The Hanoitimes – Economic growth in 2017 has laid solid foundation for 2018 and many years to come. However, in order to maintain high and sustainable growth rate, Vietnam has to focus on measures for growth, said the Minister of Planning & Investment Nguyen Chi Dung. Vietnam’s economy has progressed comprehensively in all fields and sectors, […]
Read MoreEfforts by trade unions to increase the minimum wage, only to be resisted by business interests, are a familiar refrain across the world. Indeed, even the socialist state of Lao People’s Democratic Republic is not immune. Current negotiations to raise the minimum wage in Laos, consistently one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, have […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded a trade balance deficit of US$0.68 billion in January 2018. The reason for this deficit is the surplus of non-oil and gas balance that fell below its deficit. “The non-oil/gas trade surplus in January 2018 was US$0.18 billion, down from the previous month’s surplus of US$0.83 billion,” BI executive director […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s military-run telecommunication group Viettel to invest US$1.5 billion to expand country’s 4G network. Viettel Group, the largest mobile network operator in Vietnam, said it will launch its services in Myanmar next month. Myanmar will be Viettel’s 10th foreign market, following the launch of operations in countries including Cambodia, Laos and Mozambique. Viettel, […]
Read MoreINVESTMENT drawn to the proposed Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) could push the country’s economic growth rate above 5 per cent by 2021, Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC) said. Vithan Charoenphon, the head of service cluster at the centre, said that if the government’s flagship economic zone proceeds as planned, the GDP growth rate […]
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