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Day: December 20, 2023

Snapshot: Manufacturing in Vietnam, November 2023

Each month the-shiv provides a snapshot of the manufacturing sector in Vietnam covering the latest developments, key performance indicators, and government data. November overview Out of the gates Vietnam’s manufacturing sector started November with some bad news–Samsung Vietnam was estimating it would export just US$57 billion worth of electronics this

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Bloomberg outlines challenges facing Vietnam’s coffee farmers

Up to half of Vietnam’s current coffee farming land may be unusable in 50 years according to Philipp Navratil, global head of Nestle’s coffee strategic business unit, and quoted by Bloomberg. Local farmers are reportedly pulling out coffee plants in favour of more weather resistant crops like avocado and durian. 

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Vietnam’s most valuable footballers reveals value in local football league

Vietnam’s most valuable player is half-Czech, half-Vietnamese Filip Nguyen, VN Express is reporting. He’s currently estimated to be worth €600,000 (US$655,700). Of note, Vietnam signed a deal back in September with the Spanish football league, La Liga, to jointly develop the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Historically corrupt, and not nearly

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