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Day: November 19, 2024

Transport and warehousing FDI declines sharply in October

The transport and warehousing sector remains essential to Vietnam’s FDI landscape, supporting the nation’s growing logistics needs and regional trade connections. Despite October’s decline, it’s expected that FDI in this sector will stabilise as demand for efficient logistics solutions continues to rise with Vietnam’s economic growth and expanding trade networks…

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Vietnam’s wood, bamboo, and rattan products exports sees YoY growth despite slight monthly decline

Year-over-year the sector demonstrated substantial growth, with a 10.9 percent increase in October this year compared to October 2023. Additionally, for the January-to-October period, production was up 8.7 percent over the same period last year. These annual gains underscore the rising demand for Vietnamese wood and bamboo products, both domestically and internationally.

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Vietnam’s New Social Media ID Regulations: Breaking Down the ‘Why?’

The passage of Decree 157, which adds verification requirements for social media accounts in Vietnam, has caused a stir amid claims this will be used to identify distributors of content deemed ‘anti-state’. This may be true, but it seems unlikely this is the actual intent of these new regulations, with several much more pressing reasons for these new requirements…

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