VietNamNet Bridge - The manufacturers of phone components and accessories for Apple have sent word intimating that they may relocate factories to Vietnam. 

Organic agricultural production has been expanding in Vietnam, but very few made-in-Vietnam organic fertilizer products are marketed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Salaries for lecturers of state-owned universities are based on their service length and contributions in accordance with the wage scale. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Romanian Minister for Business Environment, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Stefan Radu Oprea in Hanoi on October 23.

 The national women’s football team is resolved to pass the qualifier round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship hosted by Vietnam this year.

 Leaders of China, Laos, Cuba, and Russia have cabled congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on his election as the President of Vietnam.

 Most Vietnamese enterprises lack awareness about free trade agreements (FTAs) the country plans to sign with other countries, especially the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement.

 Housing prices in Viet Nam lack stability and are inflated beyond most citizens’ ability to afford them, according to the Ministry of Construction’s report submitted to the 14th National Assembly.

 A Viet Nam Report survey on the 500 most profitable companies in the country said most business insiders expect technology to remain the leader in attracting investment.

 The Ministry of Transport will keep the ceiling rates for airfares unchanged despite proposals from airlines to increase the rate.

 The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) has carried out 222 audits out of total 232, equivalent to 95.7 percent of its yearly plan, recovering nearly 8.4 trillion VND (360.5 million USD) for the State budget in the last nine months.

 Vietnamese commercial banks are racing to develop their networks by opening representative offices and subsidiaries in foreign nations, paving the way for them to expand their overseas operations, according to market watchers.

Party General Nguyen Phu Trong was elected as State President for the 2016-2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly's sixth session on October 23.

Major instant coffee producers have taken note of the huge potential Vietnam's rising coffee consumption offers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The trend of investing in oil refinery projects that began 10 years ago has met a dead end.

 Many voters across the country have expressed concern over the shortcomings in the use and management of land and natural resources and the increasing environmental pollution, Lao Dong newspaper reported

NA deputies have showed their delight at socio-economic development results in 2018 and belief in the completion of the five-year socio-economic plan for 2016-2020.

 The 8th International Science Film Festival in Vietnam, themed “Food Revolution”, is underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the Goethe Institute announced at a press conference held in the capital city on October 22.

 The vote of confidence on officials holding positions elected or approved by the National Assembly has drawn great public attention recently.

 The Vietnam Northern Food Corporation (Vinafood 1) and the Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) will sell 14,000 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes of rice, respectively, to the Philippines.