In Rural Vietnam, Facebook Finds A New Approach To Growth
June 9th, 2021
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Facebook’s bet on chat-based e-commerce and online video in Vietnam and beyond: Facebook is taking lessons from rural Vietnam as part of its advertising business becomes more difficult and online merchants embrace video and chat to connect with customers. Vietnam’s increasingly prosperous rural population is adapting quickly to smartphone use […]
Read more »Capital Meant For Myanmar May Go To Vietnam and Cambodia
March 16th, 2021
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on how capital meant for Myanmar may seek havens in Vietnam and Cambodia: The military coup in Myanmar has forced investors who had earmarked capital for the country to look for nearby alternatives. Delta Capital, Anthem Asia and other funds that have solely focused on Myanmar are adopting a wait-and-see […]
Read more »A Dream Deferred? The ‘Equitization’ of Vietnam’s State-Owned Enterprises
February 13th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on Vietnam’s progress towards a more liberal, market-driven economy: Vietnam has weathered the COVID-19 crisis better than most nations. The spread of the virus has been managed well, and despite turmoil in global markets the economy grew by around 3 percent in 2020, while running a $19 billion trade surplus. Investment […]
Read more »IMF Projects Vietnam Will Become 4th Largest Economy In Southeast Asia This Year
October 23rd, 2020
Via NHIP CAU, a report on Vietnam’s economic growth: The Southeast Asian country’s GDP in 2020 is estimated to reach $340.6 billion, exceeding Singapore with $337.5 billion and Malaysia with $336.3 billion. The organisation has forecast Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth at 1.6 percent, while Singapore’s economy will contract 6 percent Meanwhile, Thailand’s GDP this year […]
Read more »Is Vietnam the Next ‘Asian Miracle’?
October 15th, 2020
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on Vietnam: Within days of China’s announcing the first case of Covid-19, Vietnam was mobilizing to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Using mass texts, TV ads, billboards, posters and loudspeakers, the government exhorted the nation’s 100 million citizens to identify carriers and trace contacts, contacts of contacts, […]
Read more »Vietnam
July 24th, 2020
Via LinkedIn, commentary on Vietnam: Vietnam is a high growth market situated in the heart of Asia. Its cohesive population of 100m people is young, hard-working and increasingly digitally connected. Over the last 30 years, Vietnam has experienced high levels of GDP growth, averaging about 6 to 7% and attracting record levels of Foreign Direct […]
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