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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 1.55% to 1040.55 points Wednesday, a strong recovery from a five-session losing streak last week. The index closed nearly 16 points higher after gaining 3 points on Tuesday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 27% to VND8.26 trillion ($348.16 million). The …

The Communist Party’s 13th Central Committee introduced a presidential candidate at an extraordinary meeting Wednesday. The National Assembly will hold a meeting later to formally elect the president for the 2021-2026 term. According to Vietnamese Constitution 2013, the president is head of state, representing the country in internal and external …

Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department has received a pangolin found on the roof of a parking house in the city’s downtown. The pangolin was detected Tuesday by Bui Kim Hoang, 61, who works at the parking lot in District 1’s Da Kao Ward. Hoang said he saw the …