Singapore’s Carousell snaps up rival 701Search as it seeks dominance in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2019, SCMP. Singapore-based mobile classifieds company Carousell announced on Thursday that it…
Vietnam
Viet Nam is an economy of 92 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Viet Nam’s real GDP was recorded at USD 54 billion and its real per capita GDP was USD 696. By 2016, Viet Nam’s GDP has tripled at 164 billion, as did its per capita GDP, which stood at 2,170.
Six Vietnamese fishermen missing in boat fire offshore S. Korea’s island
SEOUL, Nov 19, 2019, VNA. A fishing boat catching fire in the Republic of Korea…
[Analytics] Are ASEAN’s unicorns overvalued?
Southeast Asia’s unicorns are now supposedly worth US$57 billion after the recent addition of four…
Hanoi to curb fake “Made in Vietnam” goods
HANOI, Nov 18, 2019, AFP. Vietnam is struggling to curb fraud in exports destined for…
Vietnam bans drones from airport vicinities
HANOI, Nov 18, 2019, Vn Express. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of…
[Analytics] Non-oil exports to be doubled: What Russia is selling now and what it wants to sell
Last week govt founded “Russian Export Center” (REC) gathered together about 3 thousand people from…
China targets one of Asia’s biggest meth cartels
BEIJING, Nov 17, 2019, AFP. Chinese drug police are working with Mekong countries to strike…
‘Moscow Days in Hanoi’ event promises various activities
HANOI, Nov 17, 2019, VNA. Hanoi and Moscow have joined hands to organise “Moscow Days…
Hanoi’s leader promises to facilitate Korean investment projects
HANOI, Nov 15, 2019, VNA. Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said…
Saigon cuts first metro line costs by $147 million
HO CHI MINH CITY, Nov 15, 2019, VN Express. The HCMC administration has cut unnecessary…
[Analytics] Coastal erosion, land sinkage plague Mekong Delta
Co Thanh Binh’s family has lost two houses and 200 square meters of land in…
Vietnam to import LNG to meet burgeoning electricity demand
HO CHI MINH CITY, Nov 13, 2019, VNS/VNA. Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will…