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Temu told to suspend Vietnam operations, state media reports
Temu told to suspend Vietnam operations, state media reports
CHINESE online retailer Temu has been told to suspend its operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an end-November deadline for business registration in the South-east Asian country,...
Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’
Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’
IN VIETNAM’S heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes.Trung, 19, is one of a...
Jardine Cycle & Carriage’s Indonesia, Vietnam Q3 earnings saddled by mushy consumer demand, weaker currencies
Jardine Cycle & Carriage’s Indonesia, Vietnam Q3 earnings saddled by mushy consumer demand, weaker currencies
JARDINE Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) said on Wednesday (Nov 13) that its results for the first nine months of the year were down slightly year on year. Despite higher...
Vietnam tech champion accelerates AI push with Japan expansion
Vietnam tech champion accelerates AI push with Japan expansion
VIETNAM’S software and telecommunications champion FPT plans to open an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Japan next year, capitalising on rising AI demand to accelerate its expansion abroad.The...
Vietnam says Temu, Shein must register with government or be blocked
Vietnam says Temu, Shein must register with government or be blocked
VIETNAM said Chinese online retailers Shein and Temu need to register with the government before the end of November or it will block their Internet domains and apps from...
Vietnam central bank ready to sell US dollars  to keep exchange rate stable
Vietnam central bank ready to sell US dollars to keep exchange rate stable
VIETNAM’S central bank is ready to sell US dollars to the market to keep the exchange rate stable, governor Nguyen Thi Hong said on Monday (Nov 11).“The exchange rate...
Vietnam central bank ready to sell US dollars  to keep exchange rate stable
Vietnam sets dong fix rate at record low amid US dollar strength
VIETNAM set its reference rate for the dong at a record low, setting the stage for more weakness in the South-east Asian nation’s currency as the US dollar’s surge...
Thai SCG halts operations at US.4 billion Vietnam petrochemical complex
Thai SCG halts operations at US$5.4 billion Vietnam petrochemical complex
SIAM Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, said on Monday (Nov 4) it has suspended commercial operation at its US$5.4 billion Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) complex in Vietnam...
Foxconn subsidiary seeks US million Vietnam investment for integrated circuits
Foxconn subsidiary seeks US$80 million Vietnam investment for integrated circuits
TAIWANESE giant Foxconn’s subsidiary Shunsin is seeking a permit to invest US$80 million in northern Vietnam to produce integrated circuits, according to a document from Vietnam’s environment ministry.The proposed...
Vietnam plans capital injection into Vietcombank to support policy goals
Vietnam plans capital injection into Vietcombank to support policy goals
VIETNAM is planning to inject 20.695 trillion (S$1.1 billion) of capital into state-owned commercial lender Vietcombank, the country’s biggest bank, to boost its capacity to support government policy, the...