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Stock Market and Banking Liquidity in 2017
Ha My Tran – Ext: 1309 Many investors have become concerned with the banking system liquidity this year. The apparent reason is that the domestic monetary flow was on an upward trend during 2016, thanks to the SBV’s strong easing monetary policies; this has resulted in a strong boost for the market. Will this story
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Invest in Vietnam: Central Hydropower Back to Routine
October 3, 2016 Disclaimer: the opinions expressed herein are that of Rongviet Securities and not of VietnamAdvisors. This is NOT a solicitation to buy or sell securities. Back to normal routine 2Q2016: Slightly affected by El Nino Sales volume in 1Q2016 reached 70.4 mn kWh versus the rolling three-year first-quarter average volume of 99 mn kWh. Q2 volume was
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State-Owned Enterprise Reform
In the year 2000 there were over 10,000 SOE’s and today the number is less than 2000, yet SOE reform still remains high on the agenda of the international community. Vietnam’s development partners, told the Government at last week’s Vietnam Development Partnership Forum, that as Vietnam further integrates into the global economy under the Trans
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Vietnamese-American Author Wins Pulitzer Prize in Fiction
May 09, 2016 The 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction has been awarded to Viet Thanh Nguyen for his debut novel, The Sympathizer.
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ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
January 22, 2016. The AEC formally came into being on December 31st 2015, and includes 10 member countries, those being Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The AEC is primarily aimed at creating a tariff free zone amongst member countries, with 0% tariffs on all traded goods and services, and
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Miss Vietnam 2015: The World’s Most Beautiful Lecturer
Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 just happens to be a professor. While researching the best universities in Vietnam for a coming article, we came upon a fun fact. One of the lecturers at the Saigon College of Arts, Culture, and Tourism and is none other Pham Huong. For those unfamiliar, she was crowned Miss Vietnam 2015
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Michelle Phan: Beauty, Disruption, and Digital Empires
August 12, 2016 Michelle Phan is beauty’s digital darling. Through YouTube and makeup ingenuity, she has given women across the globe the ability to transform themselves into anyone they want. Now her startup Ipsy is revolutionizing the way consumers discover beauty products. Through monthly “glam bags,” the service is providing millions of subscribers with hand-picked
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Herbal remedies from Vietnamese plants
Professor Nguyen Thị Hoài finds her passion in scientific research. She is an associate professor and Head of the Pharmacy Faculty at the Huế University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế. One of her most recent studies is about the discovery of antioxidant and anti-cancer properties of 30 kinds of
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‘Kong: Skull Island’ to Shoot in Vietnam and Hawaii and Others
October 26, 2015. Legendary pictures has recently announced that it will film its new King Kong film in Vietnam, Australia, and Hawaii with all three having substantial shooting time. Additionally, it was announced the film will spend at least $10.9 million in Queensland, Australia in order to access land for filming. This is a great
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Speedskater Aaron Tran ready for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang
This week, Aaron Tran takes the world stage as he competes for Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. His event, Short-track Speedskating will be televised on NBC Sports. Go here for schedules and times. Just a short twelve years ago, 9-year-old Aaron watched the Torino, Italy 2006 Winter Olympic
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List of New Year’s Eve Events in HCMC & Hanoi
2018 is almost here and what better way to celebrate than getting out into the city to ring in the New Year with family, friends and fun! Here are plenty of options to enjoy the festivities in your area. Vietnam Advisors wishes you a very Happy New Year! 1. Heineken Countdown 2018, Dong Kinh Nghia
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CBRE Real Estate Outlook – Part 1 (Economic Outlook + Retail Sector)
February 23, 2016 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Vietnam has recorded constant high real GDP growth since 2007 despite the period of economic downturn in 2008-2012, with an average real GDP annual growth of 6.15%. The structure of Vietnam’s GDP is shifting towards manufacturing, construction and services while the contributions from agriculture, forestry and fishery are getting smaller.
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Dien Quang JSC Led by LED Sales Looks to Have a Bright Future
March 15, 2016 DQC FY2015 results fell on weak exports as having sold off cheap inventories in 2014 and then switched to LED products. Even as domestic sales jumped 20% led by LED products. Following a major marketing campaign early in the 2-H FY2015.
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HSC Securities: Real Estate Sector Update
Oct 17th, 2016 Disclaimer: the opinions expressed herein are that of HSC Securities and not of VietnamAdvisors. This is NOT a solicitation to buy or sell securities. Industrial park segment seeing strong growth led by KBC’s Trang Due IP Steady expansion in IPs seen Amongst the best IPs in Vietnam, KBC’s Trang Due is a standout
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The Power of Personalisation: Hotels’ Roadmap 2020
April 25, 2016 In the first in our series of travel, tourism and leisure insights we look at the need for hotels to leverage cutting-edge technology, in order to personalise the customer experience but always in balance with the traditional human touch.
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Chairman’s Insights: Wage Growth and Productivity
The Government is currently in discussions with employers, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and the National Wages Council on the increase in Vietnam’s minimum wage for 2019. In 2018 Vietnamese employees received the highest regional salary increases at 10% compared to Thailand at 5% and a regional average of 8%. In fact it
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Blog: 6 Stats Explaining How Easy It Is To Do Business in Vietnam
November 10th, 2016 I came across a chart the other day that demonstrated just how easy it is to do business in Vietnam. I screenshotted the most relevant portion for your convenience. Click the image to enlarge. You can view the full chart here. As you can see below, Vietnam’s overall rank in ease of doing
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Vietnamese Film ‘Jackpot’ Submitted to Oscars Foreign Language Committee
October 1, 2015. Vietnam has chosen the film ‘Jackpot’ as its nomination for this year’s foreign language academy award. Lead by the Vietnamese-American director Dustin Nguyen, this film stars Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Chi Tai and Nguyen, who is best known as one of the former child stars in the original film ‘21 Jump Street.’
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Transitioning to Electronic Invoicing
Vietnam will transition from paper invoices to electronic invoices, if the proposal from Ministry of Finance is accepted at the beginning of 2018 – effectively in less than five months time. Replacing paper invoicing with electronic invoicing is an inevitable trend in a dynamic economy, delivering a great number of benefits for both buyers and
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Mid-Year Strategy from Viet Capital
July 21, 2016 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are that of VietCapital and not of VietnamAdvisors. This is NOT a solicitation to buy or sell securities. Will the VNI-Index Reach 700? We are proud to present Viet Capital Securities’ Mid-Year Strategy report for the Vietnamese stock market. The report details Vietnam’s macro trajectory thus far,
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