Economy
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Farmers reap benefits of planting local trees
A former plunderer of valuable trees in the nation’s forests is now making a decent living from planting and nurturing them.
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More banks to repurchase bad debts from VAMC
After a period of actively selling non-performing loans to the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), banks are buying back the debts from the VAMC to handle by themselves.
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Shares rise higher, led by property and energy
Shares advanced in both local markets on May 12, driven by property developers and energy companies.
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SME development fund offers 560 billion VND aid package
The Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Fund has launched a financial aid package worth 560 billion VND (24.64 million USD) for SMEs, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investm
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Vietnam Airlines celebrates 10,000th int’l flight to Da Nang
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines held a ceremony to commemorate its 10,000th international flight to the central province of Da Nang on May 10.
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Vietnam’s sugar inventory reaches record high in April
Total sugar inventory at factories and trading companies by the end of April reached a record high in the history of the local sugar industry, according to the Vietnam Sugar Cane and Sugar Association
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Almost 700 Vietnamese firms lose export licences to US
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the import licences of 679 Vietnamese food and beverage manufactureres that did not re-register with the agency as required, or did so wit
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PetroVietnam subsidiary exploits 10 million Sahara oil barrels
A joint venture of the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP), Groupment Bir Seba (GBRS), has produced 10 million barrels of oil after 20 months of exploitation in Algeria’s Sahara
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Binh Duong records four-month trade surplus
The southern province of Binh Duong posted a trade surplus of more than 2.26 billion USD in the first four month of 2017.
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Vietnam Airlines earns over 560 billion VND in profit in Q1
The Vietnam Airlines Group earned syndicated revenue of 21.2 trillion VND (932.4 million USD) in the first quarter of this year, up 12.5 percent against last year, with pre-tax syndicated profit appro
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Can Tho seeks ways to export bananas to Republic of Korea
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and a Korean company, which provides fresh fruits and agricultural products for supermarkets and commercial centres, discussed ways to export local bananas to the Repu
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Saigon Co.op launches organic brand
Saigon Co.op on May 8 unveiled the Co.op Organic brand and introduced four groups of organic products.
