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U.S. government debt yields rose on Friday after the U.S. government said that job creation was stronger than expected in March, but wages grew at a sluggish pace.

The dollar retained modest gains on Monday after a U.S. jobs report put to bed fears of a sharper slowdown in the world's largest economy.

Power consumption currently makes up only 3.5% of the basket for consumer price index (CPI) calculation. The average power price hike of 8.36% is therefore estimated to increase the overall CPI by just 0.3%.

HCMC – Some securities enterprises have predicted stock trading to improve next week as the upcoming annual shareholder meetings season with plans for earnings and dividends will spur investor sentiment.

Policymakers should have good knowledge of market mechanism and its problems to work out appropriate policies; otherwise, they may make things worse. The VND5-trillion credit package to deal with black credits, if not well executed, may fall into the situation of “The cure may be worse than the disease.”

S&P Global Ratings has raised Vietnam’s sovereign credit rating to BB from BB-, but maintained its outlook at ‘stable’, its first upgrade since 2010.

The fortune of Thai energy tycoon Sarath Ratnavadi jumped by a billion dollars after announcing his Vietnam investment plan.

YouTube advertisers face a Hobson’s choice: using a far-reaching medium with the risk of association with dubious channels.

A number of cash-strapped retail chains in Vietnam have been losing out, unable to compete in an increasingly tough market.