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Vietnam’s Jan-Aug actual FDI rises 9 pct year-on-year to $9.8 bln: gov’t

Actual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam reached an estimated $9.8 billion in the first eight months of this year, up 8.9 percent from a year ago, the Planning and Investment Ministry said. New FDI pledges in the January-August period rose 7.7 percent from a year ago to $14.4 billion, with most of the […]
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10-2020
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Japan consortium to build $303-mln shopping mall under metro station

A graphic image of a 45,000-square-meter shopping mall under the Ben Thanh station of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line. Photo credit: Dau Tu Ho Chi Minh City has reportedly sought the central government’s permission to partner with a consortium of Japanese investors to build a shopping mall beneath a metro station at a […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam’s PV Oil continues to market Song Doc crude: sources

Vietnamese state-owned PV Oil is continuing to market its light sweet Song Doc crude, said an industry source and a trader familiar with the matter.   The move comes after the company said in April that a cargo loading in June would likely be the last from the field. The industry source said that supply […]
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10-2020
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Robust growth for consumer goods in Vietnam: report

Sales of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) such as soft drinks, toiletries and food in Vietnam’s main cities grew 6.3 percent in the second quarter of this year, the highest rate in the past three years, according to a report released Wednesday by Nielsen. This growth in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Can […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam pump prices drop

Retail prices of the popular petrol grade 92-RON dropped by nearly 4 percent across Vietnam today, averaging VND14,699 per liter. The prices of bio-fuel grade E5 reduced by VND593 to VND14,250. It was the fourth consecutive fuel price cut after five hikes in a row and the eighth cut since the beginning of this year. […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam among 10 most optimistic countries globally: Nielsen

Though consumer confidence in Vietnam dropped slightly in the second quarter, the country is the seventh most optimistic country globally, according to the latest survey from information and measurement firm Nielsen.   Vietnamese continue to be optimistic about the local economy, Nielsen says In the online study, consumers in Vietnam scored 107 points in the […]