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Most Asian markets fell Friday following a broadly healthy week, with traders hoping for fresh Chinese moves to help the country's troubled property sector after officials called on banks to provide support.

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming 6 million foreign visitors who will spend around 190 trillion VND (7.8 billion USD) next year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Many self-modified three-wheeled vehicles still operate in Hanoi despite being banned.

The central region of Vietnam has been forecasted to face heavy rains in some days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Environmental protection is viewed as a focal, consistent, and priority task during the management, preservation, and sustainable promotion of the world natural heritage site of Ha Long Bay, stated head of the bay management board Vu Kien Cuong.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng on Thursday confirmed that there are over 700 Vietnamese citizens that have been identified among the foreigners rescued from scam casino operations in northern Myanmar.

Teachers and students at the Tay Ho Primary School in the central city of Danang are offering free meals to disadvantaged people in the area.

The retail prices of petrol were revised down by over VND500 per litre from 3pm on November 23 in the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has prepared for heavy rains which have been forecasted to cause severe floods in the locality.

Garment and textile firms are urged to flexibly implement measures to bring into full play market opportunities and promote growth, so as to fulfil the set goal of over 40 billion USD in export revenue this year.

A poor woman in the central highlands province of Dak Lak is in desperate need of financial support to help cover treatment for her breast cancer.

Vietjet has opened new routes connecting Perth and Adelaide cities of Australia with Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest metropolis.

Oil extended losses Thursday after OPEC announced the shock delay of a key policy meeting, suggesting fresh upheaval in the bloc, while equities struggled after two US reports dented recent euphoria over the future of interest rates.

Ambulances were on standby Thursday morning as Indian rescuers dug through the final metres of debris separating them from 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for nearly two weeks.

A Danish Sustainable Agriculture and Food delegation has just arrived in HCM City to exchange experiences and innovative solutions in sustainable and resource-efficient food and agriculture with their local counterparts and business partners.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved VND350 billion (USD14.52 million) for implementing a fish port and storm shelter project in the central province of Quang Binh.

People in Vietnam will be able to observe a Full Beaver Moon on November 27, according to Dang Vu Tuan Son, president of the Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association.

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse will pay an official visit to Japan from November 27 – 30 at the invitation of the Japanese State, said a communiqué of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 22.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 22 for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos Saleumxay Kommasith, who is in Vietnam to co-chair the 10th Vietnam-Laos foreign ministerial-level consultation.