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Vietnam’s Economy in 2024: A Brief Recap
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Rethinking Financing Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition
Vietnam’s New Social Media ID Regulations: Unpacked
How Well Prepared Is Vietnam for a Trump Presidency?
Temu in Vietnam: What’s Fair in Free Trade?
Media Relations in Vietnam: Lessons from VinFast
It’s Time to Talk About Vietnam’s Credit Growth Policy…
Vietnam’s Economy in Q3 Beyond GDP Growth: Unpacked
Paying For Vietnam’s High-Speed Rail: Unpacked
Day: March 1, 2024
VN-Index up, foreign traders net-buy US$8.07 million, March 1
Vietnam’s main stock market index, the VN-Index finished the last trading session of the week up 5.55 points or 0.44 percent, clocking out Friday at 1,258.28. Foreign traders net-bought back into the market to the tune of US$8.07 million after shedding almost US$15.7 million worth of stocks Thursday. Foreign trader
Starlink launch in Vietnam put on ice over foreign ownership limits
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has put plans to launch its satellite service on hold in Vietnam due to Vietnam’s foreign ownership limits in the telecommunications industry, Reuters is reporting. Foreign ownership in telecommunications services that include infrastructure are capped at 51 percent in Vietnam for most countries. Members of the Comprehensive
Vietnam manufacturing grows for second month in a row: S&P
S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers Index–or PMI–has recorded a second consecutive month of growth in February increasing from 50.3 in January to 50.4 in February. Anything above 50 is considered a signal the sector is growing less than 50 and it is shrinking. Key takeaways Business optimism reached a 12-month high–55
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