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Hanoi (VNA) – An international workshop on mobile money to promote financial inclusion was held by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) in Hanoi on May 23.

Asia Pacific markets fell in early trade on Friday as investors remained worried over trade tensions between the United States and China.

Stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors started to fear the U.S.-China trade war is slowing the economy.

European markets closed sharply lower Thursday amid ongoing U.S.-China trade concerns.

Gold prices jumped 1 percent on Thursday as the U.S. dollar pulled back from a two-year peak scaled earlier in the session and as global equities slid on the escalating Sino-U.S. trade tensions.

Oil prices tumbled nearly 6% on Thursday, extending steep losses in the previous sessions, as the market braced for a prolonged U.S.-China trade war and digested disappointing manufacturing data. Some analysts also pointed to signs that Middle East tensions are moderating.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell Thursday to its lowest level since 2017 as Wall Street became more nervous that the U.S.-China trade war could drag on longer than expected.

The dollar hit its highest level in two years and the yen rose half a percent on Thursday as economic and political uncertainties swept through Europe and Asia, pinning down the euro and the yuan.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on May 22 finalised a grant agreement on technical assistance for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and gas-to-power project in southern Vietnam.