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The St Joseph's Cathedral, Ham Long Church, commercial centres, and entertainment spots in Hanoi sparkle to welcome Christmas Eve.

Thai retailer Central Retail Corporation has unveiled a five-year plan to invest more than 30 billion THB (829.34 million USD) to expand its operations in Vietnam.

Ha Tien city and Kien Luong district in Kien Giang province have yet to fully tap their potential for tourism due to the lack of policies to attract investments in local infrastructure.

Prices of essential products in traditional markets returned to normal on the fourth and fifth days of the lunar year (February 19-20) after increases few days before the Tet holiday which lasted from February 14-20.

The southern city of Can Tho’s leaders held a meeting on November 14 with An Tin Group for a “smart city” in Vo Van Kiet Street with investment of 15 trillion VND (660.8 million USD).

Vietnamese firms must draw up long-term business strategies to exploit opportunities in the European Union (EU), as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will come into force by 2018.

The purchasing power in Ho Chi Minh City increased by up to 40 percent during the National Day occasion as many families spent the three-day holiday at commercial centres.