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According to The Gas Review, the gas market in Vietnam has been growing stably for the past few years. Although hard statistics are not available, estimates based on research by The Gas Review show a market scale of YEN 12-16bn for 2018 and an annual growth rate between 6-7%.

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,063 VND/USD on the morning of May 23, down by 3 VND from the previous day.

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam's interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth nearly 21 quadrillion VND (898.4 billion USD) in the first quarter of the year, up 23 percent and 17.8 percent respectively compared to 2018, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Farmers in the Mekong Delta have entered the peak fruit harvesting season, with bumper harvests and high selling prices.

Worried Vietnamese owners of Huawei smartphones are considering switching brands after Google suspended business ties with the Chinese brand.

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam needed to build a legal framework to promote the development of over-the-top (OTT) media services as the Government strives to build a digital economy and accelerate digital transformation, experts have said.

Gia Lai (VNA) – A seminar was held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on May 22 to share experience in managing provincial-level economies and building the Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI) for the region. 

French supermarket Auchan Retail has announced it will close 15 of its 18 stores in Vietnam on June 3.

Vietnam underlined its attractiveness as a destination for private equity investment with a 285 percent jump year-on-year to $1.6 billion last year.