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Vietnam’s Dairy Market 2025: Overview
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Day: June 19, 2024
The Impact of the Ukraine War on Vietnam’s Economy: Unpacked
The Ukraine War has not been kind to Vietnam’s economy. Tourism, trade, and foreign direct investment have all taken a direct hit, not to mention the indirect impacts of the greater global economic challenges the war has precipitated. With this in mind, and the President of Russia due to land in Hanoi later today, this article looks at how the Ukraine War has impacted Vietnam’s economy.
China’s Huawei considering Vietnam data centre but no commitment yet
Data centres in Vietnam are becoming more and more common. This is a result of a broader move to digitise the economy as well as several key regulations that require businesses to store the data of Vietnamese users in Vietnam. That said, there are a number of challenges for the sector, not least of which is Vietnam’s somewhat inconsistent electricity supply…
Top 10 life insurance firms in Vietnam dominated by foreign firms
Of note, Vietnam’s insurance sector has struggled over the last year or so with a number of high-profile instances of consumers claiming they were duped into purchasing insurance products.That said, it is slowly recovering with Vietnam Report’s survey results finding 45.5 percent of industry respondents expect the industry to grow by around 5 to 10 percent this year…
Key Apple supplier Foxconn to increase investment in Vietnam by US$52.6 million
Manufacturing in Vietnam, particularly in electronics, has been growing rapidly. Though notably there was a slight downturn last year, things have picked up again in 2024. Exports of computers, electrical products and parts thereof had reached US$5.5 billion by the end of May representing an increase of 31.6 percent over the same period a year earlier…
New Vietnam–Manila direct flights highlight growing south-south integration
This is welcome news for tourism in both countries. Of note, in the first five months of this year, Vietnam welcomed 85,936 tourists from the Philippines, an increase of 54.1 percent over the same period last year. This is in line with growing interregional travel which is visa free for members of ASEAN states. Filipino citizens, for example, can enter Vietnam visa free for up to three weeks. This latest announcement could signal a significant boost to these numbers…
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What to Watch Now Google Has An Office in Vietnam
Does Vietnam Have a Private Consumption Problem Too?
The 8th Session of Vietnam’s National Assembly: Key Takeaways
Rethinking Financing Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition
Vietnam’s New Social Media ID Regulations: Breaking Down the ‘Why?’
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
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Vietnam’s Economy in Q3 Beyond GDP Growth: Unpacked
Paying For Vietnam’s High-Speed Rail: Unpacked
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Why More Foreign Films Aren’t Made in Vietnam
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Vietnam Car Sales Tracker: January Update [data]
Vietnam Exports Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam Imports Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam CPI Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam Tourist Arrivals Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Tracker by Sector: January Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Source Country Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam Retail Sales Tracker: November Update [data set]
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