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Education Ministry plan to send uni grads as guest workers unrealistic, experts say

VietNamNet Bridge - While some analysts jeer at the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs’ (MOLISA) plan to export unemployed university graduates, others support the idea.

HCM City vows to collect tax from sellers on Facebook

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC authorities are considering working with Facebook on a policy which would control revenue from sales on the social network.

Government to take action to support Vietnamese retailers

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has instructed government agencies to consider applying measures to support Vietnamese retailers and controlling the expansion of foreign-invested retail chains. 

Will VN retailers be able to compete with 7-Eleven?

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese retail market is bustling with the expansion of existing brands and the appearance of newcomers, including 7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience chain. 

Overseas Vietnamese finds solution to lack of freshwater in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge - The Co Chien River in Tra Vinh province, at certain moments in the day, is the source of freshwater, an overseas Vietnamese man has discovered.  

Vietnam develops coal power despite environmental concerns

VietNamNet Bridge - While the world strives to use more clean energy, Vietnam focuses on developing coal thermal power.

Japanese automakers threaten to leave Vietnam again

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese automobile manufacturers have discussed the possibility of relocating their factories to regional countries because of Vietnam’s weak supporting industries.

Time to end the floor-mark mechanism for university admission?

The question about whether Vietnam should remove the floor-mark mechanism has once again been raised after British media warned about the decrease in quality of university students.

Low-cost apartment developers face big challenges

VietNamNet Bridge - The limited supply of low-cost housing has prompted many real estate developers to jump into the market segment.

Will Vietnam’s fisheries weather the storms in 2017?

VietNamNet Bridge - So many big seafood companies have met with misfortune that some analysts have predicted the decline of the industry.

Imported meat becoming more popular

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are now buying more Japanese beef, US chicken and Australian lamb for their family meals, putting pressure on the domestic animal husbandry industry.

Rice husks can be recycled into valuable input materials

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam produces more than 40 million tons of unhusked rice a year, and In 2015 alone, the rice output was 44.7 million tons. 

The thorny path to hi-tech agriculture

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s strong commitment to support the development of hi-tech agriculture has excited investors, but many difficulties lie ahead.

Elephant pregnancy expected to help preserve herds in Dak Lak

VietNamNet Bridge - A pregnant elephant in Dak Lak will give birth in late autumn 2017, which is expected to help develop the provinces' herd of elephants. 

Government’s new decree resumes race for casino licenses

Many investors who gave up casino development projects some years ago are considering returning as the government has turned the green light on allowing Vietnamese to go to casinos.

Vietnamese spend big on foreign high-street clothes

VietNamNet Bridge - As incomes have improved, consumers are now buying more high-street fashion products rather than Chinese or Vietnamese clothing. 

Vietnam considers sending jobless university grads abroad as guest workers

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is trying to create jobs for hundreds of thousands of unemployed university graduates in a project to export laborers. 

Tariffs are cut, import prices fall, but cars are still pricey

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite tariff cuts and low import prices, Vietnamese still have to pay high prices to buy cars because of high taxes and fees.

Vietnam’s catfish exports face bad press in Europe

Vietnam’s catfish industry has encountered bad press in recent months. Carrefour, the largest retail group in Europe, announced the stop of the sale of Vietnam’s catfish in Spain, Italy, France and countries where the group has branches.

Indian cars cheapest, French most expensive in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - While Indian cars are cheap with the average import price of VND84 million, French autos are the most expensive with the average import price of VND1.3 billion.