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Farmers in Nhat Tan Ward, Hanoi, are busy with harvesting their daisies, with the promise of lucrative returns.

Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea vowed to raise the two-way trade value to US$100 billion by 2020.

Hai Phong city has adopted a resolution to zone off nearly 5,800 hectares for hi-tech farms over the next 13 years.

Hilton has announced a further expansion of its Vietnamese portfolio by signing two management agreements with two affiliates of the BRG Group for DoubleTree by Hilton Vung Tau in Vung Tau and Hilton Garden Inn Saigon in Ho Chi

The domestic retail price of RON 92 petroleum increased by VNĐ434 to trade at a maximum of VNĐ18, 580 (81 US cents) per litre, as of 3pm on Monday.

About 5,000 employees in textile, aquaculture and bamboo and rattan sectors in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa have lost jobs after their workplaces struck by Storm Damrey.

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province targets to attract US$4 billion worth of foreign direct investment in 80 projects for 2017-2020.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc announced on November 17 that it has approved an investment plan for a 54 million USD solar power plant project funded by Indian Tata Power Company.

There was no foundation to say that Vietnamese people transferred US$3 billion from Vietnam to the United States for house purchase, Le Minh Hung, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, said.

As a coal importer, Vietnam will pay substantially more for energy source in coming years, according to recent analysis.

With a continuous year-on-year decline in sales this year, the domestic auto industry is unlikely to achieve the 10 per cent growth predicted by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

Startups are a “promised land” for new graduates as they will present many employment opportunities in the near future, according to the latest report from the Navigos Group.

Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) boast a lot of potentials to promote economic cooperation, especially to raise bilateral trade, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17.

At present, 65% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still find it difficult to seek potential foreign partners and investors due to the lack of co-ordination and a high-skilled labour force.

Weak finance is preventing start-up firms from hiring talented employees, said Nguyen Duc Hai, co-founder and training director of VietFounder.

Four- and five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have seen a slight decline in room rates although the rising number of tourists has resulted in an increase in occupancy rates at high-end hotels.

The remaining members of the TPP should leave the door open for a US return, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Nikkei Inc. President and CEO Mr. Naotoshi Okada as well as Mr. Tsuyoshi Hasebe, Editor-in-Chief of The Nikkei.

Ant Financial enters into MoU with NAPAS that enables Chinese tourists to use Alipay when travelling in Vietnam.

Domestic Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco in October together operated 18,392 flights on time, accounting for 89.4% of the total flights, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.