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Each Vietnamese to bear additional US$180 of public debt by year end
From now until the end of the year, total public debt could reach VND3,000,000 billion (US$134.5 billion) and each Vietnamese will shoulder an additional VND4 million (nearly US$180) of public debt.
Rare photos of wartime in North Vietnam
Below are color and black and white photographs selected from hundreds of photos taken in northern Vietnam during the resistance war against the US and the 1979 border war by German war correspondent Thomas Billhardt.
Coffee chains crushed in retail premise war
Rents of hundreds of millions of dong a month have forced many coffee chains to leave the market.
Agricultural seed market worth billions of dollars
Considered a lucrative market with value worth of up to billions of dollars, the seed market can only attract five to six Vietnamese companies, leaving openings for foreign seed companies.
Hanoi houses submerged after typhoon Dianmu
Five days after typhoon Dianmu went through Hanoi, many houses in Tu Lien Ward in Tay Ho District are still flooded.
Industrial zones getting hot again
Investors have poured money into industrial zone (IZ) projects again and many large-scale projects will be completed in the time to come.
Existing airports left idle, new airports built
While many airports in the Mekong Delta are still idle, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is considering building new ones.
Vietnam suffers as China sets trade barriers on farm produce
Since Vietnam heavily relies on China, a major import/export market, it has encountered difficulties as China has tightened cross-border imports and set barriers to Vietnamese farm produce.
Will FPT Shop fall into Thai or Japanese hands?
Sources say that FPT Shop, which has announced that it is seeking investors, has met foreign partners who are well-known in the business world.
OTT app developers look for new platforms
The OTT (over the top) market in which apps for messaging free of charge on the internet has cooled down after a hot period.