Category: Economy
CBRE: HCM City office market recovering
HCM City’s office rental market has lifted itself and will continue a marginal increase until at least this year’s third or fourth quarter, according to CBRE [...]
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FDI disbursement, attraction rise
In the first four months of this year the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to the country has hit $8.219 billion, a 17pct year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, while the [...]
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Labour initiative offers workers fighting chance
Placing employment agencies at bus stations has helped many migrants find jobs and is the sort of innovation needed for Vietnam to weather the economic storm, say experts. [...]
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Agricultural products need protection after FTA
Signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam will create opportunities for exported Vietnamese agricultural products in the EU market. [...]
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Ninh Thuan says will roll out red carpet to Japanese investors
The south-central coast province of Ninh Thuan promises to offer the best incentives to attract investment from Japanese companies, especially those in the clean energy [...]
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CPI edges up on food price fall
The consumer price index (CPI) inched up just 0.02 per cent in April against the previous month, the lowest monthly rise in the past decade, according to the general [...]
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Thu Thiem’s main road construction gets off the ground
Thu Thiem new urban area management board and Vietnam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Joint Stock Company (VIDIFI) last Friday commenced work on four main [...]
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VCCI wants corporate income tax slashed to 20pct
Chair Vu Tien Loc of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has suggested slashing corporate income tax (CIT) rate to 20 percent from the current 25 percent from [...]
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US, Europe seek to spur farm produce exports to Vietnam
A slew of companies from the United States and Europe are showcasing meat, dairy products and drinks at the ongoing international food and hotel show in HCM City in an effort [...]
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International arrivals fall for third month
The country in April has seen a 2.4 percent drop in the number of international visitor arrivals from the same period of last year, marking the third consecutive month of [...]
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Cambodia eyes Vietnam as key visitor-generating market
Cambodia is eyeing Vietnam as a huge source market for its tourism industry, having attracted as many as 763,000 tourists from Vietnam out of the total number of [...]
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Vietnam’s mechanical engineering development plan fails completely
No considerable progress has been made so far in the mechanical engineering over the last 10 years when Vietnam implemented the 10-year industry development strategy. [...]
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PM urges localities to promote trade, attract foreign investment
Prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, branches and localities to create favourable conditions to attract investment, especially foreign investment and [...]
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Industrial sector slump continues
The national index of industrial production (IPP) experienced a year-on-year increase of 5 per cent in the first four months of this year, said the general Statistical Office [...]
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VN speeds up tax administration modernisation scheme
The general Department of Taxation of Vietnam is trying to complete a national project on tax administration modernisation by 2015. The Tax Administration Modernisation [...]
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