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Vietnamese spend $872mn on smartphones in Q1 2017

Ten out of every one thousand smartphones sold worldwide in the first quarter of 2017 were to Vietnamese users, who collective spent nearly VND20 trillion on the hi-tech devices, two separate reports show. People try out smartphones at a store in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese consumers collectively bought 3.6 million smartphones in the first […]
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U.S. companies sign billions in deals with Vietnam

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial companies General Electric Co and Caterpillar Inc made deals with Vietnam worth billions of dollars as Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc continued his three-day trip to the United States. Phuc’s trip included a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon at the White House as well as the signing of […]
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10-2020
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Ho Chi Minh City official attributes flooding to terrain, snail-paced drainage projects

The eastern part of Ho Chi Minh City, considered to have the highest elevation in the city, has been submerged by recent downpours, with an official blaming it on terrain and sluggish drainage projects. Two workers try to open a manhole cover to ease flooding along a section of the Hanoi Highway in Thu Duc […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam says Google will cooperate in removal of ‘toxic’ content

Google Inc’s parent firm, Alphabet, will work with Vietnam’s government to stamp out “toxic” and illegal information on its platform, the Southeast Asian nation said on Friday. People pose with laptops in front of projection of the Google logo in this photo illustration. Reuters In February, Vietnam complained about “toxic” and offensive content, such as […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam gov’t firm on GDP target

The Vietnamese government is adamant that it will be able to meet an economic growth target of 6.7 percent for this year, despite outlooks suggesting the real rate might be much lower. After the opening of the third session of the 14th lawmaking National Assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc convened an urgent […]
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10-2020
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TPP countries agree to keep trade deal alive despite US rejection

The United States ruled out returning to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and said on Sunday it only wanted bilateral agreements in Asia, as Japan and other members agreed to more talks on pressing ahead themselves. Japan’s Minister of Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko adjusts his glasses as he attends a joint press conference held […]