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Day: February 6, 2024
VN-Index up, foreign traders net-sell US$16.7 million, February 6
The VN-Index closed up 2.42 points or .2 percent Tuesday to finish the session at 1,188.48 edging ever closer to the elusive 1200 point mark. Foreign traders, however, were less optimistic, net-selling US$16.7 million worth of Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Stock. Trading history, foreign investors, last five trading days
Rising coffee prices see farmers refuse to fulfil orders: Reuters
Vietnam’s coffee farmers are refusing to fill orders looking to renegotiate their contracts in light of higher than expected coffee prices, Reuters is reporting. The publication goes on to say that what started as a local problem is now starting to impact the global coffee market. Incidentally, The Investor carried
Vietnam coffee brand abandons kiosks, opens coffee shops instead
Vietnam’s Phuc Long Coffee & Tea is set to expand its presences in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 2024 by up to 60 stores, World Coffee Portal is reporting. The company,a subsidiary of major Vietnam food and beverage conglomerate, Masan Group, is aiming to hit year-on-year sales growth
Vietnam ‘leading global exporter of piracy services’: IIPA
The International Intellectual Property Alliance, or IIPA, has made public its submission to the United States Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report, which addresses intellectual property infringements around the world, arguing Vietnam should be kept on the body’s watch list. The IIPA goes on to detail an unwillingness on the part