• Editorial
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) thinks that it is killing two birds with one stone by passing new laws regulating data storage. But it could soon find out it has no use for two […]
• Editorial
Things got off to a bad start for the Vietnam economy in 2017 with the shock withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Subsequent uncertainties about Canada’s participation in a potential TPP-11 […]
Vietnam’s economy has shown resilience in the face of global headwinds. In 2016 Vietnam GDP growth was an estimated 6.2 per cent — higher than the larger Asean economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. This […]
Reduced agricultural and mining output has seen 2016 Vietnam GDP come in 7.5 per cent below the 6.7 per cent forecast made at the start of the year. According to the General Statistics Office (GSO) […]
Cheap labour, good personal security, and a stable government has long attracted foreign investment to Vietnam. However, the increasing minimum wage, capped working hours, and the looming death of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) means […]
Last year’s extreme drought and contractions in the mining sector have combined to strip Vietnam of its stellar economic growth for 2016, while what effect the death two weeks ago of King Bhumibol Adulyadej will […]
Vietnam’s real estate and export sectors have proven to be strong drivers of the Vietnam economy in recent times, which remains resilient despite striking some humps earlier in the year. Vietnam GDP grew 6.4 per […]
The rapidly growing Vietnam economy and the country’s large, young population makes it an attractive destination for a wide range of investments. Major corporations such as Intel, Samsung and Honda have poured large amounts of […]
Inbound tourism to Asean is booming, or at least that’s what delegates to the 15th Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Sub-region (TTM+2016) conference and exhibition were told in Chiang Mai, […]
When Dung Quat Refinery announced on February 24 th, 2016 that it was encountering difficulties selling its gasoline and gasoil due to Vietnam’s FTAs (free trade agreements) with Korea and Asean, one had to ask […]
Vietnam isn’t a country synonymous with advanced technology. Its most widely-known exports remain basic goods such as rice, fruit and textiles. However, several of the world’s biggest tech companies have major presences here, and ambitious […]
In a boost to Vietnam’s increasing attraction as a Asean manufacturing centre, Vietnam and the European Union (EU) yesterday (August 4) agreed in principle to the signing of a EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Vietnamese […]