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Senior Colonel Vu Huy Le, captain of a ship that participated in a 1988 battle to protect Spratly Islands against China, died Friday, aged 76. Le, who died of illness, would have his funeral held at his own home in Hai An District in the northern port city of Hai …

The Ministry of Construction has sought a low-interest loan of VND4.3 trillion ($183.7 million) to undertake 11 social housing and apartment renovation projects. It has called on the State Bank of Vietnam to instruct banks to lend the money at 2% interest from now through 2023. The money is needed …

The stock settlement cycle is set to be shortened by four hours, enabling investors to receive their share or money on the second morning after a transaction. Thus, from August 29, they will get them at 11-11:30 a.m on the second day (T+2) instead of the current 3:30-4 p.m. Now …