Vietnam welcomes India’s investment: PM
HANOI, May 13, 2019, NDO/VNA. Vietnam welcomes India’s investment in the fields of information technology,…
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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.
[Analytics] Getting richer, getting drunker in Asia
Rising incomes mean that Asians are increasingly likely to get drunk at least once a…
Japan’s largest retailer Aeon opens first hypermarket in Myanmar
HANOI, May 11, 2019, VNA. Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. opened its first hypermarket in…
Vietnam concerned over sinking of fishing boats
HANOI, May 11, 2019, Asia Times. Indonesia’s plans to sink seized Vietnamese fishing boats have…
Vietnam should stop tax evasion by foreign firms: minister
HANOI, May 10, 2019, VN Express. Foreign firms like Facebook and Google dominate the digital…
[Analytics] How can Vietnam avoid becoming China’s dirty industrial backyard?
The Asian giant is now the fifth biggest investor in Vietnam, but critics argue the…
Vietnam Airlines officially lists shares on HoSE
HO CHI MINH CITY, May 8, 2019, VNA. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE)…
Vietnam rejects Beijing’s South China Sea fishing ban that covers Philippine exclusive economic zone
MANILA, May 8, 2019, PhilStar. Hanoi has expressed opposition against Beijing’s imposition of its annual…
[Analytics] Moon Jae-in’s visit to Central Asia holds multiple purposes for Seoul
At the end of April, South Korean President Moon Jae-in spent eight days travelling across…
South Korea says no to Vietnamese workers from 10 provinces
HANOI, May 7, 2019, VN Express. South Korea will temporarily stop receiving Vietnamese workers from…
Manufacturing, employment growth sends Vietnam’s PMI to four-month high
HANOI, May 6, 2019, VN Express. New orders have seen Vietnam’s manufacturing sector generate jobs…
Private economy – a driving force for Hanoi
HANOI, May 4, 2019, VNA. The private sector is seen as a mainstay of Hanoi’s…