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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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Bloomberg: Vietnam’s Economy Remains Outperformer as GDP Climbs 6.4%
Article originally posted on Bloomberg Business. Vietnam’s economic growth accelerated this quarter, boosted by foreign investments and rising exports. Highlights: Gross domestic product rose 6.4 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, up from 5.78 percent in the previous three months, the General Statistics Office said in Hanoi Thursday. In the nine months
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Tablet Sales Increased For The Fourth Year Straight
February 12, 2016. The tablet entered the Vietnam market in 2011. In 2015, approximately 1.5 million tablets were sold. This represents a 17 percent increase and a record fourth straight year of growth. However, even with the increase in the number of tablets sold, 2015 is the first time the Vietnamese media tablets segment dropped
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CBRE Vietnam MarketView Q3 2015
October 1, 2015. *Arrows indicate change from the same period of the previous year. Thanks to the promulgation of the new Housing Law and the Real Estate Business Law and the successful conclusion of TPP, Vietnam’s commercial real estate market received a high level of FDI inflows of US $1,429 million, accounting for 60.5% of
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Invest in Vietnam: How You Should Pick Stocks, not Chase Trends
October 5th 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. VNIndex added 1.6% and HNIndex 0.7% during the month of September. Liquidity dropped significant in the first half of the month as investors tried not to trade against the two ETFs.
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Labour Regulations in Vietnam
November 2, 2015 REGIONAL MINIMUM WAGE FROM 2016 ONWARDS The Government is currently drafting a Decree which will replace Decree No. 103/2014/ND-CP dated 11 November 2014 on the increment of regional minimum wage from 2016 onwards. According to this draft, the estimated minimum wage would be: Region I: VND 3.500.000 Region II: VND 3.100.000 Region
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Vietnam & BREXIT
June 25, 2016 Today, global and Vietnamese financial markets’ movements demonstrated cautious and unexpected reaction facing 51.9% of vote for Brexit. According to Bloomberg’s statistics, GBP depreciated by 11%, reached the lowest point since 1985.
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Sapphire Exits from Sanctuary Ho Tram
August 22, 2016 Vietnamese property developer Sapphire will exit its 51 per cent stake in Sanctuary Ho Tram, the beach resort 105 km from Ho Chi Minh City. This move follows closely behind Sapphire’s divestment from Refico Real Estate Group in February. David Clarkin, Sapphire’s Managing director, cites the divestiture as a move to “fully
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CBRE: Vietnam Condominium Infographics
Following their infographic reports on Vietnam’s infrastructure and Vietnam’s retail sector, our friends at CBRE have sent us their latest infographics on Vietnam’s condominium ecosystem. Below, you will find charts and maps detailing the latest condominium developments in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. If you found this useful, be sure to also check out CBRE’s
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Prince William’s First Vietnam Visit: He’s Doing Amazing
November 21, 2016 Prince William of Britain is on a mission to save our planet’s wildlife. He arrived on November 16th for his first official Vietnam visit to attend an international conference on the illegal wildlife trade. The Duke of Cambridge is the president of United for Wildlife, an organization fervently working to protect elephants, rhinos,
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The World’s First-Ever Vietnam Tax Infographic
August 29, 2016 We present the world’s first infographic on Vietnamese tax rates. It was created by Grant Thornton chairman and our long-time contributor Kenneth Atkinson specifically for VietnamAdvisors. Nowhere else will you find a breakdown this comprehensive.
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The Majesty and Beauty of Quang Ninh
Quang Ninh Province in northeast Vietnam is gearing up for a busy 2017 tourism season. The beauty and majesty of this region is undeniable. It is home to Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay which together have over 2,000 islands, considered to be some of the most valuable biological assets in the world.
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Rita and Phill: Custom Skirts that Love Her Curves
Your confidence is their labor of love. You’re a young woman waiting in line at Macy’s to try on the perfect skirt. Twenty minutes pass and your golden moment finally arrives. You walk in eager and excited – picturing how great you would look wearing it. And then you discover it doesn’t fit. The vendor made the
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Grant Thornton: Private Equity Investment in Vietnam Remains Strong
April 13, 2016 Vietnam ranks second in the world for Private Equity Investment due to the enhanced business and entrepreneurial environment and a steadily growing middle class.
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Large Tech Companies Invest In Upcoming Workers
July 22, 2015. Vietnam is striving to become one of the world’s leading technology manufacturers, but many of its college graduates are not properly equipped to do more than just assemble devices. To address this issue, several global tech companies, including Samsung and LG, have started their own programs to better educate and train their
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6 Amazing Places to Eat in Saigon
May 16, 2016 The past decade has transformed Ho Chi Minh City into one of the most vibrant centers in Asia. In the heart of this dynamism is the city’s food scene – a culinary kaleidoscope
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CBRE: Vietnam Industrial Logistics Infographics
Today’s infographic set from CBRE covers the latest in Vietnam’s industrial logistics. You will find supply and occupancy rates, rents, and an overview of the notable mentions below. If you find this infographic useful, be sure to also check out CBRE’s infographic reports on Vietnam’s GDP, foreign direct investment, and asset classes, and Vietnam’s condominium ecosystem. INDUSTRIAL
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Vietnam’s Online Retail Sales Will More Than Double by 2020
February 21, 2016 The Vietnam E-Commerce Association said online retailers in the country will continue to rake in huge revenues in the next five years with sales expected to hit US$10 billion in 2020. Online retailers posted sales of $4 billion last year and they are going to make $10 billion in 2020, accounting for
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Invest in Vietnam: Automobile Market May Diverge Due to Tax Adjustment
June 14, 2016 Looking back at the first 4M2016, sale volume remain uptrend but unable to achieve impressive growth rate as last year. Particularly, for 4M2016, total sale volume reached 85,410 cars (+10% y-o-y); while 2014 and 2015 reached 28% and 37% respectively.
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Tweet! We Will Send You Amazing Chocolate!
September 9, 2016 Retweet this tweet to win the world’s best chocolate! Our editor, Louie Nguyen, will be in Vietnam from September 11th to the 22nd. While there, he will be picking up an assortment of chocolate delicacies from Marou – Vietnam’s premiere luxury chocolatier. The treats will be crafted by Vincent Mourou and Sam
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