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Remittances to Vietnam head for new record

Remittances to Vietnam head for new record

Vietnamese abroad are set to send home over $18.06 billion this year, a new record, making the country the eighth biggest remittances beneficiary globally. The value is set to rise 5 percent from last year to account for 4.9 percent of Vietnam’s GDP, according to a report by World Bank …

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Japanese bank to spend $170 mln to acquire Momo stake

Japanese bank to spend $170 mln to acquire Momo stake

A Japanese bank is expected to spend $170 million to acquire 7.5 percent of M-Service, which operates Vietnamese e-wallet app Momo. Mizuho Bank would acquire the stake by the end of this year to leverage the Vietnamese smartphone payment company’s retail business, Nikkei Asia reported. Mizuho wants to tap into …

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Surge in Canadian beef imports: customs department

Surge in Canadian beef imports: customs department

Vietnam imported 8,900 tons of Canadian beef worth $57.9 million between January and October, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. These figures represent 2.8 times and 3.8 times the quantity and value in the same period last year. Canadian beef import turnover will increase sharply in the coming …

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Corporate bond market cools down

Corporate bond market cools down

The value of newly issued corporate bonds plummeted nearly 50 percent to VND20.37 trillion ($874.24 million) in November from October. The corporate bond market has cooled down somewhat as the Covid-19 outbreak is being brought under control, gradually. The government has asked relevant ministries and sectors to inspect the issuance …

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Vietnam to resume international flights on 9 routes in January

The government has approved the resumption of international flights between Vietnam and nine destinations that have managed high vaccination rates and good pandemic control on January 1. They are San Francisco or Los Angeles (the U.S.), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos), Beijing/Guangzhou (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South …

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Vietnam to resume regular international flights from January

The government on Friday approved the resumption of regular international flights to nine destinations with high vaccination rates and good pandemic control from January 1. Flights will be connected first to nine destinations: San Francisco or Los Angeles (the U.S.), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos), Beijing/Guangzhou (China), …

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