Vietnam and Laos will cooperate in developing the Nam Leng hydropower project in Laos ’ northern province of Phongsaly.
Saigontourist Travel Service Co provided on-shore services to around 2,000 passengers, mainly from Italy, Spain, and the UK, who arrived on board the five-star cruise ship Costa Classica at HCM City's Navi Oil Port, on Jan. 12.
Vietnam hopes to send 90,000 labourers abroad this year, nearly 2,000 more than last year's figure, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department.
Around 183,000 foreign tourists visited Hanoi during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent.
Stocks advanced steadily yesterday, with benchmark indices posting gains on both national stock exchanges.
Shares on both national stock exchanges rebounded on Dec. 28 as many investors began to hunt bargains.
Shares tumbled again yesterday on both national stock exchanges after a brief rising session on Wednesday, with the two indices losing value.
This year will be the first time credit growth is allocated by the State Bank of Vietnam for credit institutions based on performance.
Trading exploded on the HCM Stock Exchange on Jan. 9 – driven largely by soaring trades in Sacombank (STB) shares and halting the recent decline of the VN-Index. However, stocks continued to slide on the Hanoi bourse due to weak demand.
Following introduction of the new benchmark VN30 index, another new stock index will probably be created to serve foreign investors, according to Le Yen Quynh, a member of the committee established to oversee the VN30.
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