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HSBC: Manufacturing continues to rise
(VOV) - Overall business conditions in the manufacturing sector strengthened in May amid an ongoing increase in client demand as output increased for the eighth consecutive month amid another solid expansion in new business, according to the HSBC Vietnam Manufacturing PMI report.
More domestic consumers put purchases on credit
Consumer habits of Vietnamese are changing, with an increasing number looking to purchase their desired products through affordable loans.
Few Vietnamese businesses open to outsourcing study
Most Vietnamese companies are unwilling to use outsourcing despite its benefits like the reduction in management work and payroll without any impact on output, according to a report by business consultancy Grant Thornton.
Vietnam adopts green building strategies
Representatives from Fairventures Worldwide FVW gGmbH and the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart (Hft Stuggart) joined Vietnamese construction experts to introduce green building strategies at a workshop in Hanoi last week.
Another Int’l Chess GM title for Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Mai Hung has become the fifth Vietnamese woman to be awarded the International Women's Grandmaster (IWGM) title.
VAMC sets annual target for debt purchases
The Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) plans to purchase between VND70 trillion (US$3.17 billion) and VND100 trillion (US$4.74 billion) worth of non-performing loans (NPL) this year, according to a source from Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.
Students sit final high school exams
More than 900,000 high school students nationwide are sitting graduation exams, starting on June 2.
Real estate market starts to recover
The domestic real estate market has become warmer as property prices have dropped sharply to suit the budget of the average buyer.
Ministries get tough on illegal pesticides
The ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Public Security have been told to clamp down on illegal and dangerous farm pesticides smuggled across the border with China, ordered by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
French collector restores classics
Claude Balland, from France, has spent 14 years in Vietnam collecting old sidecars, French-manufactured vintage buses and cars that have been lost in the country from the late 1990s.