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Salary of workers increased by 9.3 percent in 2017

 The average monthly salary increased by 9.3 percent in 2017, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Da Nang luxurious resort hosts Ao dai exhibition of famous designers

 An exhibition featuring the charming beauty of the Vietnamese traditional dress Ao dai has opened at the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula in the central city of Da Nang.

Youngsters strives to promote nation’s history

 Nowadays, research into traditional culture and the country’s historical works have attracted the attention of youngsters.

Vietnam signs contract with fitness coach Dominic Palmer

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has signed a contract with German fitness coach Dominic Palmer.

ITC helps improve Vietnamese businesses’ competitiveness

 The International Trade Centre (ITC) will continue working with Vietnam to improve the competitiveness of its enterprises during their integration into international trade, affirmed ITC Executive Director Arancha González.

Yen Tu spring festival opens in Quang Ninh province

 The Yen Tu Spring Festival kicked off on February 25 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, starting the National Tourism Year hosted by the locality.

Vietnamese consumers open to buying electric vehicles

 Up to 33 percent of Vietnamese buyers are open to considering an electric vehicle (EV) as their next car, demonstrating the country’s strong potential to speed up the electrification of automobiles.

Localities nationwide launch New Year tree planting festival

 Many provinces and cities across Vietnam, on February 25, simultaneously held the annual New Year tree planting festival, initiated by the late President Ho Chi Minh in 1960.

Quang Nam team takes National Super Cup trophy

 Defending V.League 1 champions, Quang Nam, defeated winners of the Vietnamese National Football Cup, Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA), 1-0 to lift the trophy of the National Super Cup which took place in Hanoi's Hang Day Stadium on February 24.

Vietnam’s property market expected to grow

 Analysts expect the real estate market, especially the residential land segment, to continue to grow solidly this year thanks to huge infrastructure works in many places around Vietnam accompanied by a raft of property developments.

US naval ships to visit Da Nang

 A group of ships of the US navy will visit the central city of Da Nang from March 5 to 9 at the permission of the Vietnamese government. 

Fugitive banker wanted internationally

 The Ministry of Public Security’s investigation police has issued an international wanted notice for a fugitive bank executive for fraudulence, illegally appropriating over 10 million USD from a customer.

Animal health agency warns of possible new bird flu outbreaks

The Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned of a high risk of the return of avian influenza in Vietnam after the epidemic was put under control for a long period of time.

Made-in-Vietnam varieties cover 59 percent of rice fields

As many as 4.6 million hectares of land, or 59 percent of total rice area in Vietnam, have been cultivated with domestically-made varieties.

Electronics firms face labour shortage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of electronics manufacturers in Vietnam are having difficulty recruiting labourers, said an official from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

The teacher who inspires thousands of students

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of students burst into crying when teacher Nguyen Thanh Nhan talked about  parents and how students should behave towards teachers. 

Vietnamese workers to compete with robots for jobs

VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of resisting the robotization trend or the 4.0 revolution, cheap labor markets like Vietnam should learn to live with the trend, experts say. 

Cashew companies to step back in 2018 before gearing up again later

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2017, Vietnam exported 353,000 tons of cashew nuts, worth $3.52 billion, an increase of one percent in quantity and 23.8 percent in export turnover compared with 2016. 

Factories, farms arise on upper Gieng river

A delegation of scientists and Binh Thuan provincial officials met in Dong Nai province at a conference in early February to discuss solutions to settle pollution in the adjacent area of Binh Thuan and Dong Nai provinces.

Energy policy could prioritise small scale projects

 In a major shift in perspective, the Government is viewing small scale projects as the best, most sustainable way of tapping the nation’s hydropower potential.