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Businesses lose senior personnel to foreign companies

VietNamNet Bridge – Many businesses say they are losing high-ranking managers to foreign companies, leading analysts to warn of a “brain-drain” on a national scale.

Insurance still out of reach for many

VietNamNet Bridge – A health insurance law passed in early 2012 told the State to pay 30 per cent of health insurance card costs for farmers, fishermen and salt workers within a certain income range, but its implementation has been slowed down

12 officials of the Ministry of Finance return gifts

The Government Chief Inspector told National Assembly deputies on October 20 that this year 32 government officials have given the Government Inspectorate valuable presents they have received.

Publication Agency requests review of all dictionaries

VietNamNet Bridge – After the media wrote about a Vietnamese dictionary with many serious errors, the Publication Agency asked publishing companies to review all dictionaries they have published.

Ha Noi growth slows as purchases decline

Consumer price index (CPI) in the capital city witnessed a light surge while its industrial index registered a sharp increase this October, based on figures from its statistics offic

Foreign inspectors to look into Vietnamese seafood

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors from Russia and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will this week examine seafood businesses which export or have registered to ship their products to these markets.

Swift VN-EU FTA talks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Barroso have issued a statement detailing the two sides’ orientations to conclude negotiations

My Lai survivor writes book

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thanh Cong, 57, was one of only a dozen survivors of 1968's infamous My Lai massacre. More than four decades later, he has written a book about the mass murder,

Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

 A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord.

Lo Dieu in green-moss season

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the first sun rays glisten upon town, Lo Dieu Beach appears impressive with green-moss rock banks as the tide ebbs in the early or middle of the month.

Management of fruit imports in a muddle

VietNamNet Bridge – While Chinese fruit can easily pass through border gates’ quarantine checkpoints, European farm imports face stricter requirements.

The new way of coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is the least to say about operating a coffee lounge, where patrons habitually drop by to sip some drinks while gossiping with friends or surfing the Internet, simply because the model is no new at all.

Consumer confidence slightly softer in October

Vietnam Consumer Confidence has fallen slightly to 134.7 points (down 0.3% m/m) in October, according to latest report by ANZ-Roy Morgan.

Agriculture to eliminate “bottlenecks” in bid to attract FDI

 VietNamNet Bridge – Agriculture, one of the most competitive economic sectors in Vietnam, needs to develop a long-term strategy to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), which has fallen in recent years.

Poverty eradication in VN: Leaving no one behind and leaving no one out

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by Dr. Pratibha Mehta, United Nations Resident Coordinator about poverty eradication in the country.

Mobile-game industry sees high potential after Flappy Bird success

Mobile games, which are expected to earn VND1 trillion of the total VND6 trillion in revenue for the game industry this year, are expected to change the face of the game industry in Vietnam.

Safety, quality key to export growth

VietNamNet Bridge – Ensuring food safety and security as well as higher-quality products would enhance the sustainable development of Viet Nam's agricultural sector.

MOET wants to compile revised textbooks in new VND800 billion program

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is seeking the National Assembly’s approval to revise school textbooks, estimated to cost VND800 billion.

Photos: Welding technology turns scrap into monsters, mini-cyclos

 VietNamNet Bridge - From screws, scrap and waste, a mechanical workshop in District 7 in HCM City has created eye-catching souvenirs like cyclos, motorcycles, bicycles, tanks, robots and monsters.

Social News 23/10

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