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Minimum wage should be hourly

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, deputy chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, talks with Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam about calculating minimum wages for employees.

Strong resolve

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has shown a strong determination to trim business conditions in a bid to prop up startups and support businesses to become a pivotal driving force for the nation’s growth.

Vietnam fosters defence links with Laos, US

Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Tran Don said he was pleased with the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Finance under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and its Lao counterpart.

Switzerland to host 4th European Vovinam Championship

 The 4th European Vovinam Championship will be taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from July 1-3, drawing the participation of 79 martial artists from 10 countries in the region. 

Quang Nam man digs up 100-year-old Ngoc Linh ginseng

A man in the central province of Quang Nam recently found a piece of Ngoc Linh ginseng more than 100 yearsold and weighing about 1 kg on Ngoc Linh Mountain, said Chairman of Nam Tra My district Ho Quang Buu.

Chinese tour guide distorts Vietnam history

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Chinese tour guides have entered Vietnam by travel visa to work illegally. In the latest case in Da Nang, a Chinese guide was even detected to distort Vietnamese history.

After submarine cable maintenance, Internet in Vietnam is back to normal

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia-American Gateway (AAG) submarine cable has resumed full operation after six days of maintenance, with Internet connectivity from Vietnam to international routes back to normal.

Forbes announces Vietnam’s 40 most valuable company brands

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time Forbes Vietnam has published a list of the 40 most valuable company brands in Vietnam, withtotal brand value of approximately US$5 billion.

Vietnam Stock Exchange to be based in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with HCM City's proposal to set the Vietnam Stock Exchange headquarters in the city.

EU regulators readying third Google antitrust charge: sources

 Google may face a third EU antitrust charge as soon as next month, this time focusing on its revenue mainstay AdWords ad placement service, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Beijing invests in "sovereignty extortion" plan

 VietNamNet Bridge - China is taking advantage of the power of science and technology to strengthen its claims of "sovereignty extortion" in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea).

First baby with Zika-related birth defect microcephaly born in Florida

 A Haitian woman in Florida has delivered the first baby in the state born with the birth defect microcephaly caused by the Zika virus,

Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport

 Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack

100-year-old French villa in Saigon dismantled

VietNamNet Bridge – Built over 100 years ago and one of several French-style villas in Saigon today,  house number 237 on No Trang Long Street in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District is being dismantled for the construction of a new villa.

Traffic congestion in Vietnam’s litchi kingdom during harvest season

VietNamNet Bridge - National Road 31, traversing Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province, has recorded kilometers-long congestions as traders are flocking to this litchi planting hub to buy the fruit for which it is famous. 

Vietnam’s three destinations among top 50 most beautiful places in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge - Conde Nast Traveler’s readers have selected three destinations in Vietnam - Sapa, Hoi An and Ha Long Bay - among 50 of the most breathtaking sites across Asia.

Vietnam’s first scientific journal listed in Reuters' ISI

 Advances in Natural Sciences Magazine: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology has become the first Vietnamese journal to be selected in Thomson Reuters' ISI list which includes high quality scientific journals.

Amendments to Law on Tourism discussed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many provisions in the 2005 Law on Tourism are outdated and impractical in the context of global integration and needed to be revised, tourism experts have said.

Technology startups: high failure rate worries some investors

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 60 percent of startups fail and 70 percent fail in the first year of operation. 

First leg ends for V-League's star team

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first leg of the V.League has ended, as the most valuable players have been selected to join the team of stars.