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The difference in box-office performance between Vietnamese and foreign movies currently playing in cinemas cannot be starker. While many local flicks have lost tens of billions of dong (VND10 billion = US$420,600), international titles are breaking all sorts of records. For starters, within just four days South Korean comedy “Bong …

At commercial banks Friday afternoon, every U.S. dollar for the first time ever fetched VND24,000, a hike of over 4.7% so far this year. At Vietcombank, the price was listed at VND24,000 respectively, increasing VND50 compared to Thursday. For its part, BIDV sold the U.S. dollar for VND24,010, an increase …

Three police officers who beat up two boys with batons and helmets on the street have been dismissed from the force while another lost his position. Captain Chau Minh Trung, Lieutenant Nguyen Quang Thai and Senior Lieutenant Doan Tan Phong were sacked from the police force, Lam Thanh Sol, director …