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Vietnam agrees 7.3-per cent minimum wage increase

 VietNamNet Bridge – The monthly minimum wage will increase by an average of 7.3 per cent next year.

Nung’s birthday celebrations demonstrate filial piety

The Nung don’t commemorate the death anniversaries of the deceased. The children organize birthday celebrations for their parents to congratulate them on their longevity and show their deep gratitude for their parental merits.

Graduates should take what they can get: official

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Thanh Lieu, deputy director of the Ha Noi Centre for Employment Service, spoke to Kinh te & Do thi newspaper about college graduates struggling to find employment.

Debated Hoa Sen Group steel project under tighter scrutiny than Formosa’s

Hoa Sen Group’s $10.6-billion industrial zone, steel manufacturing and port complex set to be built in the central province of Ninh Thuan will have to comply with more stringent rules than Taiwanese company Formosa’s complex in Ha Tinh.

Vietnamese Nha Phuong named Asian Star

 Vietnamese Nha Phuong won the Asian Star award at the Seoul International Drama Awards last night.

Vietnam aim for World Cup last-16 round

 Vietnam are in high spirits, hoping to enter the last-16 round at their first World Cup campaign, which will kick off this week in Colombia.

Quang Ninh to build environmentally-friendly public toilets

Quang Ninh, which is home to world heritage site Ha Long bay, has worked with Swiss company Mister Loo AG on a plan to build environmentally-friendly public toilets in an effort to protect people’s health and the environment.

PM calls for joint environmental efforts

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the whole political system and society to work together in protecting the environment after recent environmental pollution incidents that have harmed socio-economic development

Ministry to propose 67 conditional business lines be permitted

 At least 67 conditional business sectors in the Law on Investment may be removed in an attempt to create a more favorable business and investment environment.

Making unicorn heads for Mid-Autumn festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Two weeks before the Full Moon Festival, unicorn and lion head markers in Hue City are very busy at work. Let’s see how they make these traditional toys for the full moon festival.

Bulletproof vehicles used by Hanoi mobile police forces

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Mobile Police Regiment is now equipped with modern vehicles and weapons to protect big events and ensure political security and social order.

What will happen when the state divests from Habeco and Sabeco?

Some analysts think the Vietnamese beer market will be flooded with foreign brands that will try to buy the shares of beer makers Habeco and Sabeco after the state divests from the companies as planned.

VFC’s film on love, friendship wins VTV Awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Television Centre (VFC)’s Zippo, Mu Tat Va Em (Zippo, Mustard and You) won three prizes at the 2016 Viet Nam Television (VTV) Awards.

Saigon Int’l Rugby 10s Tournament to kick off

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon International Rugby 10’s Tournament is scheduled to kick off at RMIT University’s campus in District 7 in HCM City on September 17.

Korean to be taught at schools in HCM City, Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four secondary schools and high schools in HCM City in upcoming 2016-2017 academic year will teach Korean as part of a pilot programme, according to the city’s Department of Training and Education.

Vietnamese farmer to receive FAO award

 The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will honour Pham Thi Huan, a Vietnam farmer, for her outstanding achievements in agricultural production.

Russian experts talk legal path to peace, stability in East Sea

 Leading Russian experts and researchers on Asia-Pacific discussed how a legal path helps secure to peace and stability in the East Sea at a round-table workshop in Moscow on September 8.

Vietnam takes part in UN peacekeeping defence ministerial meeting

 A delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence took part in the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial meeting in London, the UK, on September 8, together with defence ministers and officials from 75 countries. 

Vietnam looks to closer ties with UNDP, UNFPA

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has expressed Vietnam’s wishes to solidify cooperation with the UNDP and the UNFPA at the two organisations’ meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the US. 

Full foreign ownership okayed for first pharma firm

 Domesco Medical Import Export Joint Stock Corporation has become the first pharmaceutical firm allowed to raise the foreign ownership cap to 100% after it got approval from the State Securities Commission of Vietnam.