Speculation and manipulation by retailers are among several factors behind the rise in cooking gas prices by VND 30,000-40,000 per kilogram over the last week, experts say. Tran Minh Loan, chairman of the Anpha S.G Petrol Company, said the local prices still depend on world gas prices, as local supplies meet just over 40 percent of the demand. World prices, meanwhile, are going up due to increasing... 

Work on a deluxe five-star hotel overlooking Nha Trang Bay in south central Vietnam, one of the world’s most beautiful bays, will start early next year under a deal between U.S.-based hotel giant Marriott International, Inc. and a local firm. Sao Sang Nha Trang Co., Ltd signed an agreement on December 4 in Nha Trang over the management of the Marriott-branded hotel, Vietnam News Agency reported. The...