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Between 85% and 95% of workers returned to their jobs in industrial parks in HCM City and the southern provinces after Tet (Lunar New Year) thanks to benefits they received before and after the holiday.
The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.
Private firms should be more dynamic in developing linkages and production chains to sharpen competitive edges as the country was underway to integrate deeply into the global economy.
The national Muaythai (Thai boxing) aims to win two gold medals at the coming fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG) in Vietnam in September.
The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) will continue to help HCM City develop supporting industries, its chief in the city has promised.
Exports of some new products such as charcoal and wood pellets have witnessed high demand in niche markets, opening opportunities for Vietnamese companies.
Vietnam went down 1-3 against Thailand on February 15 in the final match of Group C in the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship 2016 in Uzbekistan, which also decided who would top the group.
Loans pouring into the real estate sector are expected to be tightened given that the sector is said to be experiencing robust growth.
Foreigners with bachelor's degrees and at least three years of experience working in their respective fields are no longer required to obtain work permits in Vietnam, according to a decree approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The Hanoi-Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) opened its fully-owned SHB Bank Limited in Laos in mid-January by upgrading the transaction office it had set up in 2012.