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VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have warned that the Vietnam economy will “bear a lot of damage from the US-China trade war”.

VietNamNet Bridge - The manufacturers of phone components and accessories for Apple have sent word intimating that they may relocate factories to Vietnam. 

Organic agricultural production has been expanding in Vietnam, but very few made-in-Vietnam organic fertilizer products are marketed.

Over 90% of the population of Xuan Giang commune in Ha Giang is Tay ethnic minority people. Local authorities have established Folk Artisans’ Associations to preserve and develop their traditional cultural identities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Salaries for lecturers of state-owned universities are based on their service length and contributions in accordance with the wage scale. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Romanian Minister for Business Environment, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Stefan Radu Oprea in Hanoi on October 23.

 The national women’s football team is resolved to pass the qualifier round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship hosted by Vietnam this year.

 Leaders of China, Laos, Cuba, and Russia have cabled congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on his election as the President of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of poor ethnic minority households accounts for 52.7 per cent of the country’s total poor households, according to Do Van Chien, Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Families in the central province of Ha Tinh who were relocated 10 years ago to make way for a development project still have no access to fresh water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top tennis pair Ly Hoang Nam and Le Quoc Khanh defeated Congsup Congcar and Kaliyanda Poonacha on the third day of the Việt Nam F4 Futures – Hải Đăng Cup 2018, 

More than 160 tonnes of fish raised in floating cages on Cai Nho River in Tan Thanh Commune in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang have died over the past few days, incurring an initially estimated loss of up to dozens of billions of dong.

 Viet Nam’s securities watchdog, which disallowed companies from issuing non-voting depository receipts (NVDR) in 2015, is reconsidering the move.

 Most Vietnamese enterprises lack awareness about free trade agreements (FTAs) the country plans to sign with other countries, especially the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement.

 Housing prices in Viet Nam lack stability and are inflated beyond most citizens’ ability to afford them, according to the Ministry of Construction’s report submitted to the 14th National Assembly.

 A Viet Nam Report survey on the 500 most profitable companies in the country said most business insiders expect technology to remain the leader in attracting investment.

 The Ministry of Transport will keep the ceiling rates for airfares unchanged despite proposals from airlines to increase the rate.

A silk painting featuring a woman holding a paper fan by noted painter Nguyen Nam Son, co-founder of the Indochine Fine Arts college, shocked experts after being sold for 440,000 euro (US$504,300) at an auction sale

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition featuring works by two popular Vietnamese ceramic artists – Nguyen Trong Doan and Nguyen Bao Toan – is ongoing at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum.