Category: Economy
Vietnam Growth Requires Reform, National Assembly’s Ngan Says
Vietnam’s government will need to accelerate economic structural reforms to boost growth that was at a 13-year low last year, National Assembly vice Chairwoman Nguyen [...]
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Vietnam invests $2.65b in foreign countries in Q1/2013
As reported by the Overseas Investment Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI), in the first quarter of 2013, Vietnam has 22 overseas investment [...]
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Vietnam welcomes 1.8m international visitors in Q1/2013
Information from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism showed that in the first three months of this year, Vietnam’s tourism sector welcomed 1.8 million [...]
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Vietnam earns 53.5tr dong from tourism services in Q1
Vietnam fetched VND53.5 trillion (USD2.5 billion) from tourism services in the first quarter of this year, equal to third of the sector’s total revenue in 2012. [...]
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Over 13,000 businesses suspend operations in Q1/2013
In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam had 15,707 newly formed businesses with registered capital of 79.389 trillion dong, down 6.8 percent in volume and 16.1 percent in [...]
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Bankruptcies outnumber new startups
The number of enterprises suspending operation and dissolving business in the first quarter exceeded the number of newly-established ones, signaling a year full of [...]
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Vietnam contributes to 2013 OECD forum
International delegates have praised Vietnam’s contributions to and effective cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). During [...]
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Economic restructuring still slow going
The national economy has grappled with numerous challenges in the past five years since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2007. Unsteady growth A Central [...]
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WTO membership fails to stimulate economic growth
Economic growth has been lower than expected since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2006. A report by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) [...]
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Bulk FDI inflow fosters electronics export growth
Export of electronics products is forecast to grow rapidly in the near future given the massive foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into this sector. Vietnam has been luring [...]
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Vietnam, Belarus to Speed up Economic Cooperation
Vietnam and Belarus should speed up the implementation of economic cooperation programmes for the 2013- 2015 period and continue perfecting a legal foundation to further [...]
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Vietnam export promises robust growth: HSBC
Vietnam’s export growth will remain strong this year and next, contributing greatly to the country’s gross domestic product and ensuring its current account [...]
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State budget revenue drops despite import-export growth
The total import-export turnover in the first quarter grew more than 18 percent year-on-year, yet the State budget revenue from import-export fell VND3.4 trillion, says a [...]
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Vietnam Enjoys Strong March
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism estimates the country welcomed 587,366 international travellers in March representing an increasing of 4.54 percent from 561,877 [...]
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Vietnam, Indonesia look at ways to exploit untapped potential
“Indonesia and Vietnam share several conditions that can help enhance our economic relationship,” said Indonesian Ambassador Mayerfas at a business conference [...]
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