snapshots
The Snapshots category provides quick, data-driven insights on industry trends, trade performance, and economic indicators. It features concise updates, charts, and key statistics, offering fast and accessible market intelligence for decision-makers.
The Philippines’ Economy 2025: GDP, FDI, Trade & Key Industries
The Philippines’ economy is one of the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia, supported by a young population, strong remittance inflows, and a dynamic services sector. This article explores recent GDP forecasts, key industries, foreign direct investment, and more.
Indonesia’s Economy 2025: GDP, FDI & Key Industries
Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy and one of the most dynamic emerging markets in the world. This article explores its latest GDP Growth figures, key industries, trade, and more.
Vietnam’s Emissions Trading Scheme 2025: What’s New?
Vietnam’s emissions trading scheme ambitions got a boost last week with the government finalising legal requirements to begin quantifying carbon emissions and assigning quotas to key polluters. Here’s how its emissions trading scheme works, who it affects, and why it matters.
Vietnam Industry Guide 2025: Manufacturing, Tech, Footwear & More
Vietnam’s economy has experienced rapid growth over recent decades, driven by a diverse range of key industries that contribute significantly to the nation’s GDP. These industries have been pivotal in transforming Vietnam from a primarily agrarian society into one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia.
Priority Customs Treatment in Vietnam for Foreign Firms
Earlier this month, the Dong Nai Department of Customs issued a decision suspending priority customs treatment for Panasonic. The decision does not specify exactly what the well known Japanese brand failed to do, only citing Article 45 of the Customs Law. The company has been suspended for 60 days from accessing priority customs treatment.
Vietnam Public Holidays 2026: Dates, Entitlements, and Key Facts
Vietnam has 11 public holidays a year that foreign firms should be aware of. This article covers the days and dates of these official holidays in 2026.
Affordable Housing in Vietnam for Foreign Firms 2024
FDI can be a significant contributor to solving Vietnam’s affordable housing shortage, but it’s not a silver bullet. The development of affordable housing in Vietnam is hindered by a complex number of factors. Bureaucratic hurdles, land scarcity, and tightening credit conditions have created a challenging environment for both domestic and foreign developers, writes Huong Nguyen.
Insolvency in Vietnam: Unpacked
This article charts the path unprofitable firms tend to follow in Vietnam and what creditors might expect before bankruptcy proceedings are initiated on a debtor, if they are in fact, initiated at all.
The Gold Price in Vietnam: Explained 2024
The gold price in Vietnam is more often than not much higher than it is in the rest of the world. In fact, in 2023, at its peak, it was around 20 percent higher owing to a number of factors including the limited supply, huge demand, and a regulatory environment
Vietnam’s Stock Market, December 2023: Snapshot
December began with the government of Vietnam tapping the United Arab Emirates on the shoulder for support turning Ho Chi Minh City into a financial hub in Southeast Asia. Whereas the UAE was mum on whether it would provide support, the request was also scant on details, and it was
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This is an interview with Chris Walker, a Vietnam Sourcing Expert with Vietnam Factory Tours how rising oil prices and the Middle East crisis are
This is an interview with John Gardner, CEO and Founding Partner, at Optimum Hospitality in Ho Chi Minh City. It covers fuel price impacts on:
This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It