VietNamNet Bridge - Though the Vietnamese café market has always been bustling, more and more coffee chains are continuing to join the market.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sales agents have confirmed that Intel chip supply faces a shortage, which has pushed the price up by VND1 million.

VietNamNet Bridge - Twenty-seven cities/provinces have reported they lack teachers for the 2018-2019 academic year and want to employ new teachers. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 77 percent of solid waste in Vietnam is buried, while 80 percent of landfills are unhygienic. 

 Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung was among outstanding athletes honoured at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 13 evening.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on October 14 morning for Vienna, Austria, to attend the 12th ASEM Summit and the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Summit. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Mechanical engineering is considered the backbone of the national economy. However, after many years of development, the industry can only satisfy 32 percent of domestic demand.

Le Thanh Thao, country representative of the UN Industrial Development Organization in Vietnam, writes about the circular economy – a new method of creating value and ultimately prosperity as well as protecting the environment.

Companies and organisations talked about their view on Vietnam’s foreign investment journey, what changes they would like to see, and what upcoming trends they anticipate.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the government’s Decree 60, businesses now have the right to lift the foreign ownership ratio ceiling to 100 percent. 

 Vietnam is now edging even closer to the coveted emerging market status, after FTSE Russell announced that the country is now on the watch list to join its secondary emerging market ranking.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinamilk and Nutifood have decided to enter foreign markets. 

 Huynh The Du, lecturer at the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, highlights the importance to have in place breakthrough policies to optimise the efficiency of state capital divestment and state-owned enterprises’ equitisation process.

Addressing the High-level General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on countries to continue highlighting the role of the UN and join hands for a world of peace, equality and sustainable development.

 The Philippines is initiating an investigation on whether to apply safeguard measures on imported cement, raising concerns that Vietnam could lose a major export market.

 Việt Nam’s No 1 chess player Lê Quang Liêm will compete in the Isle of Man (IoM) International Chess Tournament, one of the strongest open tournaments in the world.

 The HCM City General Sciences Library has opened a new reading room serving young readers aged between five and 18.    

 The Consulate General of France in HCM City will host the first Franco-Vietnamese Days of Innovation from October 18-20.

 Singer Tuấn Hưng will perform during a fashion show on October 14 at the National Convention Centre in Hà Nội.

 Hospitals in HCM City have been told to detect, classify and isolate patients with measles, dengue fever or hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease to avoid cross-contamination, Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến has said.