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HCMC – Local stocks opened the week with a crash today, March 25, as the number of losing stocks on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange was three-fold bigger than that of rising ones at 236 to 78.

Spot gold was unchanged at $1,321.74 per ounce as of 0123 GMT, after touching its highest since Feb. 28 at $1,324.33 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures were also down 0.1 percent at $1,320.70 an ounce. Gold prices were steady on Tuesday and hovered near one-month high hit in the previous session,...

HCMC –  Following a short pilot program in HCMC, smart cards for bus fare payments have been deemed ineffective, Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper reported.

HCMC – The People’s Committee of the mountainous northwest province of Lao Cai has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to approve in principle a project to develop an airport worth more than VND5.9 trillion (US$254.5 million) near Sapa township, one of Vietnam’s top tourist attractions.

UK lawmakers vote to take control over Brexit process

Stocks in Japan rebound following earlier tumble amid global growth worries

The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a small gain on Monday after news that the special counsel found no collusion with Russia on the part of President Donald Trump. However, gains in the broader market were capped as worries over the global economy lingered.

Oil prices rise amid supply cuts, but economic slowdown looms

10-year Treasury yield falls to the lowest since Dec. 2017 on global growth concerns