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Gold prices ease

Gold prices ease

SJC gold price dropped 0.07% from Friday closing price to VND67.3 million ($2,860.79) per tael Saturday morning. Gold ring price fell 0.18% to VND55.85 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold dipped on Friday in a volatile week that saw bullion prices north of …

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Inflation likely to be 3.9-4.8% this year: finance ministry

Inflation likely to be 3.9-4.8% this year: finance ministry

The Ministry of Finance expects 3.9-4.8% inflation this year as against a target of 4.5%. According to the General Statistics Office, in March the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 3.4-3.5% from the same period last year. In the first quarter prices are expected to rise by 4.2-4.3% year-on-year, with …

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Travelers struggle with Vietnam’s e-visa procedures

Foreign tourists entering Vietnam are complaining that struggles with the country’s e-visa process have forced them to postpone flights and pay brokers four times the official visa cost instead. Australian tourist Melissa had planned to fly her family to Vietnam from Bali on December 21 last year. So, she applied …

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