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Social News 8/10

 HCM City offers more DPT vaccines, Goethe Institute introduces City photobook, Illegal kilns damage fruit and lungs, Crackdown on trucks dumping waste in Hanoi, Four deforestation hot spots exist in Dak Nong

Protecting sea turtles on Con Dao Islands

 VietNamNet Bridge – With over 3,000km of coastline and thousands of offshore islands, Viet Nam is home to a wide range of species, including marine turtles.

Vietnamese investors nurture ‘super urban area’ dream

VietNamNet Bridge - Many big real estate developers have taken bold steps to develop large urban area projects, which in the past were implemented only by foreign investors.

Local companies flee urban areas to escape competition

 The growth rate of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment of the Vietnam economy is slowing down, with a few areas showing strong prospects for potential growth.

Peanut brittle - A traditional candy of Vietnam

 Peanut brittle is a traditional candy made from roasted peanut, sugar and malt.

Salaries down, but 2017 rise expected

Both multinationals and local companies have given lower salary increases this year compared to 2015, a survey by Mercer, a leading global provider of human resource services, and Talentnet Corp, its associate in Viet Nam, has found.

Study shows health improving globally, but progress is patchy

 Globally, people's health is improving and life expectancy is rising, but progress is far from universal with chronic diseases bringing long-term illness and causing seven out of 10 deaths,

Vietnam continues buying electricity from China, Laos

 Electricity imports from China and Laos now meet 3.1% of Vietnam’s needs and the country must continue purchases from the neighbors to meet over 2% of its demand in the coming years.

Senior painter Pham Luc's exhibition “Sea of Love” in Nha Trang

Popular Vietnamese painter Pham Luc will hold the “Sea of Love” exhibition in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province this October.

Vietnam men and int’l beauty pageant awards

 Vietnamese men have been crowded and listed among top ten Misters at international beauty pageants.

Foreign agency may monitor anti-flood project in HCMC

 The authority of HCMC has written to the Government seeking permission to select an independent foreign consulting agency to monitor the implementation and quality of a big-ticket anti-flood project.

Automobile and auto parts industries need overhaul

  Back in the 1940s, the Japanese government was facing a question it found hard to answer: should it develop the automobile industry?

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/10

 Ministries asked to ease difficulties for coal sector, Salary raises lower than last year, but expected to rise in 2017, First batches of Vietnamese fresh longan reach Malaysia, Anti-dumping investigation on H-shaped Chinese steel products launched

Quang Binh hotels in promotional season

 In Quang Binh Province, tourists often think about its amazing caves like Son Doong, Thien Duong (Paradise), Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Hang Chay-Song Toi and Tu Lan. Winter is the time the central coast province welcomes many international tourists.

Vietnam Open to feature four players in ATP’s top 100

Four players in the world’s top 100 will be participating in the 2016 Vietnam Open tennis tournament from October 8-16.

Ao dai designs revealed before the festival

32 designers have introduced their ao dai collections before the Ao Dai Festival takes place in Hanoi from October 14 to 16.

Vietnam has among world's highest cancer fatality rates

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has continued ranking Vietnam among the countries with the highest rate of cancer fatalities, said Nguyen Chan Hung, chairman of Vietnam Cancer Association.

Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig performs in HCM City

After having held two concerts in Hanoi, Gewandhaus CHoir Leipzig is planning to perform together with the choir of the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra at the Conservatory HCMC on October 15.

3,500 students attend record-breaking career fair

 Taking the right steps toward a successful future was key to bringing a record-breaking number of students and employers together at a career fair entitled – Hatch! Fair – at the Grand Palace in Ho Chi Minh City.

Preparations for storm Aere hastened

 Ministries, agencies and localities should be on the highest alert for typhoon Aere, the sixth to hit Vietnam so far this year, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.