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  The signing ceremony of the credit facility agreement. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on March 28 signed an agreement on a non-Government guaranteed loan worth 80 million euros (US$87.8 million) to implement the southern Việt Nam power …

Vietnam is one of six top countries with the highest vaccine coverage rate, but it is still “timid” and “lacks confidence” in reopening international tourism, an expert says. Tran Dinh Thien, a member of the prime minister’s economic advisory group, said Vietnam is not pushing itself enough as a safe …

Trinh Van Quyet, chairman of real estate developer FLC, is working with authorities to “verify information.” An official of the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigative Police Agency, who did not want to be named, said Monday that they were working on “verifying” information regarding Quyet and have not taken legal …

SCG and its member companies have supported and accompanied authorities and people in Hai Duong during the Covid-19 pandemic. As Vietnam resumes socio-economic activities and embraces the new normal, aiming to help students stay healthy and Covid-19 free during the back-to-school season, SCG collaborated with Hai Duong Provincial Youth Union …

Vietjet has resumed its international route to Da Nang in central Vietnam from Bangkok, Thailand, boosting post-pandemic recovery of tourism and trade connectivity across the region. The flight Sunday departed from Thailand’s capital Bangkok to Da Nang City as well as the central region, carrying over a hundred passengers, including …

A man watching the market’s movement on his computer. — Photo diendandoanhnghiep.vn  HÀ NỘI — The market opened the week on a negative note, with both benchmark indices losing more than 1 per cent, as selling pressure weighed on investors’ sentiment from the beginning of the session.  The VN-Index on the …

  A petrol station in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trần Việt  Compiled by Mai Hương People and businesses are expecting petrol prices will drop substantially from next month after the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on March 23 passed the resolution on reduction of environmental protection tax rates …

   A press conference to introduce the sixth VCCA took place in the city late last week. — Photo courtesy of organisers  HÀ NỘI — The sixth Việt Nam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA) will be held in HCM City from April 8-9, the event’s organisers have announced.  The upcoming event “Automation …

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index plunged 1.02 percent to 1,483.18 points Monday, its biggest drop in 10 sessions, as many speculative stocks hit the floor. The index started off in the red and gradually declined throughout the day before closing over 15 points lower. Trading value on the Ho Chi Minh Stock …

Shinhan Bank Vietnam on Monday announced the appointment of Kang Gew Won as its CEO, replacing Lee Taekyung after a year at the helm. Won joined the South Korea’s bank in 1995 and started working in Vietnam from 2011. Before the appointment, Won was the deputy general director of corporate …