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Talentnet – Mercer’s annual survey out, technology among sectors with highest pay rise

 The technology, life sciences and chemical industries have seen the highest salary increases this year, according to Talentnet – Mercer’s annual survey.

Duong Lam's old village houses

 Duong Lam Village in Son Tay Town in Hanoi’s outskirts, the first-recognised old village in Vietnam, is home to many houses dating back up to 400 years. 

Murals liven up Hanoi street

 Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hanoi has been revived with beautiful mural paintings featuring the beauty of the capital city. 

Man pursues degree at 85

 Cao Nhat Linh has become famous as an economic-law student at the Dong Do University in Hanoi for his passion for studying at the age of 85.

Singers criticised for signing on auctioned painting

 Many artists have criticised several local singers who signed their names on a painting which was auctioned in HCM City recently. 

Scaffolding collapse blocks traffic at Sai Gon River Tunnel

 A scaffolding collapse has blocked traffic at Sai Gon River Tunnel on Monday morning.

Hue to relocate homes to preserve heritage

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is planning to relocate some 4,200 households from the Hue Citadel area to better preserve the relic.

Bank system’s credit growth target unlikely to be reached

 According to the General Statistics Office, as of September 20 the banking sector’s credit growth was 9.52 per cent, much lower than the 11.02 per cent rate recorded a year earlier.

VOV to broadcast AFF Suzuki Cup matches

 Voice of Viet Nam (VOV) has signed a deal with Next Media and Green Communications to broadcast all matches of the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 live.

Vietnamese use internet, but don’t want to make online payments

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has a high percentage of internet and social network users, but the proportion of people making payments via internet remains very modest.

Bankers to divest shares to clear cross-ownership status

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of commercial banks are rushing to divest shares to withdraw capital they contributed to other banks many years ago.

Two kilo of explosives found at ATMs near apartment building

 Police and soldiers in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Saturday deactivated about 2kg of explosives that were hidden at two ATMs near a nine-story apartment building in Yen Thanh Ward, Uong Bí City.

Reptiles become household pets

 Along with the more traditionally domesticated animals – such as dogs, cats, chickens, and pigs – there have been many more unique species that families are starting to regard as pets, including reptiles!

Labour productivity critical for Vietnam’s GDP growth

 Improving labour productivity is now critical to boost the country’s GDP and helps Vietnam to become an industrialised and upper-middle income nation in the near future.

Vietnam ranks 3rd in natural rubber export

 With rapid growth in both planting area and production, Vietnam has become the world’s third largest natural rubber exporter, accounting for about 8.1 percent of the world’s total rubber production.

Vietnamese rice needs to raise its value

 Vietnam has exported its rice to 150 countries and territories but yet built a trademark for the grain. 

Quang Tri’s border guards bust two drug trafficking cases

 The border guard force of the central province of Quang Tri, in cooperation with local authorized units, arrested two major drug smuggling cases on October 13.

Bank system’s credit growth target unlikely to be reached

 According to the General Statistics Office, as of September 20, the banking sector’s credit growth was 9.52 percent, much lower than the 11.02 percent rate recorded a year earlier.

Over 102,000 Vietnamese sent to work abroad in nine months

 Vietnam sent more than 102,000 labourers to work abroad in the first nine months of this year, according to the Vietnam Labour Export Association.

RENEW project handles 590 explosive devices in Quang Tri

 A team of the “Restoring the Environment and Neutralising the Effects of the War” (RENEW) project said it safely moved 590 explosive devices from a construction site in the central province of Quang Tri.