BUSINESS

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Vietnam eyes $23B trade surplus for 2026

Vietnam eyes $23B trade surplus for 2026

Vietnam aims to boost trade surplus by 15% to US$23 billion this year, the Agenc...

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Vietnam PM asks Chinese conglomerate to build subway linking Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh airports

Vietnam PM asks Chinese conglomerate to build subway li...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked China’s Pacific Construction Group to l...

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Dollar edges up against dong

Dollar edges up against dong

The U.S. dollar rose marginally against the Vietnamese dong Saturday morning.

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Gold prices recover

Gold prices recover

Gold prices rebounded Saturday morning, reversing a slip earlier this week.

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Which Southeast Asian country has the most billionaires?

Which Southeast Asian country has the most billionaires?

This country has 49 billionaires on Forbes’ 2025 list of the world’s billionaire...

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Aviation sector competition set to intensify in 2026

Aviation sector competition set to intensify in 2026

With the launch of a new airline and the recovery made by a struggling one, Viet...

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Singapore–Malaysia airfares surge up to sixfold ahead of Chinese New Year

Singapore–Malaysia airfares surge up to sixfold ahead o...

Air travel between Singapore and Malaysia has spiked sharply ahead of the 2026 C...

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India’s KFC, Pizza Hut operators to merge in $1.2B deal

India’s KFC, Pizza Hut operators to merge in $1.2B deal

India's KFC and Pizza Hut operators Sapphire Foods and Devyani International sai...

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Thai mangosteen prices double as imports fall

Thai mangosteen prices double as imports fall

Thai mangosteen prices have doubled in Vietnam from a year ago to a record VND25...

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‘Don’t worry too much about starting salaries,’ Warren Buffett advises young workers

‘Don’t worry too much about starting salaries,’ Warren ...

Prioritizing the right boss instead of looking for a high salary is among the mo...

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Earpiece retailer Claire’s bankruptcy leaves Asian suppliers in limbo over mounting debts

Earpiece retailer Claire’s bankruptcy leaves Asian supp...

Suppliers in Asia are facing mounting financial worries over outstanding debts o...

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Which Southeast Asian country has the highest share of gold in reserves?

Which Southeast Asian country has the highest share of ...

The country's central bank holds about 54 tonnes of gold, accounting for a quart...

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Toyota Vietnam names first Vietnamese-born president

Toyota Vietnam names first Vietnamese-born president

Toyota Vietnam has appointed Tien Quoc Hao, a Vietnamese-born Canadian, as its n...

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Singapore’s supermarkets add discounts to government vouchers to support citizens

Singapore’s supermarkets add discounts to government vo...

Major supermarket operators in Singapore are adding discounts to the government’...

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Vietnam’s dragon fruit exports tumble to 11-year low

Vietnam’s dragon fruit exports tumble to 11-year low

Vietnam’s dragon fruit exports, which used to fetch over US$1 billion a year, ha...

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Singapore-based Scoot crew member stole $31,000 from inflight sales

Singapore-based Scoot crew member stole $31,000 from in...

A cabin crew member with Singapore-based budget airline Scoot siphoned off close...