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As Vietnam needs to borrow around VND700 trillion ($30 billion) to service its debt in three years the repayment pressures are rising.

Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, can expect to see a wide-scale divergence of supply chains coming its way, HSBC says in a report.

Equitization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been at a snail's pace since the process is riddled with mistakes and disputes, lawmakers say.

Viet Nam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 52.0 in May, down marginally from 52.5 in April but still representing an improvement in business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector.

Viet Nam earned US$662 million from rubber exports in the first five months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 2.4 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam’s software firms are no longer satisfied with outsourcing for foreign partners. They have shifted to conduct research and develop products of their own.

Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of US$1.3 billion in May, resulting in a total deficit of $548 million for the first five months of the year, according to General Statistics Office (GSO)s monthly report.

Of seven large projects registered in the first five months of 2019, five belonged to Chinese investors.

Halal food is a promising export product for Vietnamese companies to pursue though they may face challenges.