“If Malaysians can manufacture semiconductor integrated circuits, Vietnamese will also be able to do this. Vietnamese may lag behind Japanese, for many reasons, but they must not be behind Malaysia,” said Nguyen Xuan Thuy from MTEX Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - As a country with a high waste disposal rate, Vietnam is facing environmental dangers due to lack of professional waste treatment.

The Ministry of Education and Training has released an instruction asking teachers and managerial officers not to allow students write in textbooks so the books can be used again.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hang Duong Market in coastal district of Can Gio is the best destination for seafood lovers in HCM City.

 Young people's love of fast fashion is coming under the scrutiny of Britain's law-makers. MPs say the fashion industry is a major source of the greenhouse gases that are overheating the planet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has called on local police forces to strengthen the fight against robberies at banks, banking transaction centres and gold shops.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Education and Training has instructed managers of schools to take preventive measures against the spread of contagious disease among students.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of projects left unimplemented for many years have changed hands, while more and more large transfer deals have been reported recently.

 The quest for extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, a 2018 global study has revealed.

 Samsung Electronics expects to post record operating profit in the third quarter, helped by strong demand for its memory chips.

 Three out of four children under-five now has access to a tablet, smartphone or computer, according to a study.

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 Although Viet Nam has focused on increasing labour productivity and overall productivity growth, there have been relatively few opportunities for SMEs to get customised support as they grow.

 Two households in Tran Van Thoi town have submitted explosives to the relevant local agency after a warhead explosion left three people dead and two others injured in the locality on October 1.

 Vietnam on October 4 asked other countries to make positive and practical contributions to the maintenance of peace and stability, respecting and fully implementing relevant international obligations, and upholding the law on the seas and oceans.

 The sixth Latin American Film Festival will return to the capital city on October 8-13, promising to provide fans of the silver screen with entertaining treats.

 The Vietnamese Government commits to building a more favourable and competitive investment environment towards international standards and in accordance with commitments to high standards the country has made in new-generation free trade agreements.

 The eighth plenum of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee had the third working day in Hanoi on October 4. 

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will lead a high-ranking delegation to attend the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments (MSEAP) and visit Turkey from October 7-12.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a dispatch on the suspension of entertainment activities during the two-day national mourning for former PartyGeneral Secretary Do Muoi.