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Can LNG really save Vietnam-US trade?
Key Challenges in Vietnam-US Trade Negotiations: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Private Sector Development Push: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Aviation Industry: State of Play 2025
Vietnam and the Middle Income Trap: Unpacked
Vietnam’s 8 Percent GDP Growth Target: Unpacked
Buy More, Sell Less: Tackling Vietnam’s Trade Surplus with the US
Is Vietnam the Next Asian Tiger Economy?
What Recent Traffic Reforms Say About Doing Business in Vietnam
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?
Day: September 19, 2024
Vietnam’s Aviation Industry 2025: Growth, Key Players, Foreign Ownership, & More
Vietnam’s aviation industry has grown quickly, driven by a rising middle class and increasing demand for both domestic and international travel. Key players, including national carriers and low-cost airlines, are competing to offer diverse services while maintaining affordability. That said, the industry has not yet fully recovered from COVID border closures and it still may have some way to go yet.
Vietnam Ministry wants to target car sales of 1 million units a year by 2030
Of note, Vietnam’s cities are already straining to accommodate the rise in car ownership and the penetration rate is only around 5 percent. If the country is to reach car sales of 1 million units a year, there will need to be some fairly big investments in infrastructure. It’s not clear how or if this will be addressed…
Japanese clothing brand UNIQLO to expand presence in central Vietnam
Thua Thien-Hue province, particularly its capital Hue, has a growing retail sector that blends modern shopping experiences with traditional markets. Hue is known for its rich cultural heritage, but the rise of tourism has spurred the development of retail spaces, including shopping malls, supermarkets, and convenience stores…
Education services prices in Vietnam rise .14 percent August over July
In Vietnam, the cost of education services varies widely based on the type and level of institution. Public schools are generally affordable due to government subsidies, making them accessible to most families. Private and international schools, however, are significantly more expensive…
Vietnam stock exchange pre-funding requirements to be lifted for foreign institutions
Of note, the circular appears to only address foreign institutional investors and not foreign individual investors which account for about 42,446 registered trading accounts in Vietnam. Neither FTSE Russell or MSCI, however, appear to make a distinction between the two in terms of the need to remove pre-funding requirements. With this in mind, this latest announcement should be viewed with cautious optimism…
Mobile World (retail): Vietnam Stock Overview
In the first six months of 2024, MWG’s revenue increased by 15 percent compared to 2023 due to a broader economic recovery, stimulating consumer spending. Profit after tax also surged to US$84.1 million compared to US$1.6 million in the first half of 2023. This improvement was primarily driven by strategic restructuring efforts–the company laid off 5,936 workers and closed a bunch of underperforming stores…
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