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Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,046 VND per USD on May 8, up 6 VND from the previous day (May 7) and the highest level ever. 

Hanoi (VNA) – A “Week of Vietnamese Goods in Thailand” will be held in from September 18-22 at Central World, Bangkok’s biggest shopping mall, according to Nick Reitmeier, Vice Executive President of Foothalls International Food & Alcohol Buying at Central Food Retail Co, Ltd. under Central Group, Thailand.

Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, dubbed the “kingdom of fruits”, is taking steps to bolster the trade of local fruit specialties in Vietnamese and foreign markets.

Brussels (VNA) – Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at the Brussels Seafood Expo 2019 in Belgium from May 7-9, aiming to give Vietnamese seafood a firmer foothold in the European market.

Vietnamese shares declined on Wednesday morning as caution expanded across the market, weighing on large-cap companies.

The country’s big potential in IT and large smartphone penetration are the key enablers for Vietnam to develop its digital economy. However, a national strategy for 4.0 and sturdy policies in favour of the business community to apply IT solutions is in an urgent need. Khoi Nguyen reports.

CAN THO – Expanding ecommerce channels is necessary to ramp up Vietnam’s rice exports to China, which have seen a recent decline, commercial counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in China Dao Viet Anh said at a meeting on May 7.

Hanoi (VNA) – Seeing the potential from a population of 96 million and the 2018 per capita GDP of 2,590 USD, Vietnamese banks are racing to develop retail markets.

HOSE: Market Summary 08.05.2019