A well-functioning logistics sector underpins most economic activities and is fundamental for productivity and growth. Greater liberalization efforts in the logistics sector would help Vietnam to benefit from potential economy-wide productivity gains from increased foreign direct investment (FDI). This is one of the 36 recommendations on specific legal provisions that should be removed or amended […]
Read MoreAs of July 2021, Vietnam’s export items have been subject to 207 trade probes from abroad, 77% of which, or 160, were conducted since 2011. While Vietnam’s large network of 17 free trade agreements (FTAs) has no doubt served as a key driving force for export growth, its early warning system for trade remedies has […]
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic caused turbulence in Vietnam’s labor market in 2020. For the first time in 10 years, Vietnam’s economy witnessed a serious decline in the number of participants in the labor market and the number of employed people. The average income of workers also fell. The indicators of unemployment and underemployment both increased sharply […]
Read MoreDespite the Covid-19 pandemic, the industrial real estate market is still bustling with many merger and acquisition (M&A) deals and an increase in new industrial land areas. ESR Cayman, the largest logistics real estate platform in Asia-Pacific, has teamed up with BW Industry Development to set up a joint venture to develop a 240,000 square […]
Read MoreThe benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) finished last week at 1,334.65 points, while the HNX-Index on Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) settled at 343.42 points. The stock market gained for three straight sessions before the National Day holiday, which was different from the previous holidays when investors tended to take […]
Read MoreE-commerce platforms have resumed deliveries in HCM City and some of the city’s extremely high risk areas (red zones) since August 30, a week after they were banned. Shopee told Viet Nam News: “Following the instructions allowing shippers to resume operations under certain conditions, Shopee has swiftly co-ordinated with our shipping partners to increase the number […]
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