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One late afternoon in April, the four soundproof rooms at a vocal center on Kim Nguu Street in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung District were packed with students. Kien, a 33-year-old student, stood in front of the microphone and sang along to the music and the instructor’s rhythmic conductor-like arm motions. …

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has bought US$4.9 billion from commercial banks in the first four months to increase the national foreign exchange reserves. It bought nearly $1 billion last month alone, Ministry of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a meeting Friday. VNDirect analysts forecast that …

Tuition at the most expensive international school in Ho Chi Minh City is set to hit VND924 million (about US$39,500) for the upcoming school year. HCMC now has 13 international schools and nine private institutions which have foreign investment and curricula. For the upcoming school year, many will raise tuition …