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HÀ NỘI — Shares plunged on Thursday on the two national stock exchanges as negative information continued to weigh on the real estate group. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index decreased 0.96 per cent after a brief recovery on Wednesday, closing the trade at 1,496.05 points. The …

Auto sales in Vietnam last year dropped 3 percent from 2020 to 383,444 units as the fourth Covid-19 wave forced dealers to shut down. The sales figure is a combination of data from Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), TC Motor and VinFast. VAMA, which includes Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco), …

HoSE’s headquarters in HCM City. — VnExpress News Photo Diệp Phan HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market continued to reach another historic record, with the largest number of new accounts opened in December after 21 years of operation.  A recent report from Việt Nam Securities Depository (VSD) showed that in December, domestic investors …

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index lost 0.96 percent Thursday, pulled down by last-minute selling pressure, while banking stocks continued to rise. The index started off in the green but gradually declined throughout the day and closed with a 14-point loss. Trading value on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which …

A four-day expedition into Son Doong, the world’s largest natural cave, is one of the top global bucket list adventures as hailed by travel magazines, though the journey is strictly for rich travelers. Before the Covid pandemic hit the country in early 2020, a four-day-three-night expedition to Son Doong Cave …

New York Times has included Red River Delta, home to long-standing craft villages and a century-old cultural heritage, in its annual list of 52 best places to travel in 2022. It was also the only representative in Southeast Asia to break into the list compiled by travel editors of the …

The northern border province of Lang Son will bar entry for trucks seeking to transport fruits into China from Jan. 17 until after Tet in early February. This is meant to allow over 1,500 trucks currently stranded at the border to complete customs procedures to enter China, the province People’s …

  The loan is accompanied by a $750,000 technical assistance grant to help TPB better meet the needs of WSMEs. — Photo nguoiduatin.vn MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a US$25 million loan with Tiên Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPB) to expand access to finance of women-owned and …

HSBC has pegged Vietnam’s growth at 6.5 percent this year, driven by a recovery in manufacturing and rising exports amid high vaccination rates. “Unlike 2020, Vietnam is now in a better vaccine position, which should allow for a more nuanced calibration between health protection and economic revival,” the bank said …

  Farmers in Mekong Delta provinces have cut output by half due to COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — With only a few weeks left for the peak flower shopping season during Tết (Lunar New Year), many farmers in Đồng Tháp, Bến Tre and Tiền Giang provinces and HCM …