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Japan’s Saibu Gas buys 21% stake in Vietnamese gas firm
Saibu Gas reached an agreement to obtain a 21% stake in PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution (PVGD), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group.
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Vietnam in deals to buy 1.5 billlion kWh of electricity annually from Laos
Vietnam’s electricity firm EVN signed contract to buy electricity from 5 hydropower plants with an output of nearly 1.5 billion kWh each year from Laos, starting 2021, the state-owned company said.
Vietnam’s credit growth hits 5-year low of 13.5% in 2019
Total outstanding credit of Vietnam’s banking system grew 13.5 – 13.7% in 2019, according to Vice Governor of State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong.
Vietnam to Punish Firms for Trade Fraud in China-Product Probe: Bloomberg
Vietnam will punish four companies for fraudulent labels on products from China that the firms claim were made locally, as authorities expand their crackdown into Chinese manufacturers trying to bypass U.S. tariffs.
- 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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Vietnam has 138,100 new enterprises in 2019, record high figure
There were 138,100 newly-established firms with total registered-capital of VND1.730 trillion ($74.9 billion) nationwide in 2019, the highest figure recorded over the recent years, according to the General Statistics Office.
Foreign reserves may hit $75 bln, 2.5 times higher than 2015’s figure
Vietnam’s foreign reserves have surged 2.5 times against 2015, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Le Minh Hung said.
Vietnam's pork imports more than double amid swine fever outbreak: Reuters
Vietnam will import more pork while restoring pig production as the outbreak has shown signs of slowing down.
Vietnam adds more than 1.6 million jobs in 2019
More than 1.655 million jobs were created in 2019, beating whole-year goal by 3.5% and equal to 100.4% of last year’s achievement.
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Uniqlo to open second Vietnam store in Ha Noi early 2020
Japanese casual clothing retailer UNIQLO confirms it will open te first store in Ha Noi after a debut in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Vietnam wants decree to manage companies like Grab by the end of this ...
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Transport to speed up the revision of the draft decree about transportation service businesses and submit it to the Government before December 30.
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Moody's changes outlook of 18 Vietnamese banks to negative
Just one day after changing outlook of Vietnam to negative, Moody's Investors Service has taken rating actions on 18 commercial banks in the country to negative.
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Russia's Gazprom, PetroVietnam to sign strategic cooperation agreement: ...
Russian gas giant Gazprom will soon sign a 10-year strategic cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s state oil firm PetroVietnam, the Vietnamese government said on Friday in a statement posted on its website.
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NPS, SK Group set up $860 million fund to ramp up investment in Vingroup and ...
The National Pension Service launched a $860 million fund with SK Group to invest in Vietnamese companies, through which the conglomerate could ramp up investment in Vingroup and Massan Group.
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StanChart could have exited coal-fired power plants in Vietnam
Standard Chartered was said to refer to the Vung Ang 2 and Vinh Tan 3 plants in Vietnam among projects in Southeast Asia it wants to quit, Reuters cited industry sources.
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Three foreign firms to build $5-billion power plant in Vietnam
US-based Energy Capital, Excelerate Energy and South Korea’s KOGAS form a consortium for a $5-billion liquefied natural gas power project in Binh Thuan province.
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Vietnam considers PPP mode for $819m expressway in Central Highland
Vietnamese government plans to build a six-lane expressway that connects Khanh Hoa province in central region and Dak Lak province in Central Highland.
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Vietnam fifth largest consumer of US apples
Vietnam was the fifth largest buyer of US apples last year with an import value of 51 million USD, up 48 percent year-on-year.
