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How rich are Vietnamese dollar billionaires?

As the richest Vietnamese person with total assets worth $8.1 billion, Pham Nhat Vuong only ranks ninth among the wealthiest billionaires in Southeast Asia, according to Forbes.

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:50:00

Steep plunge in rice exports to China as import rules tighten

Vietnam Customs data show rice exports to China in the first seven months fell 65.7 percent year-on-year to 318,000 tons.

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:48:00

Rising treat for sugar producers after ATIGA

Vietnam’s sugar industry is expected to face a great deal of difficulties as the country will drop tariffs on imported sugar from ASEAN under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) in 2020.

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:47:00

Vietnam to host int’l aviation expo 2019 for first time

The year 2020 will mark 65 years of Vietnam`s civil aviation industry which has developed rapidly in the past decade with 10 airports capable of serving international flights and 12 domestic airports.

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:45:00

Vietnam to revise GDP methodology to match international norms

Vietnam is reassessing its GDP methodology to meet international norms and better reflect its economic size and structure.

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:42:00

Kien Giang gets nod to delay special economic zone plans

The Ministry of Construction has green-lighted Kien Giang province’s proposal to suspend the master plan to develop Phu Quoc Island into a special administrative-economic zone (SEZ).

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:40:00

Gov’t to seek ways to remove bottlenecks of central coastal localities

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair a conference to seek ways to boost the development of the 14 central coastal localities, in Binh Dinh province on August 20.

Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 07:38:00