[Analytics] Thai’s shippers see export rebound
A key shippers group remains hopeful that exports will fare better in the second quarter…
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.
Kim Jong Nam’s suspected killer Doan Thi Huong to return home after release
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3, 2019, VNA. Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong was released from a…
[Analytics] Jakarta fired up over clash with Vietnam vessels
There has been a clash in the South China Sea over a move to intercept…
Vietnam alive and kicking as US-China trade war spurs export growth
HANOI, May 2, 2019, The Business Times. The Vietnamese economy is proving resilient, even as…
[Analytics] How policy, not price or quality, is destroying Myanmar’s steel industry
Perhaps because Myanmar is a relatively recent convert to free trade it is keen to…
Heat wave sends Saigon power consumption to 10-year high
HO CHI MINH CITY, May 1, 2019, VN Express. The ongoing heat wave has pushed…
Thailand tops growth in tourist arrivals to Vietnam
HANOI, Apr 30, 2019, VN Express. The number of Thai tourists visiting Vietnam posted the…
[Analytics] Is Canada’s recycling industry broken?
At the Loraas recycling plant in Saskatoon, 650 bales of worthless plastic pile up outside….
[Analytics] CPTPP: Will opportunities open up for Vietnam’s footwear in second half of 2019?
Vietnamese garment makers expect the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to exert…
Cluster of solar power plants inaugurated in Ninh Thuan
NINH THUAN, Apr 28, 2019, VNA. A cluster of three solar power plants with a…
4,770 cyberattacks hit Vietnam in Q1 2019
HANOI, Apr 28, 2019, VN Express. In the first quarter, 4,770 cyberattacks were recorded in…
Vietnam’s PM Phuc meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
BEIJING, Apr 26, 2019, VNA. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with General Secretary of…