Last update 14:00 | 01/03/2017 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The salary Vietnamese receive at Japanese businesses is half of what workers in China can expect. The key lies in productivity and the shift of production to higher stages of the value chain.

A recent survey by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) showed Vietnamese workers received $4,025 on average per year in 2016, though they worked for leading Japanese companies.

The amount of money was less than 50 percent of the salary that Japanese companies paid to Chinese workers who work for factories in China.

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Last update 08:45 | 27/06/2017 –  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, millions of electronic game fans have gradually left internet cafes, where they played games on PCs, and have shifted to mobile phones. The mobile game market is expected to boom in the time to come, when the 4G network reaches all provinces and cities throughout the country.

At least four mobile shooting games have been launched into the market this year by big distributors.

After RPG (roll playing games) and MOBA (Multiplayer online battle arena), gamers now like shooting games on mobile phones.

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channelnewsasia – A former banking magnate and 50 others went on trial in Vietnam Monday over a multi-million dollar fraud at a major private bank, as the communist nation cracks down on corruption in the sector.

Former Ocean Bank chairman Ha Van Tham stands trial AFP/VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY

28 Aug 2017 04:16PM

By Vi Vu   August 29, 2017 | 04:32 pm GMT+7

Buddhist Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in a photo in 2010. Photo by Reuters

The 91-year-old Buddhist monk was in good spirits and is expected to visit his hometown Hue.