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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.
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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.
Russia's Gazprom, PetroVietnam to sign strategic cooperation agreement: Reuters
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.
NPS, SK Group set up $860 million fund to ramp up investment in Vingroup and Masan
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.
- 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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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.
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.
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.
Ho Chi Minh City to build 8 logistics centers worth nearly $4 billion
The government of Vietnam’s biggest city is drafting a plan to build eight logistics centers scattering around the city between 2020 and 2030.
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Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery restarting, to be fully operational Dec 12: ...
Vietnam’s $9-billion Nghi Son refinery will restart on Thursday after a shutdown late in October for major maintenance work, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City in 2019 seen at $5.3 billion
Vietnam’s biggest city is expected to receive $5.3 billion this year, an increase of 9% from a year earlier.
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Uniqlo pledges to win Vietnamese customers’ heart with quality
Uniqlo says it will not lower prices of products to win customers’ heart. Good quality could help this Japanese global apparel retailer to win in Vietnam market.
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Amazon teams up with T&T and SHB to develop cross-border e-commerce
Amazon announced T&T Group as a strategic partner and SHB is the first financial and banking partner in Vietnam, as part of its pledge to help promoting Vietnamese products through cross-border e-commerce.
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Dong Nai province scraps 531 foreign investment projects
Authorities of the country’s Southern main industrial hub have withdrawn 531 foreign direct investment projects with a total registered capital of $5.34 billion, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
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Vietnam’s trade revenue likely to hit $500 billion
Vietnam’s foreign trade is seen to reach $500 billion at the end of 2019, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
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Official warns of illegal pork imports from Cambodia, Thailand: Dan ...
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai has warned localities of illegal pig and pork imports from Cambodia and Thailand.
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Singapore’s UOB to acquire VAM Vietnam Fund Management: Business ...
UNITED Overseas Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary UOB Asset Management intends to acquire VAM Vietnam Fund Management JSC for a cash consideration of $4.9 million.
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Vietnamese enterprises invest over $458 million abroad in 11 months
Vietnamese businesses invested $458.8 million in 31 foreign markets in the first 11 months of 2019, according to report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.
