The Hanoitimes – State-owned enterprises and agriculture, which once monopolized the economy, are losing prominence as the nation works to achieve sustainable development through more open trade and industry. Vietnam overcame regional peers in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore to rank 8th among the world’s leading 29 countries to invest in, up from 23rd […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The global economy has transitioned to a knowledge economy, so the issue would be whether Vietnam is prepared to take risks for developing and applying new technologies, particularly new business models and innovation. The global economy is set for an inevitable and gradual slowdown in the next ten years as part of […]
Read MoreA ‘Zero plastic waste tourism’ campaign was promoted at a conference in Quang Nam province’s Hoi An city in Vietnam last week with the participation of 200 representatives of NGOs, Unesco and businesses. As well as boosting communications on plastic waste, some members of the Quang Nam provincial tourism association (QTA) have applied their own […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The State Bank of Vietnam, the country’s central bank, would continue to closely monitoring the macro-economic conditions and managing the monetary policy in a flexible manner, aiming to support economic growth. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s decision to lower the benchmark interest rates by 0.25 percentage points would help credit institutions […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In the 2021 – 2025 period, Vietnam targets to have at least 2,000 kilometers of expressway and by 2025, the figure would be 4,000 kilometers stretching from northern province of Lang Son to the southernmost province of Ca Mau. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday ordered the start of construction of […]
Read MoreThe governor of the National Bank of Cambodia has praised the State Bank of Vietnam and Vietnamese banks operating in the Kingdom for their support and contribution to the Kingdom’s banking sector and economic development. During an annual meeting between the central banks, Chea Chanto, NBC’s governor, said Vietnam’s has played an important role in […]
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