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International financiers may have no room to join the long-awaited Long Thanh International Airport project, with the lack of a government loan guarantee creating a major obstacle for would-be investor Airports Corporation of Vietnam to ...

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The shift from coal to gas in energy planning is important for Vietnam’s future. John Rockhold, chairman of the Vietnam Business Forum’s Power and Energy Working Group, writes on the trends and hurdles to get ...

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The ADB adjusted its growth forecast for Vietnam from 6.8 to 6.9 per cent for 2019, and from 6.7 per cent to 6.8 per cent for 2020.

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Masan MeatLife yet to live up to IPO expectations
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Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup has announced the sale of its retail and agricultural arms to Masan Group. With the move, speculation now mounts as to what fortunes lie ahead for the two domestic giants, and ...

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The current standing of laws on environmental protection and minerals in Vietnam are being called into question after the collapse of Bong Mieu gold mine, with locals paying the price for the damage left behind.

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Vietnam is reaching for aircraft and energy orders to balance trade further with the United States, with the future prospects to increase footing of investment and trading flows from the US being in the pipeline.

Inspections to shore up wood industry

Vietnam is intensifying inspection of all wood product shipments to the United States in order to prevent origin fraud, illegal transshipment, and the circumvention of trade remedies which can harm its healthy exports.

Railway development yet to overcome legal hindrances

Despite the latest legal improvements, the path for domestic and international investors to join railway projects remains arduous, urging more positive changes.

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The industrial property landscape in Vietnam is changing with localities looking at raising costs of land. Paul Tonkes, director of Industrial & Logistics Services at Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam, explains how each province must be ...

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Vietnam is expected to speed-up equitisation of state-owned enterprises and divestment of state capital to create a level playing field for business entities and generate funds for infrastructure.

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Investors have soured on Vinamilk, Vietnam’s second-largest listed firm, after the dairy giant’s upbeat quarterly results were overshadowed by a foreign sell-off trend in the equities market, damaging rumours about its ingredients, and a questionable ...

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Visa and Tourism Advisory Board join forces to attract international visitors to Vietnam
G-bond market aims to become a safe and effective investment tool
Large-caps vary, market treats

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The National Tourism Year 2020 will be launched in the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 20, 2020, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 10.

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Herbalife Nutrition has just launched the 12th Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour to encourage healthy, active living among consumers, with a focus on healthy ageing.

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Vietnam has made good progress in human development, with an average annual Human Development Index (HDI) growth of 1.36 percent during the 1990-2018 period.

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Sharing the same vision to help address non-communicable diseases at an early stage in Vietnam, the second consecutive year of Community Day was held successfully by the robust partnership of AstraZeneca, the Vietnam Young Physicians ...

Thanh Hoa, Lao province promote youth cooperation
Conference adopts Hanoi Call for Action on early childhood development
Vietnam Airlines to increase flights to Philippines for football fans

World News

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France's prime minister sought to strike a conciliatory note on Wednesday (Dec 11) as he unveiled a controversial plan to overhaul the country's pension system, but failed to appease striking unions which vowed to expand ...

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Two elephants were hit and killed by a passenger train on Wednesday (Dec 11) in eastern India, officials said, with the animals' bodies decorated with flowers before being cremated at the spot.

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A Chilean military plane with 38 people aboard has gone missing after it took off from the country's south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities have said.

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US and Chinese officials are working on a deal to postpone a round of tariffs set to hit Chinese imports in five days, according to a media report on Tuesday (Dec 10).

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European companies in China have been able to minimise the effect from the tariff war between Beijing and Washington, although some are considering relocating their businesses, the EU Chamber of Commerce said Monday (Dec 9).

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