The World Bank remains optimistic about Vietnam's economic prospects thanks to free trade agreements (FTAs). The World Bank issued its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, in which it reduced its projection for Vietnam's growth rate in 2016.
In 2016, prevailing societal values and strong economic tailwinds combine to create promising opportunity in Vietnam’s education sector.
Vietnam and Russia signed an inter-governmental agreement on further geological survey and oil and gas exploitation in Russia within the framework of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Rusvietpetro at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 20.
Stock investment funds would enter an opportunity of growth thanks to the on-going economic recovery and foreign capital inflows this year, said Trần Thanh Tân, vice chairman and CEO of the Viet Nam Investment Fund (VFM).
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will bring both opportunities and challenges to the finance sector in Việt Nam. Việt Nam News asks Alan Pham, chief economist of VinaCapital Corporate Finance Việt Nam Ltd., about them.
Developing a national brand is a critical part of the country's international integration efforts, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải said.
American motorbike producers Indian Motorcycle and Victory Motorcycles have launched their products in Vietnam through their authorized distributor, Tran Mah Co Ltd.
As unsafe food has become a big concern of Vietnamese consumers, many foreign enterprises consider this an investment opportunity. Recently, 13 Canadian pork exporting enterprises have come to Vietnam to learn about trade opportunities.
Enterprise revenue, average total expenditure and number of workers are some of the factors considered in new regulations for becoming a hi-tech enterprise.
According to assesments by Jones Lang LaSalle Vietnam (JLL Vietnam), one of the foreign real estate services firms in Vietnam, 2016 in particular will remain a year of promising prospects for the domestic property market despite global challenges.
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