Vietnam’s national brand value skyrocketed 102 percent in 2019-23, the fastest in the world, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said, citing a report by the UK’s brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. The Vietnamese national brand was valued at US$247 billion in 2019 but the figure soared to $498.13 billion last year. The country […]

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Increased world demand but limited supply has continued to push up prices of rice and durian, while coffee prices have set a record.   Staff check the quality of durians at a warehouse in Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Linh Dan Since the beginning of the year, domestic and world coffee prices have continuously created new peaks. […]

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U.S. tech giant Apple’s contract manufacturers in Vietnam plan to hire over 103,000 workers this year, mostly for their factories in northern Bac Giang Province. Foxconn, Apple’s biggest supplier, needs 15,000 workers for its plants in the Dinh Tram and Quang Chau industrial parks (IPs) in the first half of the year, and 12,000 in […]

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Vietnam ranks behind only India as the most sought-after emerging property market in the Asia Pacific, according to a recent survey by property consultancy CBRE. Buildings in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran The survey, which polled investors in the region in the last two months of 2023 about their investment plans for […]

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Only a few banks now offer more than 5% per year for deposits of 12 months or less, with the highest rate at 5.7%. Sixteen of the country’s banks lowered deposit interest rates this month, with most cutting rates for deposits of up to 12 months by 0.15-0.4 percentage points during the runup to Tet. […]

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The stock market might recover this year while the real estate, gold and cryptocurrency markets face uncertainties, experts forecast.   An employee counts Vietnamese banknotes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Bank deposit interest rates to stay low At the end of 2023 bank deposits increased by 14% to an all-time high […]

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The Transport Ministry has been asked to complete a detailed plan for a Trans-Vietnam high-speed railway project for submission next month to the Party Politburo, the country’s highest decision-making body. The ministry should coordinate efforts with the Government Office to set up a working group headed by Deputy Minister Tran Hong Ha to deploy the […]

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Vietnam remains among the world’s top 10 countries in receiving remittances. Remittances to Vietnam in 2023 reached $16 billion, a year-on-year increase of 32 per cent, figures from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) show. Of the total, Ho Chi Minh City received the largest amount, with nearly $9.5 billion, accounting for 60 per cent […]

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Uỷ ban châu Âu (EC) hạ dự báo về tăng trưởng kinh tế Liên minh châu Âu (EU) và khu vực eurozone năm 2024 trong bối cảnh lãi suất cao gây áp lực lên tăng trưởng kinh tế, nhưng có một tin vui là lạm phát sẽ giảm còn một nửa so với năm ngoái… […]

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Sau đại dịch Covid-19, suy thoái và biến động chính trị, kinh tế trong năm 2023 và những năm sắp tới là hồi chuông cảnh báo để doanh nghiệp cần “khám sức khỏe” thường xuyên; đồng thời, có phương án để quản trị dòng tiền và quản trị công ty tốt hơn, hướng đến mục […]

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