With the Covid-19 pandemic expected to leave long-term impacts on global investment patterns and consumer behaviour, the CLMVT countries are counting on closer economic cooperation within Southeast Asia to help them benefit from each other’s strengths. That cooperation will help the region keep up with megatrends such as persistent geopolitical tension, fast changing technology and […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the first eight months of 2021 picked up 1.79 percent year-on-year, the lowest increase for the same period since 2016, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on August 29. The August index edged up 0.25 percent month-on-month, and 2.82 percent year-on-year, largely owing to higher prices of food and […]
Read MoreVietnam’s overseas investment surged 74.1 percent year on year to $575 million in the first eight months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Cambodia in second place received 89.4 million new investments from Vietnam, while the US, the top destination with $302.8 million, making up 52.7 percent of the total, Laos, […]
Read MoreSome people who have not earned enough money because of Covid-19 and have had to borrow money have fallen into traps set by usurers. Hoang Van Thanh in Cau Giay district in Hanoi, for example, said he received a call from a strange number one day. The caller introduced himself as the representative of a […]
Read MoreSecurities stocks have seen significant growth in market prices thanks to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Vietnam. APG Securities JSC (APG) have risen 43 per cent for two weeks with six sessions witnessing prices touching the ceiling. APG shares are now being traded around VND16,350 (US$0.72) per share. Louis Capital Joint Stock Company (TGG) announced to […]
Read MoreA number of industry trade groups have called on the Government and HCM City to issue travel permits to employees of their member companies to enable them to carry out some urgent tasks amid the city’s social distancing. They include the Vietnam Rubber Association, Vietnam Pepper Association, Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, Vietnam Cashew Association, […]
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