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An MoU signed on Friday by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) will help accelerate the green growth strategy. The MoU on strengthening cooperation between MPI, BCG and partners was officially announced during the “Vietnam-Korea economic forum” held on Friday. The event was …

John had never thought of air conditioners as something he needed in life. Until he spent a summer in Hanoi, that is. When he and his wife first moved from Shanghai to Hanoi in 2015 for work, the couple rented a rooftop apartment in the capital city, and quickly regretted …

The HCMC police have arrested Russian man Maksim Zubkov, 41, for allegedly running six companies that lent money at usurious rates. After monitoring the six companies, which have their offices in Binh Thanh District, and noticing suspicious signs, they carried out raids in April, seized documents and other data related …

A future Ho Chi Minh City port is expected to contribute up to VND40 trillion ($1.69 billion) annually to the national budget while also creating tens of thousands of jobs. According to a document on the construction of the Can Gio Port, sent from the Ho Chi Minh City Department …

Indonesian livestreamer Christine Febriyanti stood in a room crammed with clothes in Jakarta, hawking colorful garments to hundreds of viewers on a TikTok livestream for a local fashion brand. “For the Vitamin C kind of girls, you’ll fulfill all of your nutrient needs with these orange pants,” the 25-year-old told …

The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, two days after leading an aborted mutiny, on Monday said he never intended to overthrow the government, while Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Wagner fighters who stood down. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin gave few clues about his own fate, including his whereabouts, or …

More than 90% of the world’s marine food supplies are at risk from environmental changes such as rising temperatures and pollution, with top producers like China, Norway and the United States facing the biggest threat, new research showed on Monday. “Blue food” includes more than 2,190 species of fish, shellfish, …

Several electronic devices, including remote controls and an LED billboard, have been found scrambling smart keys in Hanoi. Nguyen Phuong Dong, director of the Area 1 Radio Frequency Center under the Authority of Radio Frequency Management at the Ministry of Information and Communications, said on Sunday the unit had dispatched …

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed during their talks that their two nations would maintain peace and stability at sea. During talks with Premier Li on Monday in Beijing, Chinh suggested that the two sides implement a high-level of mutual understanding and agree on …

A 12th grader in northern Quang Ninh Province drowned as he tried to swim across a river as part of a competition. Tran Dinh Khiem, a student at Tran Nhan Tong High School, drowned on Sunday as he and his team tried to swim across the Cam River as part …