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QR payments make Vietnam more convenient for international visitors

Ho Chi Minh City, Sept. 28 -- Cross-border QR payments are making it easier for international visitors to spend in Vietnam, allowing them to use familiar payment apps from home while giving local busi... Read More


Top legislator stresses importance of sound policies, robust regulations, consistent legal system, smooth enforcement

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man emphasised on September 28 that legislative work must focus on policy quality rather than the number of legal provisions, with laws d... Read More


ADB approves 1.5 billion USD loan to help Philippines mitigate impact of Middle East conflict

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 1.5 billion USD loan to support the Philippines in mitigating the socio-economic impacts of the conflict in the Middle East, particul... Read More


Statecraft leaves strong imprint on Vietnam's diplomacy

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- As General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam just concluded his trip to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assemb... Read More


Addressing bottlenecks to improve administrative system operations

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- After more than a year of nationwide implementation of the two-tier local administration model and efforts to streamline the organisational apparatus, Vietnam has demonstrated that ... Read More


Vietnam eyes building national brands for cultural industries

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- Vietnam has set targets for cultural industries to contribute 7% of GDP and for Vietnam to develop five to 10 national cultural-industry brands in promising sectors such as film, pe... Read More


Singapore to make mRNA vaccines to boost pandemic readiness

Singapore, Sept. 28 -- Singapore is looking at supporting the development and production of new mRNA influenza vaccines here, which will greatly boost the nation's pandemic preparedness and is key to ... Read More


Lawmakers press for transparent power pricing, tighter cost controls

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- The draft law amending and supplementing several articles of the Electricity Law was discussed at the first conference of full-time National Assembly deputies in Hanoi on September ... Read More


Vietnamese, Cambodian inspectors reinforce collaboration

Hanoi, Sept. 28 -- Government Inspector-General Nguyen Quoc Doan hosted a welcoming ceremony and held talks with Cambodian Minister of Inspection Sok Soken in Hanoi on September 28. Doan said Vietnam... Read More


Malaysia among fast-growing Asia-Pacific economies in 2026: Moody's Analytics

Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 28 -- Malaysia is among six major Asia-Pacific economies expected to record faster real gross domestic product (GDP) growth than China in 2026, supported by its integration into th... Read More