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Vietnamese crazy about foreign brands
Fashion, fast food, beverage, cinema and retail brands have been opening more and more stores in Vietnam as the retail sector has seen fast growth in recent years.
Following Toyota and Honda, auto manufacturers halt imports
Car imports to Vietnam have dropped sharply in anticipation of Decree 116 which sets strict regulations for locally assembled automobile businesses as well as importers.
Vietnam gears up to develop a digital economy
The vigorous growth of the internet and technology in Vietnam is expected to provide a platform to support the development of a digital economy.
Regional retailers run fast, Vietnamese inch forward
While other regional countries have made big leaps in developing their retail industries, the achievements gained by Vietnam have been modest in the last 10 years since Vietnam joined the WTO.
Minerals exported dirt-cheap to China
China buys 85% of Vietnam’s total mineral exports, but the price of exports to the market is 60% of the average export price.
GDP growth rate for 2017 questioned by experts
The 6.81% GDP growth rate in 2017 has been announced by GSO (General Statistics Office), the only agency in Vietnam in charge of providing official statistics. However, leading experts question the figure.
2017 called the ‘year of milk tea’
For the 8X, 9X and 10X generations, “Hey, let’s have a milk tea” has replaced the classic invitation for “A cup of coffee?”.
The dual benefits of climate change solutions
Scientists from the Institute of Environmental Management Science have carried out research evaluating the dual environmental benefits brought by climate change adaptation solutions.
Who is pumping money into coal-fired thermal power projects?
The development of coal-fired power plants in Vietnam depends largely on foreign financial resources, especially China.
The ‘bottlenecks’ in Vietnam’s tourism
Tourism is emerging as one of the most promising business fields, but its development has been hindered by many inadequacies.