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Policymakers are continuing to debate whether it’s necessary to put an ownership duration on apartments, a policy proposed by the Ministry of Construction but opposed by the public. As the construction ministry continues to work on a draft bill to modify the Housing Law, most government officials have approved placing …

Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have approved a VND256-billion ($10 million) renovation of a historical prison on Con Dao Archipelago, once dubbed “Hell on Earth.” The work will include upgrades to Ma Thien Lanh Bridge, which was built by hundreds of prisoners during the French colonial …

U.S.-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India – Russia’s top outlet for seaborne crude – have been settled in other currencies. The dollar’s pre-eminence has periodically been called into question and yet it has continued …