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International ride-hailing platforms increasingly use flexible revenue-sharing arrangements, according to a VnExpress overview. Drivers therefore do not necessarily receive a fixed percentage of what passengers pay.
VPBank, SHB, Techcombank and MB held nearly VND900 trillion in property-business loans at the end of the second quarter, according to VnExpress's review of financial reports. That represented about 36% of system-wide lending in this category.
Vietnam is studying how to develop H'Mong cattle into a high-quality beef line, VnExpress reported, citing the livestock and animal-health authority.
Experts at a September 14 discussion called for cooling demand to be reduced through urban planning and building design, VnExpress reported.
Former Green SM CEO Nguyen Van Thanh has founded green-technology and energy company Aves with VND30 billion in charter capital, VnExpress reported.
GEX, GEL and GEE fell to their daily trading floors on September 14, VnExpress reported. GEX closed at VND22,300.
General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a September 14 meeting on developing new rules for Party members engaged in private business, according to VNA/VietnamPlus.
A market upgrade needs to be accompanied by investment-quality reforms, economist Shan Saeed told VietnamPlus.
Brent crude exceeded $107 a barrel in early-week trading, VietnamPlus reported, linking the move to supply and shipping disruption risks in the Middle East.
