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India’s rice down as overseas demand wanes; Vietnam up on thin supply

Indian rice prices fell as overseas demand waned while prices in Vietnam rose with some traders speeding up purchases to complete their signed February export orders amid thin supplies. India’s 5-percent broken parboiled rice prices edged down by $3 per tonne this week to $373 to $378 per tonne as exports slowed down after weeks […]
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10-2020
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2,000 delegates to attend APEC’s senior officials’ meeting in Nha Trang

Nearly 2,000 are expected to gather in the south-central Vietnamese city of Nha Trang for a series of sessions of the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 1), as part of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017, from now until early next month. The first five meetings of SOM 1 took place in Nha Trang, located […]
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10-2020
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Ho Chi Minh City official wants to tax Facebook shops

The Ho Chi Minh City taxman should consider collecting taxes from an increasing number of people who are selling their stuff through Facebook to ensure budget revenue, the municipal industry and trade department has said. Finding solutions to reduce tax losses for the municipal budget and to tax online traders was high on agenda at […]
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10-2020
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Singapore naval ship begins five-day visit to Vietnam

The Singaporean Navy’s RSS Endurance arrived in a port in south-central Vietnam on Friday, commencing a five-day visit to foster cooperation between the two countries’ defense ministries. The visit, consisting of 180 crewmembers led by Major Lee Kwok So, is the second RSS Endurance ever made in Cam Ranh International Port in Khanh Hoa Province […]
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10-2020
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Dollar rises to one-month high in Vietnam

Banks in Vietnam increased U.S. dollar prices to a one-month high on Wednesday, reaching the VND22,820 mark and resting just below the ceiling set by the State Bank of Vietnam. In the early afternoon, ACB and Eximbank both quoted the greenback at VND22,820, VND90 and VND110 higher than their respective rates earlier this week. Vietcombank […]
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10-2020
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India says in talks with Vietnam for first missile sale

India is in talks to sell short range surface-to-air missiles to Vietnam, the head of India’s defence research agency said on Wednesday, in what would be its first transfer of such weapons to the Southeast Asian country. India has been helping the Vietnamese military with training and patrol vessels, but a further deepening of ties […]