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The Ministry of Finance has agreed to factor in an increase in the transportation cost of importing fuel, which will enable a hike in retail prices. The costs will now be VND290-560 (1.2-2.3 cents) higher for a liter of gas and VND160-660 for diesel, and reflected in retail prices from …

Thai company EGATi has called off its proposed 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Quang Tri due to lack of funding and Vietnam’s new clean energy commitments. It has informed authorities in the central province it will no longer pursue the VND50-trillion (US$2 billion) project, which was approved in 2013 but …

Apple supplier Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant on Monday kicked off a fresh recruitment drive seeking workers, saying that it would offer staff who had left in recent weeks a one-off bonus of 500 yuan ($69.28) should they return. New workers will be offered a salary of 30 yuan ($4.16) per hour, …