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Reference exchange rate going up on January 9

Hanoi, Jan. 9 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,127 VND/USD on January 9, up 2 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling ra... Read More


Solid grounds for double-digit growth in 2026: Press conference

Hanoi, Jan. 9 -- The Government will focus on consolidating and enhancing the effectiveness of traditional growth drivers, while strongly promoting and leveraging new growth engines to achieve double-... Read More


Slow dam construction leaves Sunamganj's Haor farmers on edge

Sunamganj, Jan. 9 -- Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting c... Read More


Official lauds humanitarian significance of campaign to rebuild homes for disaster victims

Hanoi, Jan. 9 -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien highlighted the profound humanitarian significance of the "Quang Trung Campaign," launched to rebuild homes for people af... Read More


Legal proceedings launched against Hoang Thi Hong Thai for anti-State propaganda

Hanoi, Jan. 9 -- The Security Agency for Investigation under the Hanoi Department of Public Security has issued decisions to initiate criminal proceedings against and detain Hoang Thi Hong Thai (born ... Read More


Resolution No.57: Lao Cai makes strides in digital transformation

Lao Cai, Jan. 9 -- Many effective digital and knowledge-based models have been deployed simultaneously in remote and mountainous areas of Lao Cai province, marking an important step in promoting digit... Read More


Thailand targets pet food, frozen poultry as key export drivers in 2026

Bangkok, Jan. 9 -- The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) of Thailand has identified pet food and frozen poultry as strategic "spearheads" to penetrate both traditional and emerging markets wor... Read More


Pepper exports hit record high in 2025

HCM City, Jan. 9 -- Vietnam's pepper exports maintained strong growth momentum in late 2025, lifting total export turnover in the year to a record 1.66 billion USD, the highest level ever recorded by ... Read More


Wartime bomb safely detonated in Tuyen Quang

Tuyen Quang, Jan. 9 -- A bomb left over from the war was safely destroyed in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on January 8, local authorities said. The device, which still had its detonator intac... Read More


Agricultural envoys ordered to boost Thai crop exports

Bangkok, Jan. 9 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister of Thailand Thammanat Prompao on January 8 instructed agricultural attaches in 11 countries to step up efforts to expand overseas sale... Read More