Sunway Construction Group (SunCon), part of tycoon Jeffrey Cheah’s Sunway conglomerate, has secured a RM1.02 billion (US$249 million) engineering contract…
Read MoreNo plane ticket, no turning back: Russian illusionist cycles 12,000 km home from Phuket in 86 days
Russian traveller and professional illusionist Andrei Pavlov completed an extraordinary 86-day journey from Phuket, Thailand, to his home in Crimea,…
Read MoreSingapore layoffs climb to 5-year high in Q2
Some 4,500 workers in Singapore were retrenched in April-June, the highest quarterly figure in more than five years, driven by…
Read MoreDollar weakens against dong
The U.S. dollar slipped against the Vietnamese dong Monday morning as it fell against the yen after joint intervention by…
Read MoreUS to make visa bond program permanent for people from 50 countries, including Cambodia
The U.S. State Department will make permanent a visa bond program that could require applicants from 50 countries, mostly from…
Read MoreDragon fruit prices shoot up as rains affect yield
Prolonged rains have hit dragon fruit output and doubled farm-gate prices since May to VND15,000 (US$0.57) per kilogram.
Read MoreGold prices gain
Gold bullion prices in Vietnam rose Monday morning amid gains in the global market.
Read More5 killed, 41 missing after Indonesian passenger vessel fire
At least five people were killed and 41 remained missing after the passenger ferry KMP Mutiara Sentosa II off Indonesia's…
Read MoreFloods, whirlwinds kill 3 children in northern Vietnam
Floods and severe weather between July 31 and Aug. 2 left three children dead, one adult injured, and caused widespread…
Read MoreVietnam only Southeast Asian country with declining gold demand in Q2
Vietnam was the only country in Southeast Asia with a declining gold bar and coin demand in the second quarter,…
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