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Shares of four Vietnamese banks may rise 14-68 percent in 12 months, according to JP Morgan’s Asia Pacific Equity Research.

Vietnamese futsal players Tran Van Vu and Nguyen Duc Hoa will have a one-month trial at O Parrulo Ferrol FS of Spain from this week.

The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, HOSE: HDB) has reported impressive results in the third quarter of this year, with pre-tax profits increasing by a record 51 percent year-on-year to over 1.23 trillion VND (53.4 million USD).

Fitch Ratings has kept Vietnam's sovereign rating at 'BB' with a positive outlook.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said on October 30 that it has signed a credit agreement for a solar power plant project with the French Development Agency (AFD).

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 500 million USD policy-based loan to support Indonesia’s fiscal and public expenditure management reforms and improve the quality of government spending on health, education, social protection, and infrastructure.

Vietnam defeated the hosts Thailand 2-0 in the first match of Group A of the AFC U19 Women’s Championship 2019 at Chonburi Stadium on October 27.

The tragic love story of Lan and Diep in a famous cai luong (reformed theatre) piece will be performed in Hanoi on November 23.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 100 million USD loan to the Government of Indonesia to help boost private sector investments in infrastructure projects.

The Da Lat Flower Festival will take place in Da Lat and Bao Loc cities and several localities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 20-24, the provincial People’s Committee announced at a press conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25.

Thai Airways is considering to cancel six air routes to four Southeast Asian nations, including Vietnam.

The northern mountainous province of Vinh Phuc is implementing several policies to support industrial and handicraft establishments in rural areas, with the goal of shifting the economic structural in rural areas.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo from October 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese government.

The Government has proposed naming the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) as the main investor for the first phase of Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Thailand’s GDP growth forecast for 2020 has been set at 2.5-3 percent by Kasikorn Research Centre (K-Research) as compared to 2.8 percent growth seen this year.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 2 signed a 37 million USD loan agreement with Da Nhim–Ham Thuan–Da Mi Hydro Power JSC to finance the installation of a 47.5 MWp floating photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility on the man-made reservoir of DHD’s existing Da Mi hydropower plant.

Vietnam’s credit growth has expanded by 8.4 percent from the end of 2018 so far this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported.

The World Bank (WB) has approved a 150 million USD loan for Indonesia to scale up investments in geothermal energy by reducing the risks of early-stage exploration.

Social policy credit has lifted more than 2 million ethnic minority households out of poverty as of August 31, said Director General of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) Duong Quyet Thang at a conference in Hanoi on September 25.

Le Bach Hong, former Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and former General Director of Vietnam Social Security (VSS), was sentenced to six years in prison by the Hanoi People’s Court on September 25.