Category: Economy
Vietnam unlikely to meet 5.5pct GDP growth target
The government’s report on May 20 has shown that it will be very difficult to achieve a 5.5 percent GDP growth rate in 2013 amid the current challenges. The issue was [...]
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India, Vietnam boost trade exchange
A business exchange programme was held in Hanoi on May 20 with the aim of helping Vietnamese and India businesses to seek investment and trade opportunities. The event was [...]
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Vietnam economy facing myriad difficulties: report
The Vietnamese economy is still facing a myriad of challenges, ranging from the large amount of nonperforming debts to the rising number of bankrupt businesses, the [...]
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Vietnam Says Economy at Great Risk of Macroeconomic Instability
Vietnam still faces “great risk” of macroeconomic instability, a deputy premier said, as credit growth trails behind targets while banks work to reduce elevated [...]
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Vietnam’s total export and import value reaches $79b as of end-Apr: Customs
Vietnam’s total export and import value in April reached more than $21 billion, down 2.6 percent from a month earlier (due to less number of official working days in [...]
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Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2012 at 5.03pct unreasonable
In the report on social-economy situation in 2012, the government’s representative stated that the results were basically “suitable”. Meanwhile, [...]
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May CPI in Hanoi and HCM City continue to fall
The official statistics from HCM City Statistics Bureau showed the city’s consumer price index (CPI) in May 2013 slipped slightly 0.16 percent from a month earlier, [...]
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FDI attraction in HCM City falls
As reported by HCM City Statistics Bureau, since early this year till May 15, the city’s authorities have granted investment licenses to 130 foreign-invested projects [...]
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Deputy PM encourages Thai investment in Vietnam
Vietnam hopes that the Thai government will encourage more Thai businesses to invest in Vietnam’s central region, especially the East-West Economic Corridor. Deputy [...]
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Indonesia, Vietnam Ties Getting Ever Stronger: Envoy
Relations between Indonesia and Vietnam have been growing faster and getting stronger with increasing interaction and close cooperation in political, security and economic [...]
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Vietnam Sets Salary Cap of $1,800/Month for Leaders of State-Owned Enterprises
Vietnam Sets Salary Cap of $1,800/Month for Leaders of State-Owned Enterprises The maximum level is applied for chair of state economic corporation. Other high ranking [...]
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CSR means sustainable development for all: Swiss corps
Fulfilling corporate social responsibility (CSR) to local communities is the key factor for the sustainable development of both foreign-invested companies and their host [...]
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Vietnam’s Trade Deficit With China $6.55 Billion in Jan-April Period
Vietnam’s trade deficit with China stood at $6.55 billion in the first four months of this year, sharply higher than the country’s overall trade deficit of $723 [...]
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Prime minister Dung talks trade cooperation in Belarus
Vietnam and Belarus will maintain an exchange of high-ranking delegations to consolidate political trust which in turn will help boost bilateral ties. This was the message [...]
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Vietnam-Cambodia trade up in four months
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Cambodia reached $1.3 billion in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent. According to the Vietnamese [...]
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