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Day: January 4, 2024

Vietnam oil refinery to receive US$338 million in compensation

Nghi Son oil refinery operators will be compensated VND 8,247 billion (US$338.1 million) for variations in the price they were permitted to sell their petrol products and the price of the same products imported, Tuoi Tre is reporting. Key points: Vietnam’s state-owned Petrovietnam (PVN) is required to buy all of

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World Economic League Table ranks Vietnam 34th out of 190

Vietnam was 34th in terms of economic success in the world in 2023, sandwiched between the Philippines at 33 and Malaysia in 35th place, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research’s World Economic League Table.  The CEBR says: This was partly due to a lack of a growth-inflation

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Tourism: Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay makes Fodor’s ‘No List’

Vietnam’s World Heritage listed Ha Long Bay has made Fodor’s ‘no list’, a compilation of tourist destinations travellers should avoid, the Express is reporting. Reasons for making the ‘no list’ include overcrowding, polluted waterways, and rubbish often found floating in the bay. Note that Vietnam is currently putting a lot

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How Vietnam Airlines might be able to remain listed on the HoSE

Despite being negative equity alongside three years of losses, Vietnam Airlines may be able to remain listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange if amendments to Decree 155/2020/ND-CP are approved, according to Vietnam Stock Economic Magazine. The changes on the table include an additional clause to Article 120

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Vietnam Business Support Directory

This is a free directory of businesses providing professional support to foreign firms looking to do business in Vietnam. In order to ensure the quality of this list, should you choose to engage any of these service providers, please let us know how it goes…

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