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New Decrees Allow Gambling in Vietnam
27th March 2017 After years of waiting, it seems that the Vietnamese Government is willing to “flirt” with sports betting and casinos to local Vietnamese gamblers for a three year pilot period. The Government is not only catering to foreign investors and local demand, it will also open a door to collection of taxes, much
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Vietnam Expects Growth Rates to Increase in the Next Five Years
October 20, 2015. Vietnam is targeting higher economic growth rates over the next five years. Its high hopes are driven by its successful exports and increase in foreign investment, as it expands in the global market. Vietnam has had an average annual growth rate of about 5.9% for the past five years, but they are
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TPP: Improvement to Relative Competitiveness of Vietnamese exports to the US the biggest medium term payoff
The biggest medium term impact from TPP will be a significant improvement in Vietnam’s trading position vis-a-vis the United States. The US & Japan are amongst Vietnam’s largest trading partners (accounting for 19.06% and 9.78% of exports in FY2014) and are both key members of TPP. However, Vietnam already has an FTA in place with
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Video Trailer – Housemaid, Vietnamese Horror
June 22, 2016 From the team that produced the massive blockbuster Sweet Twenty, CJ Entertainment and HKFilm have co-produced Housemaid, a new Vietnamese horror thriller scheduled for release in September 2016.
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Pokemon Go Ignites Vietnam!
August 15, 2016 Pokemon Go – Niantics’ mobile gaming phenomenon – reached Vietnam on August 6th. As expected, it sent hordes of Vietnamese players across the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh – their eyes glued to their screens and their hearts set on catching new Pokemon. Vietnam, like many other Southeast Asian countries,
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Sweet Twenty & Its Million Viewers
January 22, 2016. Sweet Twenty breaks film records with 1 million viewers and box office draw of 76 billion Vietnam dong. The film premiered in early December and after 4 weeks of release, Sweet Twenty has attracted more than 1 million viewers with over 76 billion dong in box office revenue. Sweet Twenty (in Vietnamese,
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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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The Night of Long Legs – Vietnam’s Victoria’s Secret
June 15, 2016 Khac Tiep is a fashion titan leading the image transition of Vietnam’s $4 billion apparel market. However, while many fashion moguls attempt to innovate by experimenting with new designs and textiles
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Invest in Vietnam: How You Can Play The Distribution Phase
May 05, 2016 The market came into a distribution phase so good investment opportunities in March were just from some specific stock groups. Both VNIndex and HNX-Index showed strong signals of distributing after peaking in the mid of March.
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Forbes Ranks Vinamilk as Vietnam’s Most Valuable Brand
Vinamilk was named by Forbes and Viet Capital Securities on Monday as the most valuable brand in Vietnam for the second year in a row. The dairy company has an estimated value of US$1.71 billion, a 13% increase from 2016. Viettel, the national telecom firm, ranked second with an estimated value of US$849.6 million, and
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CBRE: Vietnam Infrastructure Infographics
Our friends at CBRE have sent us their latest infographics on Vietnam’s infrastructure ecosystem. Below, you will find charts and maps detailing the latest developments in airports, metros, roads, and more. If you found this useful, be sure to also check out CBRE’s infographic reports on Vietnam’s economic metrics and Vietnam’s retail sector. Airport – TSN
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Big C Vietnam Could be Worth EUR 750
February 21, 2016 According to Wall Street Journal, Casino Group may receive about EUR 4 billion from selling Big C Thailand and Big C Vietnam to Thailand TCC Group. Bloomberg also forecasts that Casino group may sell Big C Vietnam with a price of EUR 750 million. With price ranging from EUR 750 million to
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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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Grant Thornton: Vietnam A Regional Investment Star
October 21, 2016 Last week I attended the VinaCapital Investor conference, which had the largest attendance for many years as the interest in Vietnam is rebounding strongly. VinaCapital is one of the leading fund managers in Vietnam and VCG Partners Vietnam Fund (VVF) remains Vietnam’s largest UCITS – compliant fund. The general consensus of most
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DXG [BUY +27.3%] – Stellar 1H15 and New Project Acquisitions Boost Prospects
September 8, 2015. Dat Xanh Group (DXG), Real Estate broker and developer Net revenue grew by 82% and NPAT (after minority interest) grew by 191% in 1H15 versus same period last year to reach VND384 billion and VND153 billion, respectively thanks to outstanding brokerage growth and extraordinary income from 2 new project acquisitions at under
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US Investment Set to Increase
February 01, 2016. Thanks to improvements in Vietnam’s investment environment US firms are planning to implement more major investment projects. According to the 2016 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Amcham Singapore and the US Chamber of Commerce over 500 senior business executives representing US firms in the ASEAN markets, 84% expected to make profits
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How the Rampant USD is Affecting the Dong
Nov 25th, 2016 Since the beginning of this month, the USD index has surged by nearly 4% to its highest level since 2003, around 101.7. This index, however, was up only 2% year to date. The rise in the USD has come just before a 25bps Fed tightening in December and a dovish attitude towards
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Frenzied mid-month dissipates at month-end
November 20, 2015 Vietnam Indices MTD % Nov VNI -5.6% 573.20 VN30 -6.0% 581.94 VN Mid -1.7% 724.74 VN Small -0.6% 678.61 HNI -2.0% 80.61 HN 30 -4.0% 145.91 Trading Activity Oct Nov Daily Val 30day USD m 86.0 127.0 Foreign Net Inflows USD m 55.7 -19.5 ASEAN 5
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TPP: Impact on Imports and Exports
June 2015 Imports would increase more rapidly than exports to begin with. Given the need to build and stock new factories – As Vietnam lacks a domestic machinery industry capable of producing the wide variety of machinery required by new factories, an increase in FDI is closely tied to a surge in machinery imports, followed
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