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Shops in HCM City are racing to meet expected high demand for special gifts for International Women’s Day on March 8.

The US has cut its anti-dumping tariffs imposed on Vietnamese shrimp sharply to the average level of 0.93% from the previous figure of 6.37%.

Vietnam Construction Bank has been take over by the State Bank of Vietnam to prevent uncertainty in the market over its negative capital flow.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to maintain an investment term of 70 years for the Taiwan-invested Formosa project in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Vietnam electricity prices will rise 7.5 percent from March 16 to cover mounting losses at the state-owned power provider.

Around 6,900 businesses were established in February across the nation with a total registered capital of over 45.8 trillion VND (2.2 billion USD), up 0.47 percent and 44.6 percent from January, respectively.

The central province of Nghe An yesterday granted investment licences to eight projects and signed deals worth over US$967 million at a meeting in Vinh City.

New uniforms for Vietnam Airlines flight and cabin crew have been met with criticism, but also credit for the change, from the public.

The Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade and the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam were listed on “The Banking 500 - The world's most valuable banking brands of 2015” conducted by Brand Finance.

Thousands of unclaimed containers are stacking up at Vietnam's ports, raising concerns that port facilities were becoming waste dumps.

Vietnam's rice exports have dropped sharply in value after Thailand began dumping surplus grain on the market, China placed restrictions on imports, and India and Myanmar cut their prices.

Vietnam Airlines has introduced a wardrobe change for its pilots and flight attendants, with uniforms designed by Minh Hanh.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is currently appraising the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)’s proposal to adjust the price of power and will submit a report to the Prime Minister within March, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office

Vietnam’s richest person, real estate magnate Pham Nhat Vuong, made the Forbes Magazine world’s list of top billionaires for the third consecutive year in a row.

Hanoi's Old Quarter is a popular draw for tourists and locals alike, mostly curious about the many tiny shops, some only a few square metres, that squeeze out on to the streets.

Two Vietnamese entrepreneurs have been recognized by Forbes as among the top 50 powerful businesswomen in Asia.

HCM City transport department wants the transport ministry to deal with unlicensed operators using the Uber taxi service.

Vietnam Airlines wants to buy the domestic passenger terminal at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport from the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

Trade ministers from 10 Southeast Asian countries pledged yesterday to break down further non-tariff barriers to boost intra-regional trade as they seek closer economic integration.