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Salaries in Vietnam low by regional standards

 Salaries in Vietnam are lower than in other regional countries, except in Indonesia, where they are the same, according to a salary report from JobStreet.com.

Vietnam's conglomerates prepare next-generation leaders

VietNamNet Bridge - The managers and the ‘souls’ of many large conglomerates are getting older. Who will be their successors?

Unlicensed hydropower plant being built in mountainous area

VietNamNet Bridge - Another unlicensed hydropower work is under construction, reporters have found.

Dragon Capital hails positive steps by new PM

 Dominic Scriven, chairman of Dragon Capital, shared with VIR his proposals for Vietnam to attract more inbound foreign capital flows.

Climate change presents challenges for Mekong Delta

 The Mekong Delta, known for its fertility and rice fields, has been facing enormous challenges posed by climate change and upstream activities, according to environmental officials.

VN sausage market sees fierce competition

 The Vietnamese food market is witnessing an increasingly fierce competition between sausage manufacturers, with the participation of many famous brand names like VISSAN, Duc Viet and CPV.

Clay pot making village in central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Tru Son clay pots are made entirely by hand with a turntable, a few pieces of clout and thin bamboo pieces.

Vietnam urged to increase use of renewable energy

 The Government’s national power development plan that calls for a higher proportion of power generation from renewable energy by 2030, including water, wind, solar and biomass, has not met its targets or the country’s potential.

Internet grows to 314 million domain names in Q4/2015

VeriSign, Inc. announced that approximately 15 million domain names were added to the internet in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 314 million worldwide.

Vietnamese small auto market brings big profits to car manufacturers

VietNamNet Bridge - Automobile manufacturers complain that the Vietnamese market is too small, but they continue to make profits on the small market.

Realty group requests State policies

 Viet Nam's real estate market needs the Government to issue long-term policies to ensure sustainable growth in the future.

Soil bank proposed for canal dredging in Mekong Delta

 The Mekong Water Technology Innovations Institute has proposed piloting a soil bank model to better management of canal dredging and generate revenue from dredged soil in the Mekong Delta region.

Opposite of a hero

 A primary-secondary school in Phu Duc Commune in the southern province of Dong Thap recently built a memorial house in the school to help students learn more about national heroes.

HCM City plans stronger food safety checks

 Consumers drawn to shops advertising “clean” vegetables and fruit are beginning to question if the stores’ claims are valid.

Investment funds pour money into private equity

VietNamNet Bridge - Private equity is an attractive investment in investors’ portfolio, but in many cases, investors may feel disappointed about the profits.

Military Hospital 103 – Vanguard in organ transplant

Military Hospital 103is not only the first-rank unit of the army and the country in the field of clinical and pre-clinical trainings for graduate and post-graduate  students but also a vanguard unit in the field of organ transplant.

Preschool education program fails

The goals of the preschool education development program proved to be unattainable. Preschool classes remain overloaded, while teachers’ incomes are not high enough to cover their basic needs.

Vietnamese semiconductor firms urged to follow the region

Vietnamese semiconductor firms should roll with the region's players to build up a local ecosystem and move up the regional supply chain, officials at Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International have said.

Third time’s a charm for third wife?

 The Thanh Nien online newspaper reported that a man posted an advertisement to find a wife on a social network last week.

Drought-hit Ben Tre bears no festival fruit

 The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has called off all fruit exhibitions and festivals scheduled for this year, with authorities saying drought and saline intrusion have decimated its orchards and there is nothing more to show.