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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.82% to 1,270.81 points Tuesday thanks to strong buying pressure in the last trading hour. The index closed 10.38 points higher after losing 8.75 points on Monday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 5.27% to VND14.06 trillion ($599.9 million). The VN-30 …

Japan may lift requirements for pre-departure Covid-19 tests for travelers and raise daily caps on entrants, domestic media have reported. Japan has some of the strictest pandemic border measures among major economies, requiring travelers to present a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of departure. The government may soon …

The defense industry needs to be closely linked with other sectors to serve both military and civilian purposes, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said. Speaking at a conference in Hanoi on Monday, Chinh said in the past, the defense industry has achieved important results with its increasingly diversified and quality …