ODA disbursement slows down to a crawl
The Cat Linh - Ha Dong railway project in Hanoi. It is one of ODA-funded transportation projects. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.
Vietnam disbursed a measly...
Province wants Phu Quoc named economic zone
The plan to turn Phu Quoc into an SEZ was first approved in August 2018. Photo courtesy of Kien Giang Province.
Kien Giang authorities want...
Central bank cuts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
The rate cut will take effect from September 16. Photo by AFP.
The State Bank of Vietnam announced Friday it would cut various interest rates...
In Vietnam, foreign seafood prices drop due to increase in imports
An employee of the seafood supplier Dao Hai San in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City holds a lobster imported from the U.S....
Central bank clamps down on corporate bond growth
Modern apartment buildings in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Shutterstock/TommyTeo.
Vietnam's central bank has directed commercial banks to stop purchasing corporate...
Dragon fruits stuck at border as China implements tighter import regulations
Hundreds of containers stuck at the Tan Thanh border gate on October 19, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/K.M.
Hundreds of dragon fruit containers are stuck at...
Metro trains delivery to take another four months
An artist's impression of the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station metro train. Photo courtesy of the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board.
The arrival of the first train...
Work to begin on central section of North-South Expressway
An artist's impression of the Cam Lo - La Son Expressway. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport.
Construction work on a VND7.7 trillion ($331...
Vietnam likely to keep dong strong this year
Several securities companies forecast that the dong/dollar exchange rate is unlikely to change by more than 2-3 percent. Photo by VnExpress/Anh Tu.
Vietnam has room...
Start date for Hanoi’s first metro route uncertain: Transport Ministry
A Cat Linh Ha Dong Metro train runs on trial in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.
A date can’t be set for Hanoi’s first metro...
