Vietnam warned strict lockdown forcing companies to move manufacturing
Business groups say tough Covid restrictions make it increasingly difficult to operate
Covid restrictions could cause businesses to quit Vietnam
No European business has left Vietnam due to Covid-19, but continued restrictions and delayed vaccination could cause them to do so, a EuroCham executive said.
Red tape slows salary disbursement
A mere 2 percent of a VND7.5 trillion ($328.4 million) salary support package for Covid-affected workers has been disbursed after a month due to red tape.
Hotels put up for sale as Covid-19 knocks down investors
Hotels are being sold in large numbers across the country as owners suffer big losses caused by the shortage of customers due to the latest wave of Covid-19.
Vietnam : Businesses struggling with rising costs during Covid-19 era
Many businesses have closed down or are struggling with rising overheads due to Covid-19.
Vietnam’s e-commerce enters ‘golden age’ during pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has helped e-commerce platforms in Vietnam achieve impressive growth of 18 per cent, pushing the market size to US$11.8 billion.
U.S. business chamber calls on Vietnam to ease quarantine, free up vaccines
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) urged Vietnam on Monday to ease its lengthy quarantine period for vaccinated travellers and allow the private sector to help procure COVID-19 vaccines for their employees in the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam becomes world’s 40th best country
Vietnam has risen three places to 40th in the annual Best Countries Overall Rankings 2021 thanks to economic growth expansion, power, heritage and business openness.
Nha Trang hotels sold in droves after Covid-19 blow
Hundreds of hotels are being sold for cheap in tourism hotspot Nha Trang after the devastation wreaked on tourism by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam’s ‘incense village’ pins hopes on local buyers at Lunar New Year
Across this village south of Hanoi, otherwise drab patches of ground blaze with colour as bundles of magenta-tipped incense sticks are left to dry in the sun before being distributed across Vietnam and to other parts of the world.
Vietnam prepares for supply chain shift from China
Multinationals look to build up bases despite infrastructure and labour issues
S’pore, Vietnam plan to launch green lane by early next year
Vietnam and Singapore are planning to launch a green lane for business and official travel by the start of next year.
Vietnam to waive quarantine for Korean business travellers
Vietnam has agreed to allow some South Korean business people to travel between the two countries without having to complete mandatory 14-day anti-coronavirus quarantine, Seoul said on Friday.
A plea for help as China loses jobs to Vietnam
Samsung and Apple’s OEM partners are the latest US tariff-eluding manufacturers to shift production from China to Vietnam
Trump aide tells Vietnam to curb China shipments to avoid duties
US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien told Vietnamese leaders they must curb illegal rerouting of Chinese exports and buy more US goods such as liquefied natural gas and military equipment to avoid punitive American tariffs.
Vietnam : RCEP offers an ideal economic model
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has given Vietnam and other Asean countries a perfect opportunity to become a centre of investment attraction, said Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh.
What will Brexit mean for our relationship with Vietnam ?
A webinar hosted by the UK Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Council has highlighted the strength of the UK-Vietnam trading relationship and the continued opportunities available to both countries.
Is the global supply chain really heading to Vietnam ?
As the US seeks to decouple from China, is Vietnam becoming the world’s next factory floor ? Vietnam, a frontier market in Southeast Asia, is often named as one of the biggest winners in the US-China trade dispute
Is Vietnam the next ‘Asian Miracle’?
The country is making autocratic capitalism work unusually well.
A Billionaire is bringing electric motorbikes to Vietnam
Pham Nhat Vuong’s VinFast is building e-scooters at a $3.5 billion factory in Haiphong.
Vietnam willing to assist UK in joining CPTPP
Vietnam is willing to assist the United Kingdom in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a press meeting in Hanoi on Thursday.
Hotels for sale at new high amid pandemic blues
Hotels with ‘for sale’ signs have mushroomed across different parts of Vietnam, despite a scarcity in buyers.
Vietnam’s Vingroup rebuts Reuters report of plan to sell school, health units
Vietnam’s largest private firm Vingroup has rebutted a Reuters report that the multi-sector conglomerate was considering selling controlling stakes of its private hospital chain Vinmec and private school business Vinschool.
HCMC aims to become world financial hub
Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong has proposed that HCMC be turned into a world financial hub, using its infrastructure, economic growth and investment environment.
COVID-19 hits commercial space rents in Vietnam
Commercial property owners and tenants in Vietnam have been facing uncertain times as they take hits from the blows of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Vietnam seeks tighter control over Facebook, Google ads
A proposed amendment to a government decree on advertising will require international advertising service providers to block and remove illegal contents when demanded by authorities.