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• WHO urges Vietnamese to eat less salt

  October 1, 2014

  – HA NOI — The World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Vietnamese people to eat less salt in order to prevent cardiovascular disease, the major cause of death in the country.

  While WHO recommends consuming less than 5 grams of salt per day, Vietnamese eat an average 12 to 15 grams, according to the National Nutrition Institute. Nearly 60 per cent of the population eats twice the recommended intake.October 6, 2014.
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• Microsoft boss Nadella promises cooperation in Chinese antitrust probe

  September 28, 2014

  – Microsoft Corp chief executive Satya Nadella promised to cooperate fully with Chinese authorities in their antitrust investigation into his company during a meeting with a top regulator in Beijing, the Chinese government said.
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• ADB sees stable growth continuing in developing Asia

  September 25, 2014

  – MANILA – The Asian Development Bank maintained on September 24, 2014 its stable growth outlook for developing Asia this year and next, saying the region remains the fastest-growing economy globally despite slower-than-expected growth in major industrial countries.
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• Police work with Interpol on intellectual property violations

  September 25, 2014

  – HA NOI — Experts are gathering in Ha Noi for a three-day conference on using international law enforcement to control intellectual property crime.

  Organised by Viet Nam’s Ministry of Public Security, the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and the Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the event encouraged participants to share their experiences in combating IP crime.
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• Climate Summit: Much Talk, A Bit of Walk

  September 24, 2014

  – UNITED NATIONS – Speaking to more than 120 heads of state at the U.N. Climate Summit, actor and newly appointed U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio made clear the long-ranging impact of the attendees’ decisions.

  You will make history,” he said, “or you will be vilified by it.”
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• Labor demand to be spurred by AEC

  September 20, 2014

  – Labor is one of the five aspects which are allowed free flow among member nations when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) takes shape. Then Vietnam’s labor market is expected to experience drastic changes. Yoshiteru Uramoto, regional director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, has forecast that the demand for workers commanding average skills will post the highest growth, some 28% by 2025. The following article tackles some of the problems which may arise from the view point of Uramoto.
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• TPP talks reap important progress

  September 20, 2014

  – Negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have achieved important progress after 10 days of intensive talks ending in Hanoi last week.

  According to a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi on September 17, 2014, the TPP chief negotiators of Vietnam, the U.S., Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru and Singapore made important progress on State-owned enterprises, transparency and anti-corruption, and labor.
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• Too-Generous incentives: Out of the question

  September 20, 2014

  – Decree 52/2010/ND-CP by the Government on fishing boat import and Decree 53/2012/ND-CP on the amendment of and supplement to Decree 52 stipulate that fishing boats can be imported only when they meet a certain conditions, one of which is that the ships to be imported must not be older than eight years.
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