“Life in Vietnam is affordable and expats’ disposable income is more than enough to cover daily costs. People here are also happy with their career opportunities”, Business Insider said.

Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of Hanoi.

Integrating in Vietnam is easy and the locals are welcoming, a separate group of expats told HSBC earlier this year.

Every year, the InterNations expat network asks people from 187 countries and regions to rate various aspects of their home away from home, from the cost of living, to the quality of medical care, to the ease of making local friends.

This year, the network interviewed more than 20,000 expats from around the world about their lives and weighed their responses to rank the top 30 countries in the world overall. Every country had a sample size of at least 40 respondents.

Famous Vietnamese painter’s work auctioned for US$35,000

The painting, titled ‘Doi Hoa’ (Life of Flowers) by renowned painter Le Pho, has been sold for US$35,000 at auction No. 26 at Chon’s Auction House in Hanoi.

Van Trung social housing project meets workers’ needs

(BGO)  - Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province is home to many industrial zones and clusters that attract hundreds of thousands of workers, so the demand for accommodation here is huge. The Van Trung social housing project, which is underway, will meet part of that demand.

Campaign on workplace accident prevention begins in HCM City

A campaign to call for a hundred days without workplace accidents was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27, aiming to raise awareness of safety, hygiene and efforts to prevent the mishaps.

More than 91,600 Vietnamese go abroad for work in eight months

More than 91,600 workers were sent abroad for work in the first eight months of this year, or 76.38 percent of the yearly plan, said the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Department of Overseas Labour.

First 5G network broadcasts in Vietnam

Telecom giant Viettel broadcast its first 5G network Saturday from its network of 5G base stations in Ho Chi Minh City.

Source: VNA