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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.69% to 1,234.6 points Thursday with foreign investors ending a seven-session net selling streak. The index closed 8.57 points lower after losing 34.23 points Wednesday. It is now at its lowest since Aug. 2. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange fell by 29.1% to …

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City for running a transnational prostitution ring involving beauty queens and models. Le Hoang Long, a native of northern Hai Phong City, is under investigation for “brokering sex services.” Police said he is the manager of several Vietnamese artists and …

Vietnam has set its reference rate for the Vietnamese dong at a record low as the greenback strengthens globally amid economic uncertainty. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on Thursday set the reference rate for the Vietnamese dong at VND23,281, the weakest since at least 2005, according to data compiled …