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Vietnam grows fastest globally in number of millionaires

The number of millionaires in Vietnam virtually doubled between 2013 and 2023, the fastest rate globally, to 19,400, a new report says. The country also has 58 centi-millionaires (those with US$100 million or more in assets) and six billionaires, according to British investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners. In terms of growth rate, Vietnam was […]

Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches 6.42% in first half

Vietnam’s economy grew by 6.42% in the first six months of 2024, slightly lower than the figure of 6.58% in the same time of 2022 within the 2020-2024 period, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced at a press conference in Hanoi on June 29. Of the economy’s total value added growth, the sectors of agro-forestry-fishery, […]

Giá xăng, dầu cùng giảm

Giá xăng và dầu (trừ mazut) cùng giảm từ 15h hôm nay, sau điều chỉnh của liên Bộ Công Thương – Tài chính. Giá xăng RON 95-III (loại phổ biến trên thị trường) giảm 260 đồng, xuống 23.290 đồng một lít. Còn E5 RON 92 ở mức 22.280 đồng một lít, hạ 180 đồng. Các […]

Quang Ninh attracts $1.59 bln of FDI in 1H

The province lincesing 23 new FDI projects. Northern Quang Ninh province attracted over $1.59 billion of FDI Capital in the first six months of the year, equivalent to 51.6% of the annual target, according to the provincial Statistics Office. The province licensed 23 new FDI projects with a combined registered capital of $1.358 billion. Meanwhile, […]

Agro-forestry-aquatic product exports rise by 19% in six months

Vietnam shipped some 29.2 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-aquatic products abroad during the January-June period, a year-on-year increase of 19%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The sector’s trade surplus during the six-month span surged 62.4% against the same time last year to around 8.28 billion USD. Seven products and groups of […]

HCM City enjoys significant economic growth in 1H

GRDP up 6.46%, the higest in the last three years. Ho Chi Minh City recorded significant economic growth in the first half of 2024 with the GRDP soaring 6.46% year-on-year, the highest rate in the last three years, according to the city’s Statistics Office. The figure is higher than the national average of 6.42%. Of […]

Vietnam’s PMI increases sharply in June

New orders surging at one of the fastest rates on record. The rate of expansion in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector accelerated sharply at the end of the second quarter, according to the latest report from the S&P Global. New orders rose at one of the fastest rates on record, prompting firms to ramp up production […]

Vietnam earns $3B from rice exports in H1

Vietnam exported 4.68 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning almost $3 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The figures represent an increase of 10.4% in volume and 32% in value over the same period last year. The country harvested 3.48 million ha of rice […]