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New Vietnam - Laos border gate pair opens
Border gate pair located in Son La province in Vietnam and Laos’ Houaphanh province.
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Vietnam proposes continuing to advance trade and investment liberalization globally
The proposal was made by State President Luong Cuong at 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on November 16.
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U.S. affirms Vietnam not manipulating currency
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s semiannual report, released in November 2024, Vietnam was named in the Monitoring List along with China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Singapore, and Germany.
Basic salary for public employees up 30% from July 1
The monthly basic salary will increase from VND1.8 million ($70.7) to VND2.34 million ($92).
Vietnam's industrial production expands 7.54% in 1H
56 cities and provinces posting Index of Industrial Production growth.
Q2 GDP growth estimated at 6.93%
Vietnam targets 6.5% growth for the whole year.
FDI attraction totals $15.2 bln in 1H
Vietnam licensing 1,538 new FDI projects in the period.
PM Pham Minh Chinh leaves for official visit to RoK
This is the first official visit of a high-ranking Vietnamese leader to the RoK since two countries elevated their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2022.
1H trade turnover hits over $368 bln
Vietnam posting a trade surplus of $11.63 billion in the period.