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Mekong Delta capital Can Tho will build a two-kilometer embankment along the Tra Noc River to protect riverine families. Costing VND270 billion ($10.87 million), including more than VND100 billion from the central budget and the rest from the city’s budget, the project will be carried out by the municipal Irrigation …

Street vendors have set up food and refreshment stalls along a railroad track in Hanoi and sell them when there are no trains passing by.     Vendors set up stalls near Hanoi rail tracks Too close for comfort: vendors set up stalls near Hanoi rail tracks

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.06 percent to 1027.36 points Friday with foreign net sale surging 18 times. The index closed 0.65 points lower after gaining 34.65 points on Thursday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 20% to VND13.35 trillion ($537.55 million). Foreign investors were net …