Biden economic policies likely to be kinder on Vietnam
The possible revival of a major trade pact and a less aggressive policy on currency manipulation will benefit Vietnam when Joe Biden assumes the U.S. presidency, analysts say.
Vietnam PM says pandemic costs $8.6 billion in budget revenue
The pandemic is seen costing Vietnam nearly 200 trillion dong ($8.6 billion) in budget revenue this year, according to the government’s website, which cited Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a discussion with National Assembly deputies on Monday.
Why Vietnam wouldn’t mind if Trump loses to Biden
Vietnam has benefitted from Trump’s trade war but his currency fixing sanction threats make Biden the safer bet
Vietnam PM urges Trump to take objective view in trade dispute
Vietnam’s prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Monday the country’s exchange rate policy was not aimed at helping its exports and asked that US President Donald Trump have « a more objective assessment of the reality in Vietnam ».
Banks maintain profit growth but bad debts rise
Most banks reported profit growth in the first nine months, but bad debts posted a double-digit rise due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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
Vietnam Airlines reports heavy losses, denies rumors of bankruptcy
Despite incurring heavy losses of VND10.75 trillion (US$463.3 million) in the January-September period, Vietnam Airlines has refuted rumors that it has filed for bankruptcy due to Covid-19.
Vietnam seeks 6.5% growth through 2025 after missing current goal
Hanoi eyes regional supply chains after pandemic derailed GDP target for 2016-20
Is Vietnam the next ‘Asian Miracle’?
The country is making autocratic capitalism work unusually well.
Vietnam an outlier during Covid-19 pandemic
Vietnam should re-emerge quickly in the post-pandemic period, making it one of the best performers in the global economy
Trump takes trade war aim at Vietnam’s dong
Trump takes trade war aim at Vietnam’s dong – Asia Times US plans to investigate Vietnam for currency manipulation but rising bilateral trade deficit is a reflection of decoupling from China
Vietnam an outlier during Covid-19 pandemic
Vietnam should re-emerge quickly in the post-pandemic period, making it one of the best performers in the global economy
Vietnam Q3 GDP improves to 2.6% growth on rising exports
Vietnam’s real gross domestic product rose 2.62% in the July-September quarter, the State Statistical Bureau said on Tuesday.
Economic security : Vietnam’s cardinal policy goal
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Vietnam needs to take concerted action to shore up the foundations of its economy.
Vietnam, Japan to maintain strategic ties after Abe
The outgoing Japanese PM leaves a legacy of strong Tokyo-Hanoi relations
Covid-19 halts three-decade economic boom in Vietnam
For the past three decades, Vietnam has known only good – or great – economic news. Its growth as an exporter, propelled by communist leaders who embraced market-oriented policies in the late 1980s, pushed many into the middle class. The…
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.
Vietnam suffers most phishing attacks on small businesses in Southeast Asia
Vietnam led Southeast Asia in the number of phishing attacks targeting small enterprises in the first half of this year.
Vietnam primed for revival
Vietnam is now racing to control a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said last Wednesday that the next 10 days would be « critical » in a…
Vietnam privatisation plans further behind schedule due to pandemic
Vietnam’s plan to privatise scores of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has fallen further behind schedule amid the pandemic, with only 37 companies divested so far out of a target of 128 in the 2017-2020 period, the Ministry of Finance said.
Vietnam speeds up big projects to heal economy from pandemic
Newly approved $9bn resort had been waiting for approval for years
Vietnam inks new free trade deal with European Union
Vietnam’s parliament unanimously approved a free-trade agreement with the European Union that will scrap almost all tariffs on goods traded between the bloc and the south-east Asian country.
The paradoxes of private sector development in Vietnam
State-owned enterprises were viewed as a dominant contributor to the development of Vietnam’s economy. But because the state sector is inefficient, and Vietnam is increasingly integrating internationally, the private sector is growing.
Vietnam’s industrial production up slightly in 5 months
Vietnam’s national index of industrial production advanced 1 percent year-on-year between January and May, the lowest level in the past several years, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Monday.
Why ‘Made in Vietnam’ won’t replace ‘Made in China’
As US seeks to decouple from China, it’s a reach to think Vietnam will easily become the world’s next factory floor
Vietnam budget transparency ascends global ranking
Placing 77th out of 117 economies, Vietnam jumped 14 spots from 2017 in this year’s world ranking for budget transparency.