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Floods claim more than 100 lives in central region
As of 4:00 pm on Monday, floods caused by heavy rains claimed 102 lives and 26 others were missing in central localities, official data showed.
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Shrimp exports projected to up 9.8 percent to $3.7 billion this year
Vietnam’s shrimp exports are forecast to reach $3.7 billion this year, posting an year-on-year increase of 9.8 percent, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.
Vietnam’s e-commerce revenue expected to exceed $15 billion this year
Vietnam’s e-commerce growth reached 32 percent last year and averaged about 30 percent annually since 2016, according to a report by the Vietnam e-Commerce Association.
US accuses Vietnam’s shrimp producer evading antidumping duty payments
The US Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that Mseafood, a unit of Vietnam’s shrimp producer Minh Phu export Indian-origin frozen shrimp to avoid anti-dumping duties.
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Vietnam to tax Netflix’s local revenues
The General Department of Taxation has asked streaming giant Netflix to furnish details about its revenues in Vietnam since its entry in 2016 to assess its taxes.
Samsung asked to build a semiconductor plant in Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has encouraged Samsung Electronics to build a semiconductor plant in Vietnam.
Japan’s Gunma Bank to open representative office in Ho Chi Minh City
Gunma Bank, one of biggest banks in Japan plans to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, as part of its strategy to enter the Southeast Asian market, Nikkei reported.
Japan and Vietnam agree to resume business travel
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, have agreed to resume regular flights between two countries.
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Vietnam’s record flooding claims 84 lives in central region
Death toll from the recent severe flooding in the central region reached 84 while 38 others were missing as of 6pm of October 18.
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Samsung heir to visit Vietnam this week to seek support for business ...
Samsung's Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee will visit Vietnam this week, where he is expected to meet Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to seek support to expand in the country, Yonhap reported.
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Singapore’s logistics giant GLP plans $1.5bln investment in Vietnam
Asia's biggest warehouse operator GLP announced to form a joint venture with SEA Logistic Partners to invest in modern logistic real estate in Vietnam, logistics firm GLP said in a statement.
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Vietravel Airlines to launch first commercial flight on December 18
Vietravel Airlines, owned by Vietnam's leading tour operator Vietravel, plans to launch its first commercial flight on December 18th 2020, CEO Nguyen Quoc Ky told a conference on Thursday.
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Biggest wind power plant ground-broken in Bac Lieu
Hoa Binh 5 wind power plant with a total designed capacity of 80 MW was ground-broken on weekend in Mekong Delta's Bac Lieu province, becoming the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.
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Japan to ease curbs on short-term business travel with Vietnam
Japan and Vietnam will allow short-term business travel with each other as they aim to boost their economies following travel curbs to rein in the coronavirus, Reuters cited information from Yomiuri.
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Vietnam to stop licensing of wind power plants
The government has stopped licensing wind power plants and is drafting a new national power plan for the next decade.
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S. Korea’s power giant KEPCO to invest $2.2bln in vietnam coal-fired ...
Korea Electric Power Corp. has decided to inject $2.2 billion in Vietnam’s Vung Ang 2 coal power plant, the company announced it passed an agenda for the investment on October 5.
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PetroVietnam’s 9-month revenue reaches $18.3bln, down 24.5%
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, known as PetroVietnam, has reported VND423.2 trillion ($18.3 billion) in revenue in the nine-month period, and contributed VND50.2 trillion ($2.2 billion) to the State budget.
