The rate of unemployment among people of working age dropped to 2.26 percent in the second quarter, the lowest for the past five quarters, according to the latest newsletter on the labour market update released on September 15.

 More than 1 million volunteer youngsters joined the three-month 2017 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign, according to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc presented the Friendship Order – the noble distinction of the Vietnamese State – to outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 15. 

 The National Assembly of Vietnam and the European Parliament have attained high mutual trust through meetings, NAV Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien said.

 Typhoon Doksuri, said to be the strongest in many years, claimed one life and injured another in the central province of Nghe An, according to preliminary statistics.

FPT Shop, the direct importer of Apple iPhones and iPads in Vietnam, has announced that iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X will be available in Vietnam by the end of October or early November and priced from VND20.99 million.

 Many residents at several apartment buildings in Hanoi and HCM City are complaining about being surrounded by dumping sites.

The posts of chair or general director of large state-owned conglomerates such as oil and gas, electricity, mining, shipbuilding and shipping are very powerful. However, the positions have led many businessmen to prison.

As Vietnam targets to have at least one million enterprises by 2020, the increasing number of enterprises will lead to a higher demand for labour. However, experts have raised concerns over the quality of the abundant labour force.

Most localities nationwide have reported declines in dengue fever cases in the past four weeks, said Tran Dac Phu, Director of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department, on September 14. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors that want to become strategic partners of large state-owned conglomerates are finding it difficult to negotiate prices. 

 The milk tea market is heating up day by day as a number of foreign giants have been opening franchise stores in Vietnam, reviving the trend that once hyped up the beverage market.

In preparation for the coming open energy market in Vietnam, the World Bank and the Ministry of Industry and Trade will implement the pilot programme to auction solar power with the floor price of 9.35 US cent per kWh.

Torrential rains triggered by Typhoon Doksuri left two dead and one missing in the district of Phong Dien, central Thua Thien Hue Province on the morning of September 15, according to local officials.

 More than 60 policemen have been mobilised to hunt two death-row inmates who have fled from a jail in Hanoi.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting in its latest report that typhoon Doksuri was spotted in the waters of central Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri province by 8am today.

VietNamNet Bridge - Young consumers with the habit of using smartphones are expected to be a new source of business growth. 

 Transactions in the domestic gold bar market dropped sharply as many gold holders selling their precious metal for Vietnamese dong to reinvest in business, production and consumption.

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) protested a new US anti-dumping duty on tra frozen fillets from Viet Nam.

A new app aims to help commuters navigate Hanoi's sprawling bus system, while a smart bus operation centre will collect data about vehicles’ timeliness and traffic violations as part of a larger plan to improve bus service in the capital city.