When lead characters in a Chinese kung fu movie drink wine from the same cup, they are considered sworn brothers. They will fight and die together. Will all six riparian countries of the Lancang, or Mekong (Lan-Mei), share the same spirit of camaraderie as they all live on this magnificent river? There may be ominous […]
Read MoreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plans to set up a new equity market to trade stocks from neighbouring countries as these stocks have good growth potential based on buoyant economic growth in Southeast Asia. These neighbouring countries are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV). The first three countries have many large caps and interesting […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In 2017, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has implemented the monetary policy flexibly as part of the effort taking the GDP growth rate to a 10 year high of 6.81%. In 2018, the loan growth is expected to be maintained at 17%. This target is set by the Vice Governor of SBV […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – At the EVN conference on Jan 4, Deputy General Director of EVN Vo Quang Lam said total revenue of EVN in 2017 is estimated at US$ 12.87 billion. With this revenue, the parent company and nine subsidiaries of EVN are profitable in the past year. However, the specific profit of each subsidiary is […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Despite many difficulties in the first few months of 2017, but by the year end, export value of the Vietnam’s textile & garment industry has reached record high, which is expected to continue its growing trend as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will soon come into force. Under the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Under this draft proposal, the Ministry of Finance proposed to impose 10% excise tax on sweetened beverages, excluding dairy products as of 2019. Recently, the Ministry of Finance has completed second proposal to revise five tax laws, including the value-added tax (VAT) law, excise tax law, corporate tax law, personal income tax law, […]
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