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Hanoi – Vietnam leaves imprints at Frankfurt International Book Fair 2019
Hanoi – Vietnam’s booth with the theme “Hanoi- City for Peace” is the largest-ever booth since the country has participated the book fair.
EuroCham holds Business Awards for best European businesses in Vietnam
The fact that hundreds of European business leaders gathered together for this event shows just how far Vietnam has come as an attractive destination for foreign trade and investment, said Nicolas Audier, chairman of European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham).
Vietnam trade ministry extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel to 5 years
The market share of domestic companies witnessed a decrease during the 2018 - 2019 period and currently reaches 42.8%, indicating foreign companies are selling below their home markets prices.
Vietnam set to be biggest contributor to growth of SE Asia digital spending
The rapid digitalization of communities in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam made these countries the top contenders for the region`s digital spending crown.
Amended laws need to guarantee foreign investor rights
The guarantee of foreign investors` rights is a key to the investors as regulations had been changed frequently, making it harder for them to invest in Vietnamese assets, according to an expert.
Trade war heats up Vietnam’s realty market
Foreign firms usually apply the ‘China+1’ model, which means that they build a facility in China and then look for a new destination to become an intermediary location or to serve as a target for expansion and relocation in the future.
Hanoi's tap water contaminated with styrene: Mayor
Initial test results show that the levels of styrene in the contaminated water were 1.3 - 3.6 times higher than normal, which can potentially negatively affect people’s health.
Vietnam ranks fifth globally in instant noodle consumption
A Vietnamese consumes nearly 55 instant noodle packets per year, higher than the world’s leading nations in instant noodle consumption, including China with an average of 31 packets for person, Indonesia with 46.4 and Japan with 45.8.
Dreamworks film containing illegal nine-dash line withdrawn from Vietnam movie theaters
“Abominable” – a fiction movie debuted in theaters in Vietnam in October 4 – has been withdrawn from cinemas nationwide due to containing China’s groundless nine-dash line which covers Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes.
Well-structured law to channel foreign investment into Vietnam’s infrastructure
The Vietnamese government is trying to lure investors to the country’s infrastructure development projects amid limited public funding and experts believe the investors will come if the government can create a sound legal and regulatory environment.