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GDC reported that by the end of August, Vietnam had spent $2.136 billion, or VND50 trillion to import 95,929 cars of different kinds, of which imports from Thailand accounted for 50 percent. At least 56,792 products were imported from the country, worth $1.1 billion. … [Read more...] about Thai autos flooding Vietnamese market

Regarding variety of payment methods, only 27 per cent of all transactions are made via non-cash methods such as credit cards or mobile wallets. However, an increasing percentage of customers are showing a preference for these methods. Those who prefer to pay with a credit card is 51 per cent, up from 42 per cent in 2018, those who prefer a mobile app is 19 per cent, up from 11 per cent in 2018, and those who use membership points is 16 per cent, up from 10 per cent in 2018. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 11

Trang also pointed out that with regard to the CPTPP, the country has faced an array of difficulties in taking full advantage of tariff incentives on garments and textiles as Vietnamese products must adhere to rules of origin whereby a certain ratio of materials from a product must originate from other CPTPP members. Currently, most of the nation’s supply sources of materials originate from China. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 12

“India, a country with the world's second largest population, is now considered as a promising tourist market. Each year about 25 million Indians travel abroad and this trend has been increasing rapidly in recent years. However, the number of Indian visitors to Việt Nam is still small (over 130,000 Indian visitors to Việt Nam in 2018, while the number of Indian tourists to Thailand reached about 1.5 million). "- Ambassador Phạm Sanh Châu expressed his concern. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – India culture and tourism: Chicken lays golden eggs

Speaking at the event, Permanent Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Hoàng Văn Nghiêm asked party committees, administrations, departments and agencies at all levels, especially border districts and communes, to follow the Party Central Committee’s resolutions on national border protection and abide by three legal agreements on the Việt Nam-China mainland border, as well as the Law on National Borders. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM POLITICAL NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

At the event, the FTU, the Centre for Data Science and Service Research - Graduate School of Economics and Management of Tohoku University (Japan), the Faculty of Economics and Business Management of National University of Laos, and the Climate Change Research Centre at the Viet Nam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change signed an agreement on furthering co-operation in research and education on climate change and economic development. They also launched a network to expand joint research and education on climate change. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13