Thailand’s Confidence Index reaches eight-month high
A survey of members of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) found that confidence in the Thai economy is at its highest in eight months.
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A survey of members of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) found that confidence in the Thai economy is at its highest in eight months.
The new competition law will create a legal framework to better manage economic concentration, experts said.
Vietnamese products were put on show at recent international trade fairs in Mozambique and Madagascar, attracting attention of many local businesses.
A recent B2B Meeting held by the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City provided networking and partnership opportunities for Vietnamese and Indian businesses in the electrical and power sector.
Up to 70 percent of Vietnamese consumers put their spare cash into savings, ranking second globally, according to the Global Consumer Confidence Survey recently issued by Nielsen and The Conference Board.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) of Ho Chi Minh City sustained its growth during the last eight months, gaining 0.24 percentage points month on month and predicted to rise 8.1 percent this year – higher than the 7.9 percent in 2017.
Vietnam attaches great importance to reinforcing and strengthening the fraternal solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba, President Tran Dai Quang has told visiting First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba Salvador Valdes Mesa.
The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 officially opened with a plenary session in Hanoi on September 12 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.
Representatives of Russia’s Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) handed over a mobile lab to Major General Nguyen Hong Du, Director of the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre on September 11 on the sidelines of the fourth Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho earned more than 10.5 trillion VND (451.5 million USD) in retail and service revenue in August, up 15 percent year on year, according to the city’s Statistics Office.
Consumer finance companies are offering various promotions to customers, aiming to enlarge their share in an increasingly competitive market.
Vietnam’s stock market will have to pin its hopes on foreign investors to continue recovering in September, said Bernard Lapointe – head of the research division at Rong Viet Securities Corporation.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Argentina held the “Vietnam Day” event in Seeber Park in the capital city of Buenos Aires on September 8 as part of activities to mark the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Air pollution in HCM City caused by vehicles has become even more serious than the level of pollution emitted by industrial zones, environmental experts say.
Fifteen Vietnamese companies operating in furniture, fine art, agricultural processing, coffee, rubber, and building materials visited Mexico from September 4-6 to seek opportunities in penetrating the market.
Cooperation in trade and investment between Vietnam and Africa, especially East Africa, has yet to meet the two sides’ potential, Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania, cum Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda and Comoros Nguyen Kim Doanh has said.
The Malaysian government will implement a standardised new minimum wage of 1,050 RM (253 USD) a month or 5.05 RM per hour nationwide - including Sabah and Sarawak - from January 1 next year, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has announced.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the signing of many cooperation agreements on September 6, within the framework of the former’s ongoing visit to Russia.
