Vietnam's IT incomes ranked second lowest

  Survey reveals IT workers in Vietnam near the bottom in terms of average annual salaries around the world.

The longest path through the melaleuca forest of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – This 5km concrete paved road runs through the Melaleuca forest of the Tan Lap floating village in Tan Lap Commune, Moc Hoa District, Long An Province.

OVs voice concerns over ownership rules

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese who want to buy a home in Vietnam are concerned regarding the sheer volume of evidence they must furnish to prove that they are in fact of Vietnamese heritage.

Social News 26/9

 Chemical storage site threatens people's lives, Five persons convicted in drug trafficking case, National goods stockpile filled in case of emergency, Foreign experience needed to set up national human rights body

Flooding, traffic accident remain major challenges in HCMC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many economic norms exceeded plan while social issues such as flooding, traffic accidents and diseases still challenged Ho Chi Minh City’s socioeconomic development in the first nine months this year,

UN Watercourses Convention: Opportunity to reinvigorate the Mekong Spirit

 In 1995, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam signed the Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin. After decades, it was celebrated as a triumph of the Mekong Spirit.

Tax firms worried about competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional taxi companies are raising concern over unfair competition by Grab Taxi.

Drink coffee and reflect on horrors of war opens coffee shop to protest war

 VietNamNet Bridge – A young Vietnamese painter can never forget the war that ravaged his home town in central Viet Nam and the way it affected his family. Thanh Ha reports.

Image: A new vision for Vietnam-Japan relationships

The recent visit to Japan by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong created a new vision for the strategic partnership between the two countries for peace and prosperity in Asia.

Agriculture: It’s not just rice anymore

 Leading economists have forecasted that Vietnam’s economic growth will reach an annual rate of 6.2% this year with an average annual core inflation rate of 3% in line with the declining inflation over recent years.

‘Education Knight' helps others turn pages

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-year-old Ha Tinh man has devoted his life to providing books - and bookcases - to rural families throughout the nation. Trung Hieu reports.

Ministry of Justice to tighten regulations on served convictions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice is gathering opinions on the draft amended Criminal Code after two high school students were rejected for applications to study because of the previous convictions of their parents.

Rare frog dishes of Tay people in Lao Cai

VietNamNet Bridge – Hiu hiu, Johns’ groove-toed frog or Johns’ frog in English, is a rare frog species in Vietnam which can be found at streams in mountainous areas in the northwestern region.

Three noteworthy investment procedures in 2014 Investment Law

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 2014 Investment Law has made three significant modifications regarding procedures for capital contribution registration, share purchases, policy requests, and investment registration.

Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative yields positive effects

 The Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative Programme (VACI) has generated positive effects after six years of implementation, a conference heard. 

Dak Nong seeing heavy deforestation

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has lost 26,000 hectares of forest in the last five years due to a management breach by state forestry companies that had been assigned by the government to protect the area.

Young architect devoted to heritage and history promotion

Trong Lee, a 32-year-old artist/architect born and raised in Phan Rang City in the south-central coast province of Ninh Thuan, has shown his devotion to the promotion of heritage, history and culture via artworks to the younger generation.

Local farmer taps into fragrant wood industry

VietNamNet Bridge – After climbing his way out of debt, Hoang Van Truong made a living for his family and others by advising a foreign-invested firm on how to cultivate wood for perfume and incense.

40 Vietnamese leading IT companies to be announced

VietNamNet Bridge –A list of 40 leading Vietnamese information and technology (IT) companies will be announced at an awards ceremony on October 8 in Ha Noi, announced the Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association. 

Genetic clue to breast cancer relapses

 Scientists say they have discovered a genetic clue to why some breast cancers relapse, which could lead to better treatment.

In pictures: Living in fear in old French villa

Thousands of people living in hundreds of old French colonial villas in Hanoi feel insecure after a 110-year-old villa collapsed on Tuesday, killing two people. Most of the villas are in bad condition. Belows are pictures of some villas in Hanoi.

Legal capital for real estate business reaffirmed

 An enterprise engaged in real estate business must have a legal capital of at least VND 20 billion (instead of current VND 6 billion).

Tran family trio reunite for new concert

  People’s Artist Tran Hieu, musician Tran Tien and singer Tran Thu Ha from the same family with music tradition will reunite for a new concert named Tran family playing music at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi on October 3 at 8 p.m.

HCM City needs regional urban visions to tackle flooding

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City should create purposeful flooded areas to reduce flooding and the issue should be solved as a part of regional and national climate change adaptation strategy not a plan for the city’s administrative boundary,

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/9

 Transport Ministry reviews all projects, Pessimistic expectation for Vietnam’s shrimp export this year, Beverages post highest growth in FMCG segment, World oil price plunge hits Vietnam exporters