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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
Tourism in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Pharmaceuticals Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Mining Industry: Overview 2025
Insurance in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Supplements Market: Overview 2025
Technology in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam Seafood Processing: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Wood Manufacturing Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Paper Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Rubber Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Healthcare Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Plastics Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Petroleum Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Gas Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Fitness Industry: Overview 2025
Vietnam Furniture Manufacturing: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam Footwear Manufacturing: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Dairy Market 2025: Overview
Vietnam Garment Manufacturing: Industry Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Personal Data Protection Decree for Foreign Firms
Vietnam’s Personal Data Protection Decree sets out comprehensive guidelines for foreign firms operating within the country to ensure robust protection of personal data. In addition, the decree establishes strict requirements for the transfer of personal data abroad. Depending on foreign firms’ operations in Vietnam, an understanding of this Decree could be crucial to ensuring a firm’s operations run smoothly. With this in mind, this article breaks down key sections of the Decree…
Vietnam’s Saigon Beer maker planning increased stake in local beer brand Sagota
Vietnam’s beer market has reported some challenges over the last couple of years from stricter enforcement of drink driving laws, to belt-tightening among consumers on the back of broader economic challenges, to greater competition and an increase in imported beers. As a result, a number of beer makers in Vietnam have recorded negative or slower than expected growth. In this context, this announcement could be the beginning of an era of consolidation within the industry…
Canadian takes reins of Vietnam’s biggest tech firm after police raid
One of Vietnam’s biggest tech firms, VNG, which operates the popular social messaging app Zalo and makes video games, has appointed Canadian Kelly Wong acting CEO after a police raid of its office in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, Tuoi Tre is reporting. Wong will be stepping up from his
The New York Times receives licence to open Vietnam office
Of note, it’s not easy to do business in Vietnam for foreign news media outlets. Vietnam’s media industry is small and heavily regulated, particularly in terms of censoring content, though this does not seem to apply to international media outlets to the extent that it does to local news media producers. That said, foreign news operations in Vietnam are still limited in terms of what they can do…
Vietnam tech giant VNG raided for reasons unknown
The company has confirmed the raid in a statement but has provided no details as to why. Local media reported on the event at large before removing any reference to the event. It’s also unclear as to why…
Vietnam’s August Consumer Price Index stable at 4.04 percent
Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index slowed in August over July recording an increase of 3.45 percent compared to July’s 4.27 percent. Overall CPI remained steady at 4.04 percent safely within the government’s target range for the year of between 4 and 4.5 percent. Core inflation, meanwhile, saw an increase of 2.71
Vietnam’s Industrial Production Index up 9.5 percent year-on-year
The GSO notes that the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 9.7 percent, that the electricity production and distribution industry increased by 11.6 percent, and the water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment industry increased by 7.8 percent. It does, however, also note that the mining industry decreased by 6 percent.
Vietnam foreign direct investment registered capital for 2024 reaches US$20.5
The biggest gain was in manufacturing and processing which added 134 new projects and US$1.51 billion. The biggest investor countries were China, Japan, and Singapore, in that order, with US$626 million, US$605 million, and US$271 million registered respectively…
Vietnam News Roundup: August 30 to September 5
This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers foreign trader stock market activity, a cut to production for Japanese solar panels made in Vietnam, a ‘stunning victory’ over a pirate film site in Hanoi, a widening gap in deposits taken and loans issued at Vietnam banks, a new coal-fired power plant set to start a trial run next month, and more…
Vietnam Stock Reviews: Vietnam Rubber Group
GVR has earmarked industrial parks as a future growth driver as opposed to rubber. As the largest natural rubber producer in Vietnam, GVR owns 373,182 hectares of land in Vietnam and. In late 2023, the company received the Prime Minister’s approval for the conversion of nearly 25,000 hectares of this land to industrial parks…
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?
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?
PetroVietnam Power Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vingroup: Vietnam Stock Overview
SeABank: Vietnam Stock Overview
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Vietnam International Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Saigon – Hanoi Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam National Petroleum Group: Vietnam Stock Overview
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PetroVietnam Gas Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
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HDBank: Vietnam Stock Overview
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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]
Doing Business in Vietnam: Events Directory 2025