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The Hanoitimes - Vietnam would join a list of seven economies with estimated growth at around 7% through 2020s, with surges in per-capita GDP, Standard Chartered Bank said.

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,054 VND/USD on the morning of May 14, up by 7 VND from the day earlier.

HCM City (VNA) – Real estate was the most attractive sector for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in the first four months of the year with 164.58 million USD, or 46.8 percent of total FDI.

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Transaction limits for e-wallets should be set at appropriate levels to encourage cashless payment amidst an anticipated boom of e-commerce in Vietnam, experts have said.

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The first Overseas Vietnamese Economic Forum (OVECOF) will take place at the Songdo Convensia Convention Centre in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from June 6-9.

Vietnam is implementing a project to improve the eco-friendliness of the local textile and apparel industry. The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently organised a meeting in Hanoi for the former’s environment committee to find out modes to improve the sector’s environmental responsibility. 

The headwinds from the trade war between China and US is dampening export demand from Asian economies. Particularly affected is the ASEAN region. But why is Vietnam thriving when its larger and more developed neighbours are suffering from the trade war?

Shares lost ground on Tuesday morning as the negative movements of global stocks affected investor sentiment.

DANANG – Experts from the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) have shared with the Danang Department of Tourism some solutions to attract more tourists from Japan to the central coastal city.