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The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) revealed on July 6 that its total revenue topped VND3.7 trillion ($156.4 million) in the first six months of this year, up 17% year-on-year. Of the total, the combined revenue of the VNR’s two affiliates – the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (Haraco) and …

Ho Chi Minh City’s export turnover in the first half of this year reached an estimated $19.42 billion, down 22.4% year-on-year. The total import turnover of enterprises of the country’s economic locomotive through the national border gates in the period also decreased by 24.2% over the same period last year …

Clinical Study Published in the Prestigious International Medical Journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 December 2023 – Hong Kong’s leading biomedical and microbiome technology company, G-NiiB GenieBiome, is pleased to announce that a ground-breaking large-scale randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial (“the Trial”) …

Vietnam’s Saigon–Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) is in discussions to bring in a strategic partner that could own up to a 20% stake in the lender, five sources with knowledge of the matter said. The potential deal could value the Hanoi-based bank at between $2 billion and $2.2 billion, …

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 December 2023 – Shopee closes out the year with its 12.12 Birthday Sale, bringing users’ wishlists to life. This year, 12.12 is set to share the holiday cheer and bring smiles to users as Shopee makes their shopping wishes come true. Shoppers can …

Clients at a transaction office of BIDV. The lender’s shares jumped 1.5 per cent on Thursday, cushioning the market’s downtrend. — Photo courtesy of the bank HÀ NỘI — Markets were subdued on Thursday, which was in line with the Asia market’s trend, but losses were capped by gains in …

Over VND42 trillion ($1.77 billion) worth of bonds were extended in the second quarter, allowing over 30 issuers more time to redeem them amid economic challenges. The minimum extension was one month, and the maximum two years, according stock brokerage VNDirect. Their coupon rates were increased by 0.5-3 percentage points …

  Enterprises of the Belarusian petrochemical complex are presented at Vietnam Expo 2023 being held from December 7 to 9 in HCM City. — VNS Photo Nguyễn Diệp HCM CITY — Some 1,200 enterprises from 20 countries and territories are displaying a wide range of cutting-edge products and innovative solutions at the …

A proposed special consumption tax on sweetened drinks and video game products could hurt both industries and reduce companies’ competitiveness, business representatives say. Nguyen Van Viet, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Beer, Wine and Beverages, told a forum Wednesday that the proposed tax on sweetened drinks is unfair as …

GHJ hosts a national gathering of neuroscience physicians focusing on crucial aspects of neurointervention, together with MMA and MyNIS. JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 8 December 2023 – Gleneagles Hospital Johor (GHJ), in collaboration with the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Johor Branch, and Malaysia Neurointerventional Society (MyNIS), successfully …