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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29.

Promoted investment by the new government is hoped to speed up Thailand’s economy and help its GDP grow at a faster pace in the second half of 2019, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

Myanmar’s economy is forecast to expand 6.5 percent in the 2018-2019 fiscal year (from October, 2018 to September, 2019), according to a recent World Bank (WB) report.

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) kicked off the 5-day CLMV Media Familiarization Trip 2019 under the theme “Honor Your Creation”.

The National Assembly passed the Resolution on State budget balance for 2017 with 91.53 percent of approval at the ongoing seventh session of the 14th legislature in Hanoi on June 11.

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan will partner with some localities and businesses in the country to assist Southeast Asian countries to build waste-to-energy facilities, as a way to export infrastructure in the environment field.

Vietnam is developing its industry toward applying advanced technologies and wants to get consultancy from the World Bank (WB) on the matter, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Japanese firm Honda Vietnam will introduce 18 new motorbike and automobile models and versions in the 2020 fiscal year (from April 2019 to March 2020), according to the company’s new General Director Keisuke Tsuruzono.

Singapore Airlines posted its highest annual revenue in 2018 fiscal year, though higher fuel costs nearly halved its profit.

Hoa Sen Group shipped 15,000 tonnes of steel sheets worth 12 million USD to Mexico from Nghi Son port in the central province of Nghe An on April 22.

Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Veerathai Santiprabhob has raised concerns about economic impact of a possible delay in the formation of a new government.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 7 to sign contracts with seven Vietnamese localities on eight local-level projects funded by Japanese non-refundable assistance.

US real estate developers are turning to a new, fast-growing source of cheap capital known as EB-5 from Vietnam, reported the Wall Street Journal on March 5.

Vietnamese products like handicrafts and farm produce, and tourism and transportation services are being showcased in New Delhi, India, within the framework of the fourth ASEAN-India expo that opened on February 21.

State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi on January 28 urged global investors to pour their money into Myanmar, seeking to offset the negative impact of the Rohingya crisis and slow pace of economic reforms.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set up a council to scrutinise alleged violations of competition regulations in ride-hailing services firm Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s business in Vietnam.

A delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry in Tiruppur (CII Tiruppur ) visited Ho Chi Minh City on December 19 and 20, looking for investment opportunities and meeting Vietnamese enterprises.

India is one of the major material suppliers of Vietnam’s garment and textile sector, but trade value between the two sides remains modest. Therefore, Indian firms are working to promote trade activities in the Vietnamese market.

Trade between Myanmar and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) hit 238.5 million USD the six-month mini-budget or transitional period from April to September. ​

Vietnam’s listed companies lag behind firms in most world regions in terms of working capital performance, the latest study of auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Vietnam has revealed.