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Pandemic economically hurts 31.8 million people in Vietnam
As many as 31.8 million Vietnamese have economically suffered from Covid-19 pandemic since early this year, according to a survey result released by the General Statistics Office on Tuesday.
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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.
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.
S. Korea’s power giant KEPCO to invest $2.2bln in vietnam coal-fired plant
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.
- Rising dragon: Amazon eyes Vietnam as key link in global supply chain 1
- Vietnamese textile-garment sector logs record number of export markets 2
- Vietnamese fruits struggle with higher standards 3
- VinaCapital seeks to sell SkyX Solar for $100 million 4
- Vietnam takes advantage of FTAs for exporting agricultural products 5
- Vietnam on the rise as a promising destination for int'l retailers 6
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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.
Hyundai E&C, Technip attend bid to upgrade Vietnam’s Dung Quat oil refinery
The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC, the operator of the Dung Quat Refinery in Quang Ngai province, has opened bid for a $1.8 billion project to expand and upgrade the refinery.
Two North-South Expressway sections fail to attract PPP bidder
Ministry of Transport has decided to extend the bidding deadline for two Public-Private-partnership North-South Expressway subprojects to October 12 since they have not received any bids.
Vietnam’s airlines enjoy the fastest recovery in Southeast Asia: ...
Passenger traffic at Vietnamese airlines could rebound faster than in other southeast Asian markets due to the country's low incidence of Covid-19 cases, according credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings.
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Exxon Mobil’s $5-billion LNG power plant gets green light
The northern port city of Hai Phong has given approval to Exxon Mobil to build a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant.
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Vietnam's credit expands 6.09 percent, central bank says
As of end-September, credit expanded 6.09 percent as compared with the end of 2019, said the State Bank of Vietnam.
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Vietnam goes through a month without new local Covid-19 infection
The country has marked a month without new local Covid-19 infected case on Friday morning, according to Ministry of Health.
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US administration to announce currency probe on Vietnam, Bloomberg ...
The Trump administration plans to announce an investigation into Vietnam’s currency practices, Bloomberg News cited information from three people familiar with the matter.
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Singapore becomes Vietnam’s largest foreign investor in Jan.-Sept. ...
Singapore has become the largest investor in Vietnam over the past nine months, with $4.7 billion, accounting for 44.9% of total newly registered capital, State radio cited the General Statistics Office.
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UK-based Enterprize Energy to invest $12bln into Vietnam wind power
Enterprize Energy is seeking approval from Vietnam government to invest up to $12 billion for developing wind power sector in the country.
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Singapore to allow visitors from Vietnam from Oct. 8
Singapore will unilaterally lift border restrictions to visitors from Vietnam and Australia - excluding Victoria state from Oct. 8.
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UK secures Vietnam backing to join Trans-Pacific trading group, Raab ...
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday Britain had secured Vietnam's public support for it to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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Vietnam has nearly 99,000 new enterprises in nine months, down 3.2%
In the first nine months of this year, nearly 99,000 new businesses were established, a year-on-year decrease of 3.2 percent, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
