The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam is predicted to see a 1.5-fold increase following the extension of tourist e-visas from 30 to 90 days from August 15, according to insiders. It is part of the Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on the Exit and Entry of […]
Read MoreThe second largest pharmacy firm coveted by many foreign investors is planning a big dividend payment campaign. Pharmacy shares are favored by long-term investors. Pharmaceutical Corporation Ha Tay, or Hataphar (DHT) has fixed the ex-dividend date with the rate of 180 percent, which means that investors will receive 180 shares for every 100 shares they […]
Read MoreDespite a decline in global investment flows, Vietnam remained an attractive destination for foreign companies, especially large-scale enterprises, experts have said. Over the past five months of this year, foreign investment registered in the country reached nearly 10.86 billion USD, up 10.6% month-on-month, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). […]
Read MoreBusiness activities are cooling as consumers have had to tighten their purse strings, with some vendors setting up business on wide sidewalks in HCM City. A sticky rice vendor run by Huynh Ngoc set up on a sidewalk on Hai Ba Trung street in district 1 one month ago. This is a busy street with […]
Read MoreDeputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu says a bank officer told him that many businesses don’t have demand for capital and many want to give newly borrowed loans back. In the first six months of the year, SBV lowered the operating interest rate four times, paving the way for […]
Read MoreHigh logistics costs have made Viet Nam’s agricultural exports less competitive than other countries’, especially that of Thailand, despite having many advantages, according to businesses. Logistics account for 20-25 per cent of the cost of Viet Nam’s agricultural produce, while it is only 12 per cent in Thailand and 14 per cent globally, Nguyen Dinh […]
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