV) and the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) have agreed to cooperate in crime combat through rapid and effective criminal judicial assistance.  

 Teams from China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam will compete in the International Kylin and Lion Dance competition at Da Nang’s Helio entertainment centre on September 14-16.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visits to Russia and Hungary were very successful, creating conditions for developing Vietnam’s relations with the two countries in a comprehensive, substantive and more profound manner.

While Vietnam has huge potential for e-commerce development, the country’s infrastructure for the industry still lacks synchronization and connectivity.

 The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly will open on October 22 and last through November 20, according to a draft schedule presented at the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on September 11.