The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the Government’s report on the implementation of the National Targets of Gender Equality at a meeting on September 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Dinh Long continues to conquer new heights while Trinh Van Quyet remains in the first position on the list of the richest stock billionaires. 

 Vietnam was defeated by hosts Myanmar 2-1 in the last match of group B of the AFF U18 Championship yesterday at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, knocking the team out of the tournament.

 Vietnam aims to win eight gold medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) to be held in Turkmenistan on September 17-27.

 The British Business Group Vietnam will host the 17th annual Fun Run for Charity in District 7 on September 24.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue began a working visit to Switzerland on September 13, aiming to boost political ties and bilateral trade.

 The Vietnam-China Bac Luan (Beilun) Bridge II was inaugurated in Mong Cai city, Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh, on September 13. 

 Nearly 500 CEOs, business owners, investors and economic experts participated in the final pitch at the Swiss Innovation Challenge Vietnam event with 21 teams competing yesterday in HCM City.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania and Ethiopia Nguyen Kim Doanh on September 13 met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu who proposed that the Vietnamese Government consider reopening its embassy in Addis Ababa.

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) yesterday discussed the Government’s draft decree on managing and using State funds for external affairs.

While labour productivity in Vietnam remains low compared with neighbouring countries, the drastically disproportionate increase of minimum wage and wages might harm the competitiveness of businesses and the development of the country.

 Health authorities in Nha Trang City – the famous beach tourism destination hit hard by HIV/AIDS – have made progress against the epidemic. However, their efforts are threatened by a lack of adequate human resources.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)'s statistics show that the average capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of the banking sector has been consistently falling since the beginning of this year. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The most reputable economics schools ranked below average on a list of 49 schools surveyed by a group of six specialists from Vietnamese and foreign institutions.

Rong Viet Securities estimates that if the new VAT policy is applied from 2019 with the tax rate increasing from 10 percent to 12 percent, the state budget would have VND70 trillion a year more from VAT collections. 

As Vietnamese content developers only receive 10 percent of the revenue from advertisements, they have been advised to stop uploading videos on YouTube to earn money from ads. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of trying to prevent salt water from entering land, some coastal localities have opened their doors to seawater, turning the water brackish for shrimp farming.

 FPT Corporation, Vietnam’s leading information technology firm, has launched Speakdi, a Vietnamese-Japanese automatic translation app, on App Store since early this month.

 U.S.-bound shrimp shipments in the year to July had dipped 5.5% to US$344.7 million, but the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the decline was not cause for concern as general seafood exports still fared well.

 The HCMC government has just announced a decision disallowing construction of apartments smaller than 25 square meters, saying such small-sized condos will put pressure on the city’s infrastructure and give rise to slums in the sky.