VietNamNet Bridge – Around two-thirds of new real estate projects in HCMC went up in the eastern and southern parts in the third quarter and, according to experts, there will be more residential developments in these areas in the coming time.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are many new industrial parks (IP) among 299 measuring about 84,000 ha in Viet Nam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health experts believe that food safety is still a major problem in big cities and provinces, especially at factory canteens at industrial parks in HCM City and Binh Duong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New Decrees on increasing wage for low-income officials, autonomy mechanism for non-business public units, conditions to select projects in form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and projects subject

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign business groups hailed Vietnam and HCM City's success in attracting FDI and boosting trade at a meeting with the city People's Committee yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recently amended master plan for developing industrial parks urges faster construction of social housing for workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Primer Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has permitted amendments to the development master plan for industrial parks in 31 provinces and cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's agriculture sector must restructure and seek more funding, head of CIEM's Rural Development research department Luu Duc Khai told Nong Thon Ngay Nay newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed relevant agencies to improve food safety and hygiene across the board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of workers lost their jobs this year as companies closed en masse, creating a rise in unemployment that isn't expected to end any time soon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Barriers to increased foreign direct investment (FDI) were discussed at a dialogue between this central city's leadership and FDI enterprises last week.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Recent snap inspections into software usage have found 14 of 16 firms are using pirated software with a total estimated value of more than VND15 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The capital will have 13 more industrial parks (IPs) spread over 6,000 hectares by 2020, a 300 per cent increase in comparison with the current number of parks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shortage of land is preventing provinces and cities in the southern region from building kindergartens for children of workers at industrial parks and export processing zones as required by the Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday issued an Instruction to task relevant ministries, agencies and localities to beef up the realization of measures to support foreign-funded enterprises which were affected

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of 2014’s best meteor showers, with radiants reaching a zenithal hourly rate or ZHR of 1,000 per hour makes its appearance over the skies of Vietnam on May 24.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will build nine new solid-waste treatment plants and improve the capacity of 8 existing plants in the city by 2030.

 Viet Nam bans import of used electronic devices; Steel pipes face high anti-dumping levies in US market; Industrial parks, export zones seek $550m investment capital; Investors still face red tape woes