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What’s in The Saigon Times Weekly this week?

Focus: Unlocking New Opportunities: The upgrade of Vietnam–Indonesia relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is set to accelerate economic and trade cooperation nationwide, with...

Higher interest rates in sync with macro stability

Interest rates have been gradually rising. In the context of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) continuously injecting liquidity through open market operations to...

Reflection on public investment

“Public investment should focus on large, strategic, high-priority projects — those capable of shifting the landscape or generating major breakthroughs in science and technology,...

Underground infrastructure vital for megacities

HCMC is facing immense urbanization pressures — from its large population and limited inner-city land to its overburdened surface infrastructure. Traffic congestion, flooding, and...

Impetus to move beyond assembly

More than just attracting capital, HCMC is now aiming for a higher goal: to become a ‘high-tech link’ in the global supply chain. However, for...

To accelerate social housing supply

With the National Assembly’s Resolution 201 introducing pilot mechanisms and policies for social housing development—alongside the Government’s draft guidance resolution—the policy framework is poised...

Banks in corporate bond market

The slowdown in the corporate bond market—where banks supply the vast majority of such securities—reveals a striking dynamic within capital markets, especially against the...

Opportunity for coffee trade?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to eliminate coffee import tariffs paves the way for Vietnam to access the US$9 billion market more easily, where...

Capitalizing on market opportunities

The Mekong Delta, long celebrated as Vietnam’s rice and seafood bowl, is facing pressures unseen before. Rising seas creep ever further inland, saltwater intrusion...

Exercises with chairs

Doing exercises on a chair is a safe option for older people to strengthen their leg muscles without pressure on joints, according to Suc...

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