Amid increasing demand for talent from existing and newly established businesses, employers are facing challenges in finding the right candidates, according to a recent snapshot report on Vietnam’s labour market by Adecco Vietnam.

 The National Financial Supervisory Committee (NFSC) anticipates gross economic growth of Viet Nam in 2017 will be more than 6.7 per cent.

 With its rapidly growing economy and 95 million population of whom 60 per cent are young consumers, Viet Nam is an attractive destination for global franchising and retail businesses.

 The first-ever Viet Nam Business Summit will be held in Da Nang City on November 7 within the framework of APEC meeting of 21 leaders of economies, the VCCI announced on Monday.

 Vietnam’s U23 team will compete in the international friendly football tournament the M-150 Cup 2017 in Thailand on December 9-15.

 The 21st charity Terry Fox Run, to be held in HCM City on November 5, is expected to attract thousands of participants of all ages to the 5-km course.

With labour migration on the rise across ASEAN, countries like Vietnam should strengthen protections for workers while lowering barriers to their mobility, argues a new WB report released yesterday in Singapore.

 Troubled by low fertility rates in the southern provinces, the Ministry of Health has proposed relaxing the country’s two-child policy in order to allow Vietnamese parents to decide the number of children they want.

 The HCM City  People’s Committee has approved the 1/2000 scale plan for the city’s second science and technology park to be built in District 9 at a cost of around VNĐ4.3 trillion (US$188 million).

 A permanent exhibition house for Indonesian products officially opened in Hanoi on October 10.

 Automobile traders are suffering tough times due to a slide in prices and sales, though the used-car market has been vibrant.

 Vietnam’s export value is likely to hit 203 billion USD in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 14.5 percent, economists predict.

 Ban Gioc Waterfall is considered a priceless gift that the nature has given to the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. It is an overwhelming waterfall with breathtaking beauty in Southeast Asia

 The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly will convene its 15th session in Hanoi from October 11-13, with many important issues to be discussed, including preparations for the legislature’s fourth meeting in October. 

 Vietnamese consumers are the second-most optimistic in Asian-Pacific markets, according the latest survey on consumer confidence conducted by MasterCard.

 Agro-forestry-fishery exports hit nearly 72 billion USD in nine months

 The Dong Bang temple festival in An Le commune, Quynh Phu district, the northern province of Thai Binh kicked off on October 9 and its organizers received a certificate recognising the festival as a national intangible cultural heritage.

 Vietnam’s Pho and Goi cuon (fresh spring rolls) have been named in the list of the best 30 dishes of the world under a survey by CNN (Cable News Network).

 The Vietnam Business Summit will kick off in the central city of Da Nang on November 7 within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, heard a press conference in Hanoi on October 9. 

 Rains up to 250mm are forecast along the coastal central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai on October 9 evening.

 About 300 international and domestic delegates will gather for the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings slated for October 19-21 in the central province of Quang Nam.

The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) held a press conference in Hanoi on October 9 to announce the Rural, Agricultural and Fishery Census 2016. 

 Van Don island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh has received approval to set up a special administrative-economic zone. With open policies and incentives, the zone is set to become a dynamic area in the country.

 Displaying more than 200 traditional musical instruments, a music hall of artist Vu Ba Pho has drawn attention since its debut in Phu Tho province.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and Singaporean Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan Yeng Kit co-chaired the 8th Vietnam-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on October 9.