In the final part of her interview with VietNamNet, economist Pham Chi Lan talked about “creative government”, human resources in the state apparatus, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

  Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 29 for the heads of international delegations participating in the 18th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ministries, sectors and localities to take more drastic measures to enhance the management in the remaining months of the year in order to realise socio-economic development targets in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are continuing to import outdated Chinese technology despite repeated warnings by scientists that the country could become a ‘technology landfill’.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The public may be skeptical of officials who are considered "qualified" but have to work for their fathers.

 In the next part of the roundtable talks on how to invite overseas talent to Vietnam, our guests said that Vietnam has many ways to attract top professors abroad, but lacks policies and people who can create the links between the two sides.

VietNamNet Bridge - This article points out the absurdity of the arguments of China and pro-China scholars against the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling.

VietNamNet Bridge - Coal imports have been increasing rapidly as coal on the world market is priced more cheaply than the domestic product.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for high-cylinder capacity motorcycles has risen with the rapid growth of the middle class. 

Though Vietnam has successfully implemented a number of reforms to improve the business environment, almost all of its business indicators are lower than the averages of ASEAN 4 and ASEAN 6 nations, said an economist.

Total agriculture, forestry and fishery export turnover in October was $2.75 billion, bringing the ten-month figure to $26.4 billion, an increase of 6.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

"It is difficult or even a failure to attract talent by salary,” said Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha in the second part of the roundtable talks "The policy to attract overseas Vietnamese to contribute to building the country".

 A cold air will impact and bring showery weather in the northern provinces of Vietnam by this afternoon.

 The HCMC government on October 26 asked its planning and investment department to strictly “guard the door” by thoroughly evaluating technological solutions of those projects under the city’s seven breakthrough programs.

 The nation reported more than VND13 trillion (US$582 million) in total social insurance debt as of the end of September as many employers had evaded paying social insurance premiums for their staff.

 During ten months of this year, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Vietnam have seen a decrease compared to the same period last year.

 The CEO of Vietnamese F&B startup the KAfe Group, Ms. Dao Chi Anh, has announced she is no longer in the position after three years in charge.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, presenting the plan to restructure the national economy in the 2016-2020 period, said Vietnam would need VND10,000 trillion to do so.

 The demand for low-income housing has continued to increase in HCM City, but several barriers prevent it from being met.

 More warnings have been raised around unbalanced development in supply and demand in the property market.