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VPBank completes first $300 million international bonds issue

Private creditor VPBank has issued $300 million worth of 3-year international bonds to Asian and European investors.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:57:00

Council set up to assess express railway project

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has set up a State council to look into the North-South express railway project. This decision comes after the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) presented significantly different cost estimates for construction of the rail line.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:55:00

In pictures: #Vietnam this week

Check out some of the most stunning Instagram photos of #Vietnam this week.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:44:00

Potential risks for exports to U.S.

Vietnam’s exports to the United States have recently soared, bringing about opportunities to both gain more market shares in the states and potential risks.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:41:00

HCMC installs monitoring station on flood-prone street

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are trialing a flood monitoring station with a warning system on a flood-prone street.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:39:00

Interest rates to remain on hold through 2019

The State Bank of Vietnam would hold its benchmark refinancing and discount rate at 6.25 per cent and 4.25 per cent, respectively, along with its 14 per cent credit growth target to be kept for the remainder of 2019, Fitch Solutions analysts have predicted.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:36:00

Vietnam, Cambodia boost cooperation in front work

Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Hau A Lenh has hailed great contributions of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM) to the implementation of cooperation programmes agreed by the two countries’ leaders.

Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 06:34:00