Vietnam Morning News For October 3

TPP 11: What will Vietnam do? After the US withdrew from TPP in January, other countries moved ahead with new negotiation rounds for a TPP 11. — VietnamNet Bridge Are Vietnamese manufacturers afraid of Thai […]

TPP 11: What will Vietnam do? After the US withdrew from TPP in January, other countries moved ahead with new negotiation rounds for a TPP 11. — VietnamNet Bridge Are Vietnamese manufacturers afraid of Thai […]

Myanmar approves over $4bn FDI in first half of current fiscal MYANMAR has approved US$4.35 billion (Bt145 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of fiscal year 2017-18 which started April […]

In Vietnam, corruption can mean death. But so what? Unless the day-to-day corruption that affects the masses is rooted out, any anti-graft drive would be just cosmetic, analysts say. — VnExpress Ministry’s historic move eliminates […]

Rakhine Conflict Decimates Border Trade Conflict in Rakhine State has sent trade in the northern part of the state to a screeching halt. — Myanmar Business Today Myanmar says poised to take back ‘verified’ Rohingya […]

MoIT removes regulations on steel quality management The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has promulgated Circular 18/2-17/TT-BCT to remove some regulations on managing the quality of locally produced and imported steel. — Bizhub Hau […]

Economics and Democracy: Myanmar’s Myriad Challenges The furor in the international community over the actions of the Myanmar armed forces in Rakhine state in recent weeks has led to widespread criticism of the civilian National […]

Vietnam finance ministry unit proposes taking over brewers’ privatisation plans A unit at Vietnam’s finance ministry has proposed taking over privatization plans for top brewers Sabeco and Habeco if the trade ministry fails to publish […]

Rohingya dossier: How much evidence does Aung San Suu Kyi need? A day after Myanmar’s de-factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi broke her silence on the military crackdown against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State […]

Vietnamese economy to grow 6.3 pct this year: ADB Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow 6.3 percent in 2017, compared with the target of 6.7 percent set by the country’s top legislature […]

Government & private agencies jointly hold Myanmar Insight 2017 The Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon and the Thai Business Association of Myanmar (TBAM) have recently co-organized a business seminar in Bangkok to update Thai investors […]

Bank Case Reveals Vietnam’s Continued Corruption Problems The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security recently began investigating three companies under the state-owned gas and oil group PetroVietnam. — VOA 4.0 industrial revolution yet to make impact […]

Rohingya exodus: Myanmar at risk of becoming a magnet for global jihadists The abuses against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar could attract Islamic extremists from across the world, according to an expert on the crisis. — […]