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Hanoi, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The tourism industry of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is experiencing a true revival, which in the first seven months of the year received more than 10 million visitors, including 425,000 foreigners.

Vietnam and Australia enjoyed strong growth in two-way trade in the first half of this year at 38.45% to 8.01 billion USD for the first time, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,196 VND/USD on July 26, down 11 VND from the previous day.

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has launched its virtual financial advisor - Vie - with an official music video titled "Vie is AI."

With the Government of Vietnam committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, there is a shift in the country’s priority in foreign investment attraction, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai on July 26.

The Enterprise Development Agency (EDA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is coordinating with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accelerating digital transformation and building capacity for broader access to finance, heard a workshop on July 26.

Investors have blamed the lack of progress on the waste-to-energy plants on decisions to scale them up

Vietnam raked in 29.17 billion USD from phone and component exports during the first half of the year, representing a rise of 16.4% on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s largest waste-to-energy plant, capable of handling 4,000 tons of dry waste a day, has begun operation Monday morning after multiple delays. - VnExpress International

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session in Hanoi on July 25 with units that analyse DNA samples of the remains of martyrs.