Economy
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Banks and food drive VN stocks
Vietnamese shares remained upbeat on March 21, driven by banks and food and beverage producers.
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Shrimp exports expected to reach five billion USD by 2020
The shrimp exports is expected to reach between 4.5 – 5 billion USD by 2020, with an annual increase of between 9.5 – 12 percent.
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Two Vietnamese in Forbes’ billionaires list
Two Vietnamese, Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong and Sovico Holdings Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, have featured in the Forbes’s 2017 world’s billionaires list.
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Ninh Thuan develops maritime economy
The People’s Committee of the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has just approved a project to develop local maritime economy by 2020 in a comprehensive and modern way.
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Binh Thuan exports 163 tonnes of dragon fruit to UAE
The Binh Thuan Province Alliance of Dragon Fruit Production, Processing and Export Cooperatives has exported a consignment of more than 163 tonnes of dragon fruit to the UAE.
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MoIT pursues dream of auto industry
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue pursuing the dream of a real auto industry in Vietnam despite the failure of 20 years of efforts towards this goal.
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Price up for high-end property
Experts have said “High-end and luxury housing continues to be an attractive segment in the national real estate market, with high demand and a good purchasing scale”.
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Highway proposal approved to improve Nam Dinh connection
The Prime Minister has approved the investment proposal on a route connecting the sea economic zone in the northern province of Nam Dinh with the Cau Gie – Ninh Binh Highway.
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Stocks up on high Q1 hopes
Shares rose on the two local exchanges on March 20, driven by high investor confidence on expectations of positive earnings reports from listed companies.
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Government mulls safeguards to protect domestic carmakers
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and relevant agencies to study the possibility of applying safeguards to protect the domestic automobile manuf
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Ho Chi Minh City offers interest subsidies for industrial projects
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has issued regulations on interest support toward enterprises investing in the industrial sector and the support industry.
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Steel prices set for slight rise
Steel prices will remain stable on the domestic market this month but are expected to increase slightly soon, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.