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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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.

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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…

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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…

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