VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 25,000 positions HCM City needs to fill in June, 35 per cent require manual labourers and 65 per cent skilled workers with training at vocational schools, colleges or universities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said that the Government will issue more appropriate policies to facilitate scientific research, inventions and technology application in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued Resolution 01/NQ-CP on socio-economic management and State budget estimates this year, and one important part of the resolution is the gradual removal of subsidies for State public service units.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 330,000 people need jobs this year in HCM City, but there will only be about 265,000 job vacancies,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of cooperation between the coast guard, police, market watchdogs and local governments have all contributed to an increase in cigarette smuggling, experts have warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-invested enterprises contribute less than the State sector, deputy director of the Viet Nam Institute of Economics Nguyen Chien Thang told the newspaper Hai quan (Customs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just 10 per cent of the drug addicts nationwide had received the methadone maintenance treatment so far, officials said a recent workshop.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only more than 30% of 485,000 operational enterprises in Vietnam have been profitable in the year to October despite lingering economic woes,

VietNamNet Bridge – A recent incident in Binh Duong Province in which a four-year-old girl was beaten brutally by her mother and stepfather has stirred public response on the issue of child abuse in Viet Nam once again.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has to learn from other countries in producing high-yield plant seeds, vice chairman of the Viet Nam Seed Trade Association Le Quoc Hung told newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay

David Duong wins a US$2.7 bil contract in the US; New wave of Japan’s investment in Vietnam; Poor lack financial services access; Steelmaking group worried about effect of Russian imports; Vietnam posts small trade surplus

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s aviation sector needs a breakthrough in human resources, especially when airlines are expanding their fleets, launching new routes and preparing for their initial public offerings (IPO).

 Leather exports to top US$12 billion; Ho Chi Minh City sees economic recovery; Monthly CPI rises in major cities; ‘Tra fish decree’ remains controversial; High-tech firms unable to meet localization targets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic universities have more opportunities than ever before to improve quality because of Viet Nam's integration with the rest of the world,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scattered investment has hindered the process of industrialisation, Deputy Head of the Party Central Economics Commission Pham Duong explained to the Viet Nam Economics Times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recruitment of 500 of the nation's best and brightest to work as civil servants in rural and mountainous communes, will promote development, transparency and equality,

 VietNamNet Bridge – By April 2014, Vietnam had 16,323 valid foreign-invested projects, with a total registered capital of 237 billion USD, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has abundant human resources in agriculture, but has not utilised them properly, Nguyen Van Bo, director of the Viet Nam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told Nong thon Ngay nay newspaper. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revised Law on Organisation of the People's Court must be in line with the new Constitution, advancing the country's efforts in judicial reforms, noted National Assembly Standing Committee members.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Steering and Organisation Boards of the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU–132) convened yesterday, Feb 17, to review preparations for the global event slated for March 2015 in Viet Nam.