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A senior Vietnamese official has stated that Ho Chi Minh City is appreciative of its cooperation with Cuba, which spans many areas including bio-technology, medicine, infrastructure, tourism and food processing.

Vietnam has reported several criminal cases related to counterfeit credit cards and the situation may get worse in the future.

The new policy that requires workers, who want to work in South Korea, to deposit VND 100 million, has become a big challenge for them.

Vietnam's balance of trade hit a US$176 million surplus in the month of August, according to the General Department of Customs.

The World Trade Organisation has acknowledged Vietnam’s efforts in introducing trade policies, in line with WTO rules and regulations, since it joined the organisation in January 2007.

Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group plans to cut around 14,000 labourers of their 26,000 workforce due to operational difficulties.

Singapore has become the most dynamic economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after it scored 61.9 points in t he Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index 2013.

Vietnam has many advantages for marine tourism development, however, the country still fails to develop its marine tourism services.

Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has said the New Zealand government will continue providing official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam at a steady level.

Petrolimex’s pre-tax profit in its fuel trading in the first half of this year has drawn some scepticism but, a firm official stood by the figure.

The Ministry of Information and Communications is expected to formally restructure the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group this month, according to Minister Nguyen Bac Son.

The Vietnamese tourism industry is lacking able personnel even though the industry is growing and greeting more tourists each year.

Singapore’s Sembcorp Development Group plans to develop more industrial parks in Vietnam in the future, announced the group’s CEO Kelvin Teo.

The Prime Minister asked the ministries of Health and Finance on Thursday to report the high price of milk on the local market.

Vietnam aims to record US$30 billion from border trade by 2020, according to a development plan approved recently by the Prime Minister.

The international community has pledged to provide Vietnam total ODA of nearly USD80 billion over the past two decades.

The Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be re-opened on September 20 after a five-month upgrade.

The Tuan Chau Group and US-based ISC Corporation yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a project to build a US$7.5 billion entertainment and hotel complex in the Van Don economic zone.

The MoNRE has proposed to re-evaluate the construction of two hydropower projects due to their potential environmental pollution.