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Reference exchange rate going down on December 31

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,121 VND/USD on December 31, down 3 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceili... Read More


Vietnam on right track to shape growth for next 5-10 years

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- An article published on siliconcanals.com, an English-language technology media platform and online news site of the Netherlands, has highlighted that Vietnam has carried out its mos... Read More


Ho Chi Minh City likely to face shortage of qualified workers in 2026

HCM City, Dec. 31 -- Ho Chi Minh City's labour market is projected to continue experiencing a shortfall of suitably qualified workers in 2026, Nguyen Van Hanh Thuc, Director of the city's Centre for E... Read More


Malaysia secures over 13 billion USD in Q3 digital investment

Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 31 -- Malaysia recorded 54.13 billion MYR (13.37 billion USD) in approved Malaysia Digital (MD) investments in the third quarter, generating 21,815 high-value jobs across 402 digita... Read More


Nearly 500 containers of Vietnamese tea released from Pakistan's Karachi Port

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- After being stuck at Karachi Port in Pakistan for an extended period due to border tensions and conflict blocking exports to Afghanistan, nearly 500 containers of Vietnamese tea have... Read More


Vietnam's Doi Moi success fuels pride among OVs in Malaysia

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- More than four decades of Doi Moi (renewal) have transformed Vietnam from a struggling economy into one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing, a transition that instils great pride in ... Read More


Vietnam's outreach to overseas community signals open policy shift: AVTN President

Sydney, Dec. 31 -- The Vietnamese Party and State's efforts to launch forums for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to voice opinions on major national issues reflect an "open, progressive and consistent minds... Read More


Indonesia faces heavy budget pressure for post-disaster reconstruction in Sumatra

Jakarta, Dec. 31 -- Indonesia's Centre of Reform on Economics (CORE) estimated that the cost of restoring physical infrastructure across three disaster-hit provinces in Sumatra will exceed 77 trillion... Read More


State President's decisions presented to military officers for UN peacekeeping missions

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on December 31 to hand over the State President's decisions to deploy four officers to UN peacekeeping missions. The office... Read More


Fuel prices fall on 2025's last day

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance announced the latest fuel price adjustment, effective from 15:00 on December 31, with all petrol and oil products witne... Read More