Nearly 57,000 foreign labourers working in Vietnam

Till the end of September, there were about 56,929 foreign labourers working in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (Molisa). In details, graduated and postgraduate labourers accounted for 48.3% while workers with professional certificates accounted for 34.6% and workers as artisans in traditional industries accounted for 17.1%. According to Nguyen [...]

Export may reach US$70.8b this year

Vietnam’s export continued favourable trend along with forecasts that the country’s trade deficit this year would be below the target of 20%, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). This year’s export turnover may reach US$70.8 billion, rising 24% year-on-year and 16.5% against the year’s target. On late November 29, MoIT reported Vietnam’s [...]

CPI likely to be over 10% in 2010

November’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached nearly 1.9% in Hanoi and 1.7% in HCM City. Therefore, CPI of the whole year 2010 would not be seven% as per the initial goal of the National Assembly, and would not also be eight% as the adjusted target of the government, it would be approximately 10% or more. [...]

4.6m international visitors arrive in Vietnam in Jan-Nov

During the first 11 months this year, Vietnam has welcomed about 4.6 million international visitors, exceeding the year’s target of 4.2-4.5 million arrivals, according to the general Statistic Office (GSO). In comparison with the same period last year, the figure increased up to 36.5%. Of which, the total number of foreign visitors coming to Vietnam [...]

Northern bourse’s index surpasses 160 marks

Today November 30 was the first session of this week and the last one of the month marked the successful session. While VN index easily regained the threshold of 500 points, HNX Index surpassed the milestone of 160 points. However, the market liquidity in the two markets slumped considerably in comparison with the previous session [...]

Vietnam aims for fertiliser self-sufficiency in 2015

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said the country would be fertiliser self-sufficient in 2015, once a series of factories are completed. The Ministry of Industry and Trade in its latest announcement told the Phu My urea plant owned by PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) to stop exporting and urged the establishment of a [...]

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