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Hanoi's athlete sets new record in national shooting event

 Hanoian Do Thu Thuy triumphed in the women’s 10m individual air rifle event with a new record at the National Shooting Cup yesterday in the capital city.

What’s happening in the retail banking market?

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese banks have reported high growth rates in retail banking in recent years. 

SNOB café – a hideaway in town

 As temperatures in southern Vietnam have begun rising in the lead up to summer, people in HCMC tend to find somewhere to shield themselves from blistering hot weather, and enjoy some cool drinks. SNOB Coffee might be one of the places.

VN Gov’t proposed cut on unemployment insurance premiums

 The Vietnamese government has proposed to reduce contribution by employers to workers’ unemployment insurance premiums to facilitate “growth of enterprises” in the country by “improving their competitiveness”.

Hanoi apartment block renovation drive almost non-existent

 Hanoi now has around 1,500 old apartment buildings with many deteriorated; but only 14 have been restored.

Fighting social insurance challenges

Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about solutions to ease the burden of the social insurance fund for retirees

Red iPhone 7 sales sluggish in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Privately run shop owners say the sales of red iPhone 7s have not been as high as expected, as consumers say the phone is expensive and the colors disappointing. 

Visiting Hon Ba Mountain in Khanh Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Ba Mountain is compared with Da Lat for its mild climate, primeval forests and high peaks, but it provides glories all of its own.  

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/4

 Businesses keen on clean energy plants in Dak Lak Province, Hanoi expects to have 40,000 new enterprises in 2017, HCMC Secretary promotes trade, investment in Japan, Vietnam Ambassador discusses trade links in Japan

4G war in Vietnam: lessons from India

The rolling out of 4G services is the starting pistol for a competition made afresh amongst telecommunications companies in Vietnam. 

Vietnam seeking solutions to industrial waste

Industrial waste dumped at landfills is causing significant environmental problems in the country. As Vietnam's economy grows, industrial waste disposal has become more of a challenge. 

Vietnam's aging population expected to work longer in future

The World Bank has estimated that by 2030, nearly one-fifth of Vietnamese will enter old age and around 40 percent of the population aged 70-74 will still have to work, mostly in the unofficial labor market.

Free labour movement might hurt many Vietnamese workers

Vu Quang Tho, head of  the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions, tells Lao dong that both workers and trade unions are ill-equipped to cope with the free flow of labour mandated by the ASEAN Economic Community.

Vietnamese stock market attracts foreign investors

 The Vietnamese stock market has reached nine year peak with the strong purchase from foreign sector, who has posted the net purchase of VND3,478 billion (US$153 million) on two bourses in the first quarter.

STEM education experiencing growing pains in Vietnam

A research team headed by Tran Thi Huong Giang, MA, from the Vietnam Education Science Institute has discovered problems related to gender equality in textbooks used to teach STEM subjects.

Glass a class apart when it comes to paintings

 Duong Van Kinh, 32, an employee of Hue City’s Culture Department, is a rare practitioner and proponent of glass paintings, an art form not in its heyday. 

Herb bank sows seeds of sustainable growth

The question is clear and succinct.“Looking for herbs?”The answer is simple: “Hit search.”The herbbank.org website, which provides information on all types of herbs from all over Viet Nam, is an unlikely brainchild of Pham Thi Nhan.

Social News 7/4

 Meeting marks late Party chief’s 110th birthday, Vietnamese website wins first place in US competition, Drug traffickers caught red-handed in northern provinces, Toyota grants VN music scholarships

Adapting higher education in Vietnam to globalization

 Tertiary education in Vietnam is facing greater demand for improved soft skills training to meet the needs of the private sector and the fast-changing and more internationally integrated economy.

Argentina U20 to hold training camp in Vietnam

 Head Coach Claudio Ubeda of Argentina U20 has announced a series of upcoming friendly matches during a training camp in Vietnam.