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Young Vietnamese opt for vocational training

 Statistics provided by the General Directorate of Vocational Training indicate that 70% of vocational trainees have found jobs immediately after graduation.

Busting out newest tech to aid Vietnam’s turn towards the sun

 As Vietnam takes strong steps to develop its solar energy market, GE is bringing in advanced technology solutions to help the country unlock its solar potential.

Enterprises plagued by unclear tax and fee regulations

 While the Vietnamese government is making great efforts to improve the country’s business and investment climate, unclear tax- and fee-related regulations are tormenting local firms planning to expand.

WTO foreign ministers convene 11th conference

 The 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10 with the participation of more than 400 delegates from 164 member countries.

Vietnam’s car sale unlikely to meet yearly target

 Car sales during January-November of this year fell 10 percent year on year to 244,670 units, despite a pickup in November.

Central Highlands struggle to settle immigrants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sung Dao Can and his wife have cut down trees in a forest and on a hill to plant cassava and build a bare shack as they struggle to eke out a living.

Urgent response discussed for Mekong River

Eighteen million Mekong Delta residents are suffering serious consequences as the Mekong River is drying up due to over exploitation of hydropower plants in upstream countries, delegates heard at Friday’s conference in An Giang.

'In the dream' promotes VN, S Korea relations

VietNamNet Bridge – In the dream, an art exhibition by established artist Nguyen Van Cuong, is one of a series of cultural activities being held by the South Korean Cultural Centre.

Illegal sand mining damaging Hanoi dyke

Night after night, thousands of cubic metres of sand and gravel have been illegally mined from a portion of the Cau River, causing erosion and affecting the dyke system for 200ha of agricultural land, 

Investors hunt for shares in beer companies

VietNamNet Bridge - Sabeco holds the largest market share, but it is Heineken which dominates the Vietnamese beer market. 

Hanoi halts street paving project

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, has decided to halt a project of paving local streets with natural stones.

Anti-corruption moves receive society’s compliments

 The arrest of Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam (PVN) drew public attention, with widespread support for the anti-corruption efforts of the Party and its General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Hanoi’s $4b smart city project begins in 2018

The smart city project along the Nhat Tan-Noi Bai route with investment equal to US$4 billion is expected to begin construction in the first quarter of next year.

Transparency must be improved in SOE equitisation to attract strategic investors

 Transparency in the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) must be enhanced to attract foreign strategic investment in the process, experts said.

Doubts persist over E5 fuel sales

 Southern cities and provinces are ready to switch from the RON92 grade petrol to E5 biofuel starting next year, but concerns remain over its pricing and consumer preference.

VN’s 2018 economic prospects look up

 In their latest report, experts at the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) are optimistic about Viet Nam’s 2018 economic situation.

First Vietnamese Coffee Day feted

 The first Vietnamese Coffee Day opened on Sunday at the Lam Vien Square in Da Lat, aiming to boost productivity and quality while adding value to homegrown beans.

Youth die in motorbike-lorry collision

Youth die in motorbike-lorry collision, Four rescued from fire in Hanoi, Seriously injured Chinese sailor rescued at sea

Investor caution set to slow stock movements

 Shares are forecast to slow down this week in the face of rising profit-taking pressure after a long rally, net selling by foreign investors and uncertainty before the portfolio restructuring period of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Test run of Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway delayed until next September

 The test run of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project, the first of its kind in Hanoi, has been delayed until September 2, 2018, after it missed a scheduled test in October.