The National Data Center must become a crucial component of the digital infrastructure   Illustrative Photo The Prime Minister on September 4 issued Directive No 32/CT-TTg to expedite the implementation of the Government’s Resolution No 175/NQ-CP, dated October 30, 2023, which approves the National Data Center project. The Resolution emphasizes that the National Data Center […]

• Share:

The U.S. dollar fell against the Vietnamese dong Thursday morning while analysts expect its weakness to stall in upcoming months.   Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado Nov. 3, 2009. Photo by Reuters  Vietcombank sold the greenback 0.34% lower at VND24,930.   The […]

• Share:

Foreign investors continue to eye the potential Vietnam holds in the semiconductor and chip space.   The Signetics Corporation, a member of South Korea’s Young Poong Group, a semiconductor supplier for many large corporations, such as its compatriots Samsung and SK, in August announced plans to build a factory at the Ba Thien I Industrial […]

• Share:

Under the plan, wood exports expected to reach $20 bln by 2025   Vietnam targets to maintain national forest coverage between 42-43%. Vietnam targets to increase the export value of wood and wood products to $20 billion by 2025 and $25 billion by 2030 under the national forestry planning for 2021-20230 period, with a vision […]

• Share:

When he became an engineer for leading semiconductor company Renesas, Tran Dac Khoa did not expect to wait for five years to design his first chip. The job, listed in a daily newspaper, came with a short description about the Japanese-owned company, one of the world’s top 10 chipmakers. In 2004, when Renesas opened an […]

• Share:

Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to pick up in 2024, driven by a rebound in manufactured exports and tourism, and recovering consumption and business investment, the World Bank (WB) said on August 26 in a new report.   A woman works in a garment factory in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, in June 2024. Photo […]

• Share:

The U.S. dollar fell against the Vietnamese dong Tuesday morning to the lowest since April 2 but gained slightly in other markets.   An employee counts U.S. banknotes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy  Vietcombank brought its rate down by 0.2% to VND25,000.   The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference […]

• Share:

Around 44% of Singapore residents believe they will never achieve financial freedom, partly due to insufficient income and debts, a survey has found. 29% say they will be able to achieve financial freedom eventually, while 27% say they have achieved it, according to a recent survey by insurer Singlife.   Respondents on average say they […]

• Share:

The country viewed as a potential new semiconductor production hub of the world in 2024-2030 period.   Foreign investors have shown increasing interest in the semiconductor industry of Vietnam with the expansion of investment in many projects. The country is viewed as a potential new semiconductor production hub of the world in 2024-2030 period. In […]

• Share:

Vietnam’s export value to this market totalng $1.36 billion.   Vietnam-Russia trade turnover was estimated at $2.7 billion in the first seven months of the year, surging 45% year-on-year, the Government News quoted figures from the General Department of Vietnam Customs as reporting. Vietnam’s export revenue to Russia reached $1.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of […]

• Share: