Maria SantosFinance
Vietnam Gold Prices Slip as SJC Bars Fall to VND143.3 Million
Domestic bullion in Ho Chi Minh City dropped 0.69 percent while global spot metal held near $4,165 per ounce ahead of United States inflation figures.
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Rajiv MenonGeneral
Ecuadorian President Seeks Trade and Investment in China, Singapore, and Vietnam
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa is on an eight-day state visit to China, seeking to boost shrimp exports and attract investments in energy and mining. His Asian tour will continue to Singapore and Vietnam, highlighting a strategic economic push into the…
Sarah ChenFinance
Vietnam’s per capita GDP up 17.3 pct in 3 years: PM
This year’s estimated per capita GDP of $2,540 marks a $440 increase over 2015, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc informed the National Assembly Monday. In term of purchasing power parity (PPP), the per capita income in 2018 is estimated at $7,640, and expected to rise…
Wei ZhangFinance
Vietnam footwear industry to be benefited from trade war
Vietnamese footwear exporters seem to be benefiting from the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. According to customs statistics, Vietnam’s footwear exports in the first nine months of this year were worth $11.74 billion, a 10.2 percent year-on-year…
Minjun ParkGeneral
Vietnam’s authority no longer certain about 2020 GDP target
Vietnam’s GDP per capita is set to increase this year, but its 2020 target of $3,200-3,500 looks distant. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a National Assembly meeting Monday that if Vietnam’s GDP increases by 6.7 percent this year,…
Minjun ParkFashion
Vietnam footwear exports benefit from US-China trade spat
Vietnamese footwear exporters seem to be benefiting from the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. According to customs statistics, Vietnam’s footwear exports in the first nine months of this year were worth $11.74 billion, a 10.2 percent year-on-year…
Minjun ParkFinance
Vietcombank files for private issue of 360 million shares
Vietnam’s State Securities Commission has received an application from Vietcombank for a private placement of shares worth over $156.5 million. The commission (SSC) said the country’s third largest bank by assets proposes to make a private issue of 360…
Sarah ChenLiving
Vietnam urged to cut dependence on crude oil
A prime ministerial advisory body has said the state budget is overly dependent on crude oil, an unsustainable income source. The National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) recently said crude oil is not a sustainable income source, both in the short…
Minjun ParkFinance
Vietnam’s per capita GDP long way away from 2020 target
Vietnam’s GDP per capita is set to increase this year, but its 2020 target of $3,200-3,500 looks distant. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a National Assembly meeting Monday that if Vietnam’s GDP increases by 6.7 percent this year,…
Minjun ParkGeneral
Vietnam becomes less competitive on global index
Vietnam has fallen three places on the competitiveness index from last year, a new World Economic Forum report says. The country was ranked 74th in last year’s global competitiveness index, but fell three places to 77th this year, according to a WEF report…
Wei ZhangE-Tailing
US-China trade spat will exert exchange rate pressure on Vietnam
If US-China trade tensions drag on, Vietnam will still see good growth but face strong exchange rate pressures exerted by two major currencies. After GDP growth reached 6.98 percent in the first 9 months of 2018, the highest in the past 8 years, it is…
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Retail in Vietnam
A young, urbanising market where modern trade is growing quickly, convenience and mini-supermarkets are the battleground, and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City beha…
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Consumers in Vietnam
Segments, digital behaviour, price sensitivity and the buying patterns that shape assortment and promotion in Vietnam.
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Last mile in Vietnam
How last-mile delivery works in Vietnam, what drives cost per drop, and how to set a service promise you can keep.
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Malls and rents in Vietnam
Who the landlords are, how leases are structured, what drives rent, and how to choose a location in Vietnam.
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