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Mobile World to tie up with F88 for consumer credit

Mobile World to tie up with F88 for consumer credit

Electronics retailer Mobile World is set to offer consumer loans of up to VND10 million ($435), and plans to sign a deal with credit provider F88 next week. The loans will carry interest of 1.1 percent a month. Customers need to repay within 12 months. They can get a loan …

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Central Vietnam to receive heavy rains from Typhoon Rai

Typhoon Rai in combination with a cold spell will cause heavy rains across provinces from Thua Thien Hue to Khanh Hoa starting Saturday night. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the eye of the storm lay 580 kilometers (360 miles) to the southeast of the south central province …

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Ta Xua: where you can sit on cloud nine…actually

In Vietnam’s northern highlands, replete with breathtaking scenery, one commune offers something extra special: a chance to commune directly with the clouds and get close to the stars. Around 200km west of Hanoi, the commune, named after a mountain that it hosts, is an emerging tourism hotspot for good reason. …

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