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Vietnam April inflation at 4-year high
Vietnam's inflation rate in April was 0.33%, the highest month-on-month increase since 2012, with the prices of most goods and services rising, according to the government's new data.
Congestion makes Hanoi buses unpopular choice
Public buses services in Hanoi, once very popular, have been losing around 150,000 passengers every day this year as many people have become unhappy with traffic jams.
Dead whale washed to shore in central Vietnam
A body of a whale was washed to shore in Thua Thien-Hue Province on April 23 and locals believe it is just another victim of the industrial pollution that has been killing fish in mass in recent days.
Central Vietnam gets heavy hailstorms amid crushing drought
Several provinces in the central region were hit by the worst hailstorms in many years on April 22-23, which damaged houses and destroyed large areas of farmland.
Vietnam's auto firm Thaco plans US$1.3 billion expansion
Thaco, which controls nearly 45% of Vietnam's auto market share, plans to spend VND30.11 trillion (US$1.33 billion) expanding its manufacturing and retail activities over the next three years, local media reported on April 23.
Seafood exports set to grow 6.3% this year after sharp fall
New free trade deals with EU and Asian markets are expected to increase Vietnam’s seafood exports to more than US$7 billion this year, a trade group has said.
South Africa consulate donates houses to celebrate Freedom Day
The South African consulate in Ho Chi Minh City has donated 20 houses to 20 poor families in Ben Tre Province as part of its program to mark the 22nd anniversary of South Africa’s Freedom Day (April 27).
Mass fish deaths in central Vietnam point finger at industrial wastewater discharge
A fisherman in the central province of Ha Tinh has reported to local authorities that he saw a sewage pipe a Taiwanese steel manufacturer may have installed to discharge wastewater directly into the sea in an area where a huge number of fish have died recently.
Vietnam testing bird flu vaccine on humans
Vietnam has started the second stage of human trials of an indigenous bird-flu vaccine, testing its immunization effect.
House prices in Vietnam may have bottomed out: industry group
House prices in Vietnam may have hit bottom and are likely to remain stable before rising again in 2018, industry insiders have said at a recent conference in Hanoi.