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Export-import costs in Vietnam four times higher than in Singapore

High business expenses and excessive inspections were among issues with the business environment in Vietnam raised by entrepreneurs at a meeting on Wednesday with Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The event, attended by some 2,000 local and foreign entrepreneurs, senior officials, and representatives from financial institutions and professional associations, was the largest pro-business meeting of […]
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Vietnam PM addresses 2,000 in pro-business meeting

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday chaired a conference with some 2,000 attendees, including local and foreign entrepreneurs and officials, illustrating the government’s commitment to support the business community. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event in Hanoi on May 17, 2017. chinhphu.vn Themed “Siding with Business,” the pro-business meeting […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam to miss 2017 inflation target of 4-percent: report

Vietnam’s inflation is expected to be higher than projected in 2017, while the country’s economic growth is likely to fall behind its target, market research firm MarketIntello has predicted. MarketIntello expects Vietnam’s inflation to reach 4.3 percent and the economy to expand at the rate of 6.1 percent in 2017, the company said in its […]
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10-2020
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WannaCry to hit droves of computers in Vietnam next week: experts

Vietnam is among the 99 countries that are under attack by a global ransomware program, while a local cyber security firm has warned that the virus could start being spread in the Southeast Asian country at the beginning of next week. The website of several hospitals in Britain cannot be accessed due to the cyber […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam clamps down on pre-paid SIM cards

Vietnamese authorities have imposed stricter policies to manage the information of pre-paid SIM card users and have promised to apply harsher fines on service providers that violate the rule Customers buy pre-paid SIM cards without having to fill in their information at a shop in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City. The new regulations […]
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Macron elected French president: estimates

Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron resoundingly won France’s landmark presidential election, first estimates showed Sunday, heading off a fierce challenge from the far-right in a pivotal vote for the future of the divided country and Europe. French President elect Emmanuel Macron reacts after he delivered a speech during his victory rally near the Louvre museum after […]