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A person holds a stack of Vietnamese banknotes. The country’s two largest cities, HCMC and Hanoi, are still seeing a large number of customers using cash for food payments - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC - The country’s two largest cities, HCMC and Hanoi, are still seeing a large number of customers using cash for food payments, with over 80% of customers making cash payments at restaurants and for takeaway food. … [Read more...] about Cash payments for food remain high in Vietnam’s two largest cities

The Vietnam News Agency reported that during the meeting, the representatives of CDC and HHS’ Office of Global Affairs and Asia/Pacific Office hailed the efforts of the Vietnamese Government in the prevention and control of the spread of the coronavirus with appropriate monitoring, isolation and treatment measures. … [Read more...] about U.S. leaves Vietnam out of community-spread destinations list

Covering 5,000sq.m in Nại Hiên Đông Ward in Sơn Trà District, Lê Thanh Bình's garden was originally designed as a public park, but it was left vacant for years due to a lack of investment. It was then heavily polluted by rubbish dumped by local residents over many years. … [Read more...] about Safe farm develops from polluted dump

Càng Long and Châu Thành districts also have 11 standard water stations following the Ministry of Health’s norms, however, the province lacked funding for investing in water pipes. — VNS … [Read more...] about More residents access clean water in Trà Vinh

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,224 VND per USD on February 28, down 10 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of  +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,920 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,527 VND/USD. The opening hour rates at most commercial banks saw slight reductions. At 8:15 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,140 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,310 VND/USD, both down 5 VND from the same time on February 27. BIDV kept both rates unchanged, with the buying rate listed at 23,170 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,310 VND/USD. Techcombank reduced both rates by 2 VND, listing the buying rate at 23,149 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,309 VND/USD. During the week from February 24-28, the daily reference exchange rate was revised up on the first two days and down on the last three days. It ended the week down 19 VND from Monday. The rates listed at … [Read more...] about Reference exchange rate down 10 VND on February 28