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How to Export Coffee from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Export Footwear from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Manufacture Clothing in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Open a Factory in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Open a Supermarket in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Start an English Centre in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Export Clothing from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Open a Data Centre in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Export Food from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Open a Restaurant in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Set Up a Company in Vietnam: Technical Guide 2025
How to Start an Export Business in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Open a Trading Account in Vietnam: Technical Guide 2025
How to Import Food into Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Open a Gym in Vietnam 2025: Ultimate Guide
How to Make Video Games in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Import Footwear Materials to Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Manufacture Shoes in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
How to Import Clothing Materials to Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2025
Electricity in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2025
Manufacturing in Vietnam 2025: Ultimate Guide
Insurance in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Rubber Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Plastics Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Petroleum Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Paper Industry: Overview 2025
Information Communications Technology in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2025
Glassware Industry in Vietnam: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Food Processing Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Crude Oil Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Creative Industries: Overview 2024
Residential Real Estate in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024
Industrial Real Estate in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024
Commercial Real Estate in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Automotive Industry: Industry Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Cement Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Cashew Nut Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Animal Feed Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Healthcare Industry: Overview 2024
Day: July 3, 2024
Vietnam’s Economy in the First Half of 2024: Unpacked
Six months into 2024, just days ago, Vietnam’s General Office of Statistics released GDP data that showed a marked improvement for the local economy compared to 2023. Specifically, it found that GDP growth for Vietnam for the second quarter of this year had hit a phenomenal 6.83 percent, bringing the average growth rate for the year so far to 6.42 percent. This growth, however, has not been felt equally and in this light this article breaks down the finer nuances of Vietnam’s GDP growth in the first half of 2024.
More than half of Vietnam securities firms failing to meet disclose requirements
Information disclosures on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange have been cited by key stock market index makers FTSE Russell and MSCI as one criteria holding the local bourse back from being upgraded from frontier to emerging. The irony here is that these securities firms stand to probably benefit the most from a stock market upgrade…
Beleaguered Vietnam international school suspended by city Education Department
Of note, it is not unusual for Vietnamese firms that have run out of money to hold out for as long as possible by selling assets and cutting staff. Furthermore, it is not unusual for them to be allowed to do so, with a firm not considered insolvent until its debts are over 90 days past due. That said, many firms often go well beyond 90 days…
Two more luxury brands enter the high-end retail fray in Vietnam
This is partly due to the growing demand for luxury goods in the rapidly developing Southeast Asian nation. According to Statista, Vietnam’s luxury goods market is projected to generate revenue of US$992 million in 2024 and is expected to have a compounded annual growth rate of 3.10 percent between 2024 and 2028. This trend, however, may be contributing to a scarcity of prime retail space for luxury brands…
Building An International Financial Centre in Vietnam: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Economy in 2024: A Brief Recap
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
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
Should Vietnam Be Worried About Indonesia Joining the CPTPP?
Why More Foreign Films Aren’t Made in Vietnam
Can Vietnam Survive the Steel-Trade Wars?
A Brief History of Startups in Vietnam: Unpacked 2024
What’s Going On with Vietnam’s Car Market in 2024?
PetroVietnam Power Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vingroup: Vietnam Stock Overview
SeABank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam International Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Saigon – Hanoi Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam National Petroleum Group: Vietnam Stock Overview
Tien Phong Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
PetroVietnam Gas Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
VietinBank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Military Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
HDBank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vinhomes (real estate): Vietnam Stock Overview
BIDV (banking): Vietnam Stock Overview
Becamex IDC (real estate): Vietnam Stock Overview
Bao Viet Holdings (Insurance): Vietnam Stock Overview
Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
Mobile World (retail): Vietnam Stock Overview
SSI Securities Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
data sets
Vietnam Car Sales Tracker: December Update [data]
Vietnam Exports Tracker: December Update [data set]
Vietnam Imports Tracker: December Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Source Country Tracker: December Update [data set]
Vietnam Tourist Arrivals Tracker: December Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Tracker by Sector: December Update [data set]
Vietnam CPI Tracker: December Update [data set]
Doing Business in Vietnam: Events Directory 2025
Vietnam Retail Sales Tracker: October Update [data set]