As gasoline prices rose to the highest level in seven years during October, many enterprises are troubled by the cost of resuming business after the long period of social distancing caused by COVID-19. On October 27, a litre of RON95 gasoline was VND24,000(US$1); a litre of E5RON92 gasoline cost VND23,000. With added pressure on freight …
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The fiercer global trade landscape means there is no other way for Vietnam to stay competitive, but to build a legal framework beyond its commitments made in current trade agreements. The possibility of new economies joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), including the UK, China, or Taiwan, is putting more pressure on Vietnam to …
Shares advanced on Friday thanks to the support of stocks in the real estate and coal sectors, attracting large cash flow into the market. The market benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) gained 0.75 per cent to end at 1,473.37 points. The index had edged down 0.18 per cent to close …
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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.75 percent to 1,473.37 points Friday, a new peak, with retail, banking and technology stocks leading gains. An investor looks at stock prices on a screen at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran The index traded in a narrow band throughout the day and surged in …
