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  An accommodation area for workers in HCM City’s Bình Tân District. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY – HCM City is seeking to build 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space by 2025, the People’s Committee of the southern economic hub said. Around 7,000 apartments for lease with …

Representatives of EVNNPT and MB sign a credit contract on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) has signed credit agreements exceeding VNĐ15.6 trillion (US$634 million) with five banks, BIDV, VietinBank, MB, ACB, and VIB, to fund the construction of the 500kV Circuit-3 transmission …

  Jose Fernandez, United States Under Secretary for Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. — VNS Photo Trọng Kiên   HÀ NỘI  — Shortage of qualified workforce and a proper regulatory framework for setting up renewable energy systems for use in semiconductor supply chains has been among the chief concerns …

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a hike in electricity price this year after pushing it up 7.5% last year to narrow down the loss of national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The ministry eyes to increase prices in May this year to cover rising costs and help the …

Reality TV star Kylie Jenner has put her mansion in the Holmby Hills, an exclusive section of Beverly Hills, on the market for US$55 million, double what she paid four years ago. Jenner purchased the luxurious Los Angeles home for $36.5 millionin April 2020, according to The Sun. The mansion, …

Fifteen U.S. companies, including semiconductors firms, have expressed interest in investing $8 billion in Vietnam in clean energy infrastructure, contingent on the country’s progress on renewable energy rules, a senior U.S. official said. Vietnam is seeking to attract chipmakers and wants to boost its renewable energy sector but it has …

Three HCMC motorbike dealership owners have been arrested for illegally selling vehicle quality inspection certificates to help pass off 4,000 stolen motorbikes as new ones. Nguyen Sy Toan, 43, Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh, 47, and Nguyen Dinh Sung, 38, sold them to Bui Van Tan, 40, head of a stolen …

Saigon Jewelry Company gold bar price fell slightly by 0.13% to VND76.65 million ($3,115.22) per tael Saturday morning. Gold ring price was stable at VND63.95 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold prices held steady on Friday as investors’ attention shifted to the U.S. …

Samsung’s latest offerings, the Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra, are available at distributors with prices differences, going up to 27.7% lower than those listed on the company’s website. At The Gioi Di Dong, the S24 costs VND2 million less than the list price of VND22.9 million (US$916), while the …

Actress Song Hye Kyo recently dined with French jeweler Chaumet’s director of international global PR Eloise Coisy at one of Paris’a premier international restaurants. Song, who made Forbes’s Korea Power Celebrity list five times, is now in Paris to attend Spring Summer Fashion Week as Fendi Fashion Ambassador. She gained …