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In the final of Group III in southern Vietnam's Tay Ninh Province on Saturday, Vietnam faced Pacific Oceania. In the first match, Trinh Linh Giang played Clement Mainguy. Although Giang took the lead twice, he still let Mainguy come back to win 7-4 and 6-3, claiming the overall 2-0 victory. The second match saw Vietnam’s number one Ly Hoang Nam going up against Colin Sinclair. Last year, Sinclair also defeated Nam during their Group III clash. But things were different this time, as Nam quickly won 6-2 in the first set. Sinclair returned with power in the second set and won 6-3. In the third set, Nam showed great stamina and tenacity to win 6-3 and 2-1 overall. After two matches, the score was 1-1 while the doubles match is make or break for both teams, as Hoang Nam and Le Quoc Khanh played Sinclair and Brett Baudinet. The first set was balanced and had to enter a tie break, with Vietnam winning 7-6. However, Vietnam couldn’t continue its momentum and lost the next two sets with … [Read more...] about Vietnam tennis team advance to Davis Cup playoff

"Cash is necessary for daily expenses, so I choose to pay later whenever possible," Minh Tien, 33, of HCMC said. He bought braces and a motorbike using pay later services. The braces cost him VND35 million ($1,495.92) but he needed to pay only VND5 million upfront, and can pay the rest over three years. The bike cost him VND25 million, and he paid VND10 and the rest will be paid over six months. Thu of HCMC bought a VND10-million TV two months ago for her daughter. "My salary goes really quickly since prices are rising, so I decided on a six-month installment scheme." Buy now, pay later provides customers and sellers "a convenient and budget-friendly payment option," Nguyen Hoang Long, director of online commerce platform Sendo, said. Demand for it is skyrocketing as it serves those who cannot access traditional loans, Moin Uddin, CEO of fintech platform SmartPay, said. Vietnam presents a positive outlook for buy now, pay later services thanks to the popularity of cashless … [Read more...] about Buy now, pay later becoming popular in Vietnam

An apartment building on Da Nang Street in Van My Ward of Ngo Quyen District comprises 1,288 apartments housing more than 4,200 people. Built between 1975 and 1980, the building has been seriously downgraded. Every time there is a storm, local authorities must evacuate residents. Hai Phong has 178 apartment buildings, hosting 7,000 households, that are in so poor conditions that they need to be demolished. The city's Department of Planning and Investment earlier this month invited bidding into 10 new apartment blocks that are expected to accomodate nearly 4,500 households from the dilapidated buildings. The walls of one building have grown mossy and peeled. Of the 10 buildings, each rising five stories, some blocks have been classified as dangerous, which means residents must be moved out. An iron pillar is put in place to support the balcony roof of an apartment on the fourth floor. … [Read more...] about Apartment buildings near collapse in northern Vietnam city

The index closed 11.87 points higher after gaining 10.26 points Friday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 18.77% to VND15.51 trillion ($662.69 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers gain. BID of lender BIDV rose 4.6% to a four-month high. HDB of lender HDBank also hit four-month high after climbing 3.5%. Other gainers included MWG of electronics retailer Mobile World, up 3.2%, CTG of lender VietinBank, up 2.8%, and FPT of IT giant FPT Corp, up 2.8%. Only four blue chips bucked the trend, with VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk and SSI of brokerage SSI Securities both losing 0.6%. BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings closed 0.5% lower, and GAS of Petrovietnam Gas dropped 0.3%. Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND65.19 billion, focusing of HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat, HBD, and CTG. The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, fell 0.18% while the UPCoM-Index … [Read more...] about VN-Index posts biggest one-day jump in fortnight

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi last weekend shared a video on its Facebook page, showing the U.S. ambassador and food blogger Thuyen Vo trying the broken rice dish with grilled pork, bi (shredded pork skin) and cha (Vietnamese meatloaf with steamed pork, egg and other ingredients inside) at Moc's Restaurant in District 1. After trying the rice and the bi and the cha in his plate, using a pair of chopsticks, Knapper said in Vietnamese: "Rat la ngon!" ("Very delicious!") He said later in an embassy's statement: "It was great to have real com tam right here in Ho Chi Minh City with food blogger Thuyen Vo. She introduced me to one of her favorite com tam restaurants and told me how they make it. I hope to find some good com tam restaurants back home in Hanoi too." Com tam , usually garnished with pickled vegetables like daikon radish and carrot, is a popular breakfast in HCMC and southern provinces. The broken rice dish was also featured in a Netflix documentary series … [Read more...] about US envoy tastes Saigon’s broken rice

Its revenues were VND393 billion, most of which came from fruit (VND186 billion) and animal husbandry (VND145 billion). Growth was mainly driven by surging pig prices. "Our target pig price is VND55,000 a kilogram, and we have been selling at VND68,000 for over a month," HAGL Chairman Doan Nguyen Duc said. HAGL seeks to diversify its income in the second half this year ahead of harvesting its first 100 tons of durian while launching new pork products. The agriculture firm reported VND2.26 trillion in revenues and VND657 billion in post-tax profits for the first seven months. On the stock market HAG of HAGL closed Monday at VND12,350 a share, near its four-month high. … [Read more...] about HAGL profits up 25% on rising pig prices

On August 13 at its headquarters, Bamboo Airways successfully held an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting with the additional election of Le Ba Nguyen, Nguyen Manh Quan, and Doan Huu Doan as members of the Board of Management (BOM) in place of resigned members. At the same time, the BOM approved electing Nguyen Ngoc Trong as chairman of Bamboo Airways’ BOM and Doan Huu Doan to assume the position of executive vice chairman of Bamboo Airways’ BOM and Le Ba Nguyen to assume the position of vice chairman for the 2019-2024 term. Trong has been one of Bamboo Airways’ leaders since its inception and the first deputy general director since 2018. He has held the position of vice chairman of Bamboo Airways since April. Trong holds a Master of Science and Technology, graduated from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in the former Soviet Union, and received advanced training in professional management in the United States, France, Switzerland, Australia, and Ireland. He … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways successfully held extraordinary shareholders’ meeting