Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh shrugged off Thai Thammasin Sitthikom's confidence and determination in the first set to claim the match in straight sets.
The Third Vietnam Labour Market Update, a quarterly bulletin released on September 3, forecast a rise in the demand for skilled workers in the fields of mechanical production, food processing, electricity generation and distribution, communications, health services and social work in the last quarter of 2014.
With its improved living conditions, high economic growth and rising demand for senior professionals, Vietnam is considered an attractive spot for skilled foreign workers, according to Careerintelligence.com.
Police in the southern province of Tay Ninh announced the prosecution of two Chinese men on September 3, who had been arrested for illegally carrying Vietnamese cash into Cambodia.
Vice President and Chairwoman of the Protection Council of Vietnam Fund for Child Protection, Nguyen Thi Doan, presented 110 scholarships worth VND 3 million each to outstanding and needy students in the northern province Ninh Binh on September 3.
Hoang Binh Quan, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, on September 3 asked the Central Highlands to strengthen relations with its neighbours, Laos and Cambodia.
President Truong Tan Sang visited Tho Chau Island commune in Phu Quoc district in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang on September 3 to inspect the locality’s socio-economic and security and defence situation.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam posted 50.3 in August, down from 51.7 in July and falling for the fourth consecutive month to signal the weakest improvement in business conditions since November 2013, said HSBC Vietnam and Markit Economics Limited.
For the last three years, most State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have had stable operations with acceptable profits, but capital withdrawal from their non-core businesses continues to be sluggish.
Half-a-million poor families in rural areas will receive housing support under a new proposal which the Ministry of Construction has submitted to the Government for approval.