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Vietnam to launch $1.17bn loan package for social housing buyers
The funds will be allocated from the state budget and disbursed through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.
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Ben Thanh Market – a Saigon shopping heaven where haggling rules
Price tags are hard to come by in Saigon’s most famous market
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Should martial art duels be regulated by law in Vietnam?
A recent sparring match between two martial arts masters in Hanoi has left local officials confused about whether, and how, martial art duels should be regulated
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Circumcision leaves 37 boys with genital warts in northern Vietnam
Thirty-seven boys in northern Hung Yen Province have developed genital warts after allegedly undergoing circumcisions at an unlicensed clinic
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Vietnam to concentrate on streamlining political system during important Party meeting
Reforming the country’s political system is a top priority on the meeting agenda
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More incentives needed for Vietnamese private firms
It is needed to eliminate biases against the private sector
Hanoi shrouded in dense fog
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Philippines' Duterte says he will accept arrest if ICC issues warrant
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was ready for possible arrest

Hanoi shrouded in dense fog
The temperature is expected to range between 16 and 23 degrees Celsius on Monday

Thailand aims for over 3% growth with $4.4 billion stimulus
Thailand's government wants to lift economic growth above its 3% target this year

Forms, inspections, reports: German businesses beg for bureaucracy relief
A WEF survey of companies in 2023 showed Germany was just one of three countries in the EU where it had become more complex over the previous four years to comply with government regulation

More incentives needed for Vietnamese private firms
It is needed to eliminate biases against the private sector

Ho Chi Minh City metro passengers can now pay for tickets with Visa cards
On Sunday, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held an inauguration ceremony for metro line No. 1 following two months of official operation

Vietnam aims to complete 1,188km of expressways in 2025
Vietnam plans to expand the total expressway network to 3,000km by the end of 2025

Vietnam Airlines to open direct air route linking Ho Chi Minh City, Denpasar
The airline will start operating the new route with a frequency of four round-trip flights per week on June 1

Atalanta crush Juventus 4-0 to remain third in Serie A
It was Juventus' first home defeat in Serie A by a margin of at least four goals since 1967

Kantar owners eye break-up of group, $6.5 billion Worldpanel sale, reports say
Kantar's owners Bain Capital and advertising group WPP declined to comment on the reports, while Kantar did not immediately respond to requests for comment