Economy of Vietnam
Mergers & acquisitions wave set to hit Vietnam, say analysts
An ambitious plan to privatise more than 400 of Vietnam’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by the end of next year will fuel a new wave...
Vietnam’s middle-class has fastest growth rate in Asia: survey
Vietnam is enjoying the fastest growing middle-class in the Asia-Pacific region with over two million citizens joining it annually, a recent survey shows.
“This is...
Vietnam targets $10-billion wood exports by 2020
Vietnam's target of earning $10 billion revenue from wood and wooden product exports by 2020 is on track, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Vietnam Timber and...
Vietnam’s export growth to ASEAN falls sharply
Vietnam’s exports to its ASEAN partners have fallen despite a free trade agreement inked in 2010. According to the Vietnam Customs’ statistics, the growth...
Bank listing to boost Vietnam stock market
The listing of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), the nation’s second-largest lender by assets,is expected to boost liquidity on the...
Vietnam’s per capita income reaches almost $2,000
Vietnam’s annual per capita income is estimated to have reached $1,960, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the opening ceremony of the Vietnam...
Vietnam-US trade in 2013 up by 15.3%
Trade between the US and Vietnam is expected to rise 15.3 per cent in 2013 to a value of $28.7 billion, with Vietnam's exports...
Foreign investors optimistic on Vietnam’s 2014 outlook
A conference intended to provoke recommendations for the economic and monetary policies for the 2014 – 2015 period in Hanoi on November 18 heard...
Vietnam opens state companies to foreign investors
Vietnam's prime minister pledged to subject state-owned companies to competition and allow greater foreign ownership of banks as the government seeks to revive growth...
Vietnam plans ministry to handle state enterprises
The Vietnam government plans to fight bureaucracy with bureaucracy and considers setting up a specific ministry or at least a committee to "manage" state...
Vietnam’s best company: Vinamilk!
Forbes Vietnam, the local edition of US magazine publisher Forbes launched in June 2013, has published a first-of-its-kind list of Vietnam's Top 50 listed...
World Bank expects slower growth for Vietnam
Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow at a moderate rate of around 5.3 per cent in 2013 and 5.4 per cent in 2014, according...
Foreign investors flock to Vietnam stocks
Since the top of 2013 through June 5, foreign investors have been net buyers of $244 million in Vietnamese stocks, the largest year-to-date purchases by since 2008.
Vietnam tops government bond market
In a continued show of its investor allure, Vietnam now has the region’s fastest growing local currency government bond market, a report covering Asia’s...
Vietnam-Laos industrial zone lures $164m
The Lao Bao special economic zone in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri, bordering southern Laos, has attracted 47 projects worth $164 million,...
Three scenarios for Vietnam’s economy
Vietnam's economic growth, hit by high inflation, shrinking exports and bad debts, is expected to slow to 5.1 per cent in 2012 from 5.89...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...