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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.71% to 1,102.30 points Friday, its third consecutive session faling. The index closed 7.83 points lower after dropping 4.07 points in the previous session. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 8% to VND15.89 trillion ($655.12 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 …

  Delegates launching Quảng Trị Airport project. — VNA/VNS Photo QUẢNG TRỊ — A ceremony was held in Đông Hà City in the central province of Quảng Trị on Friday to launch a project to build an airport in the province. The airport will be built in Gio Quang, Gio Hải, and …

Lychee export processing line of Global Export and Import Foodstuff JSC in Bắc Giang Province — Photo VNS BẮC GIANG — Bắc Giang Province has proposed and recommended the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development support in connecting the market for the province’s key agricultural products both domestically and internationally, particularly in the …

The General Director of AEON Vietnam receives the Top 3 sustainable enterprise award in the trade and service sector. — Photo AEON Vietnam HÀ NỘI — AEON Vietnam was honoured in the Top 3 “Sustainable Businesses in Việt Nam” in the trade and service sector at a ceremony on December …

A view of the existing Trần Đề seaport. — VNA/VNS Photo  SÓC TRĂNG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Sóc Trăng is making moves to open itself up to investment by focusing on strategies that promote transparency and sustainability.  The province has laid out strategies to encourage investment, …

  Customers at Aeon Long Biên’s supermarket in Hà Nội. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — Nearly 57 per cent of Japanese companies want to continue expanding business in Việt Nam, according to a recent survey on the current situation of Japanese businesses abroad in fiscal year 2023 by the Japan …

A surge in China investment in infrastructure and energy is expected after Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Hanoi, analysts say. Vietnamese and Chinese government agencies have signed 36 cooperation agreements across multiple fields. Additionally, the two countries have signed a joint statement, emphasizing the deepening …

A rollercoaster at a theme park in Japan’s Osaka made an emergency stop midway on Thursday, leaving 32 tourists dangling upside down at the height of over 30 m above the ground. The ride halted at 10:55 a.m. as a carriage of the Flying Dinosaur roller coaster ride broke down …

  Tourists visit Bà Đen (Black Lady) Mountain in Tây Ninh Province. – VNA/VNS Photo TÂY NINH — The Tây Ninh Province economy is expected to grow by 5.5 per cent this year to VNĐ59.2 trillion (US$2.44 billion) on the back of strong growth in industrial production, tourism and retail sales and services. The southern …

  Vinacontrol Group’s headquarters at 54 Trần Nhân Tông Street, Hà Nội. Photo kinhte.congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has recently announced an auction of its entire 3.15 million shares at Vinacontrol Group, with a starting price of VNĐ171.6 billion, equivalent to about VNĐ54,500 per share. The …