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Pilot programme to take young graduates to work in cooperatives

 Hundreds of university and college graduates who studied farming and breeding will be assigned to work in agricultural cooperatives beginning this year.

Hanoi tackles plant protection packaging waste

 Hanoi has paid more attention to collecting and treating packaging of plant protection products and veterinary medicines after use, reported Economy and Urban Affairs newspaper.

Putting their lives on the line

 As jobs go, there are few more dangerous as a firefighter. Glorious and heroic maybe, but they put their lives on the line every single day.

Stronger actions urged to curb agricultural pollution

 Agricultural intensification and growth in the past three to five decades have provided a solid footing for the development of East Asia.

RoK President and his wife enjoy Hanoi noodle soup

The President of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Moon Jae-in, had breakfast with his wife at a noodle soup restaurant on Hoang Minh Giam Street in Hanoi on the morning of March 24 before drawing a close to their State visit to Vietnam.

Greening out real estate projects

 Developers in Ho Chi Minh City are trying to realise the dream of greening out their real estate projects.

HCMC to resort to underground space to ease traffic congestion

 The HCMC government is working on a plan to make use of underground space across the city to make room for vehicles, services and commercial activities to ease chronic traffic congestion and meet the needs for fast urbanization.

Can Tho eyes development of high-tech farming in semi-urban areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho has launched a project to improve the efficiency of advanced farming models in semi-urban areas.

Vietnam, Russia agree on steps to boost ties

Vietnamese leaders met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Hanoi on March 23. 

Vietnam, RoK look towards $100 bln trade by 2020

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to lift two-way trade to 100 billion USD by 2020 during talks in Hanoi on March 23 between President Tran Dai Quang and RoK President Moon Jae-in. 

Vietnamese top leaders meet RoK President Moon Jae-in

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 23 for President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea, during which the host highlighted the significance of Moon's current visit to Vietnam.

NA Chairwoman sets off for attendance at IPU-138, Netherlands visit

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan left Hanoi in the morning of March 24 for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-138) and related meetings from March 24-25.

Vietnamese enterprises try to squeeze into global production chains

VietNamNet Bridge - In the last 30 years, Vietnam has attracted massive amounts of FDI but has missed opportunities to develop supporting industries.

Commercial banks still ailing from bad debts curse

 Despite significant efforts to resolve bad debts over the course of 2017, commercial banks will likely carry a total VND60 trillion ($2.64 billion) of bad debts into 2018.

Young doctor volunteers to work in poorest district

It takes nearly seven hours to travel from Muong Lay District to the Muong Nhe District Medical Station, where doctor Nguyen Van Hieu examines and treats local children and other residents.

Danang to have US$1 billion hi-tech center

 The central city of Danang is pinning high hopes on a US$1 billion hi-tech center named Danang Silicon at the Danang Hi-tech Park (DHTP) in Hoa Vang District. 

Vietnam to benefit from industrial expansion

 Vietnam and Indonesia are standing to benefit the most in Southeast Asia from expanded industrial projects.

The sweet aroma of Pleiku’s coffee flowers

 VietNamNet Bridge – I arrived in Pleiku on time when the coffee flowers are blossom with fragrance spreading across the central highlands city.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/3

 SMEs benefit from State’s business support policies, Vietnam-EAEU trade deal pushes exports to Russia, Ninja Van officially launches in Viet Nam, EVN to withdraw from electrical equipment company

Teachers at remote mountainous school find love

With the desire to help minority children gain a brighter future, teachers have volunteered to leave their families for the remote Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum to work at the Mang Ri Boarding School,