VietNamNet Bridge – Breeding birds of prey like falcons and eagles has been popular among young people in Hanoi in recent years. 

The PM dust content in Hanoi sometimes reaches up to 90-105 micrograms/m3 while the average concentration is 60 micrograms/m3, 6 times higher than recommended by the WHO.

Ms. Hoa Nguyen, Senior Director of Mercer Salary Survey and HR Consulting Services at Talentnet, spoke about its latest salary survey.

 Torrential rains persisting from October 14 have devastated the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, causing heavy losses in both human and property.

  Online financial threats are on the rise globally and starting to penetrate the Asia-Pacific region, including Viet Nam, according to IT security experts.

 The central city of Da Nang has been struggling against waste water at Industrial Zones (IZs) and urban sites, as well as to supply clean water while dealing with heavily polluted sites. 

 Investors have been looking for a synchronous policy to address difficulties faced in solar power projects in Vietnam. 

  The Saigon Sports Club was put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15 with a view to training professional young martial artists for Vietnam.

 The production suspension and recall of Galaxy Note7, a smartphone previously hoped to be a Samsung flagship product this year, will not have much impact on Samsung Vietnam’s export revenue in 2016, the firm said. 

 Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan on October 14 signed licences granted to the military-run Viettel Group and VNPT to set up public telecommunication networks and provide 4G services. 

 The Ministry of Information and Communications launched the 46th Universal Postal Union (UPU) national letter writing contest at a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 14. 

  Renewing management mechanisms and reducing the number of employees on the State payroll are needed to replace incompetent civil servants with qualified ones, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan.

 Vietnamobile has announced it will invest $450 million in its 3G service with the aim of raising its market share to 15 per cent by 2020.

 Vietnam is taking numerous measures to ensure food security in the context of increasing climate change. 

  It is a high time to bring ASEAN-EU dialogue relations to strategic level and deepen bilateral cooperation in important fields, Vietnam’s representative said.

 A second economic reform is now imperative in response to the possible influence from the neighboring country and international integration as a whole, said an economist.

 Viet Nam will officially launch the VNX Allshare Index on October 24, combining the two existing local exchanges to boost foreign investment in the stock market.

 Renewing the growth model which should be propelled by productivity and competitiveness of the economy is a key task set by the 12 th Party Central Committee during its six-day fourth plenary meeting that concluded on October 14.

The list of ten candidates for Miss VTV Cup 2016 title was announced by the organizing board of the VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup on October 13. 

Pham Nhat Vuong, Trinh Van Quyet, Tran Dinh Long and Le Phuoc Vu are named a few among the most famous and talented businessmen in Vietnam.