Economy
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Channel News Asia: Vietnam’s strong growth is likely to persist
Vietnam’s strong growth is likely to persist thanks to its young, ambitious, and business savvy population, said an article published by Singapore-based Channel News Asia.
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Doubling of imported used car tax proposed
Importing used cars with nine seats and less will become harder if a proposal to raise used car tariffs is approved by the Government. In fact, the proposed import tax rate is double its current level
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First Ho Chi Minh City metro line to get tracks next month
Progress on the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City continues, but a tax dispute has left some necessary equipment languishing at port, Mr. Le Nguyen Minh Quang, head of the HCM City Management Autho
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APEC discusses measures to boost MSMEs financial access
A financial forum was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on September 11 to seek to enhance access to supply chain finance for micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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EVN reaches coal agreement with Vinacomin
The Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) and its coal supplier Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) have finally reached an agreement on coal selling pric
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Ca Mau works to promote fishery sector
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has applied a number of measures to boost the development of the local fishery sector as part of efforts to optimise local advantages.
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The Vietnam Asset Management Company needs more capital to settle bad debts
The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will need more capital to further benefit from the National Assembly’s recent resolution on the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs), experts said.
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E-commerce experts talk Vietnam’s future
Some top experts in payments, e-commerce and retail gave their insights into the future of online trading in Vietnam at a recent two-day seminar in HCM City.
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Microsoft Vietnam gets new CEO
Microsoft Vietnam has officially announced it was appointing Mr. Aung San Maung from Myanmar as its new acting CEO in Vietnam, a position which was held by Mr. Vu Minh Tri for seven years.
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Vietnam capitalises on RoK development funding
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has visited the Republic of Korea to attend a celebration of the Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF)’s 30th founding anniversary.
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Tra fish exports to US on course
Despite a new US requirement that foreign exporters demonstrate their food safety control system is equivalent to American regulations, no backlog has been recorded in Vietnamese tra fish exports to t
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APEC forum helps SMEs enhance digital competitiveness
The APEC Online-to-Offline (O2O) Forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10 to foster digital competitiveness and resilience of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups.
