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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 2.11 percent to 1,023.1 points Monday with 28 blue chips losing and two unchanged. The index closed 22.04 points lower after losing 2.26 points on Friday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 5.21% to VND9.75 trillion ($413.44 million). The VN-30 basket, …

A taxi driver in Thailand has been banned from picking up passengers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport after allegedly using a fake list of flat-rate fares to overcharge a Taiwan visitor. The tourist took a taxi from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to the downtown area of Bangkok for a trip that would …

Facebook frequently displays ads soliciting gambling, which is illegal in Vietnam except at licensed casinos, and adult content even in accounts whose owners never search for them. Hoang Quan, an office clerk in Da Nang’s Thanh Khe District, says ads with scantily dressed women and gambling games often appear when …

Tourism experts have called for visa waivers for nationals of all EU member states, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada and lengthen the period of visa-free stays. Currently Vietnam exempts only citizens of 25 countries from requiring visas. “One of the barriers for foreign tourists to visit Vietnam is …

The Ministry of Finance wants special consumption tax on online video games, saying it would fetch large revenues. The ministry made this proposal in a draft law on special consumption tax that is being reviewed by other government agencies. Taxing online games was last discussed by the National Assembly in …

A British tourist is being treated at a Hanoi hospital after falling off a cliff in Meo Vac District in the northern province of Ha Giang. Nguyen Van Luu, a Meo Vac official, told VnExpress the man slipped and fell off while taking selfies on a cliff in Ma Pi …

The increasing costs of land, materials, labor, legal procedures, and interest rates, as well as speculation, have all been pushing housing prices up for years, according to experts. In recent market reports, the Ministry of Construction has confirmed that housing prices are currently unaffordable for many people. Le Huu Nghia, …

General Director of Samsung Vietnam Complex Choi Joo Ho said the group would not move smartphone production lines from Vietnam to India. The Korea Herald quoted a source last month as saying that Samsung Electronics decided to gradually shift production of its flagship models to India, including phones being manufactured …

Duong Huy’s noodle shop Thieu Ky has been serving up fresh handmade Chinese-style noodles since the 1930s. The eatery sells roughly 350 bowls every day. The noodle shop is located in an alley at 66 Le Dai Hanh Street, District 11. Although the alley is barely wide enough for a …

Hue’s rich history as the former capital of the Vietnamese empire has birthed myriad unique hyper-local delicacies – unparalleled, inimitable, incomparable – unlike any other food. Below is a list of Hue’s four most popular dishes that define the noodle section of Hue cuisine. Bun bo – Hue-style beef noodle …