Thematic: Economic News

Over the past decade, land prices in the 2-4-6 Hai Ba Trung quadrilateral area, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, have increased tenfold.

Nearly half of young people surveyed in China said they did not want to take over their parents' business.

Even stranger than Vietnamese varieties, golden star apples imported from Taiwan are being sold at exorbitant prices, reaching up to a million dong per kilogram. In many places, they are sold individually, with each fruit costing half a million dong for customers to try.

The worst thing is that relationships with family and friends start to change when you become wealthy.

BIDV and VAMC have yet to sell the debt of Thuan Thao Company and 95 related individuals, despite adjusting the starting price four times.

Even after a price reduction of over $100 million, the Los Angeles mansion remains the most expensive house for sale in the United States.

Moody's has just announced a downgrade of the outlook for Vietnam's banking system over the next 12-18 months from "positive" to "stable".

Despite accounting for over 40% of the world's USD millionaires, the US is not the richest country when considering the average wealth of its adult population; that position belongs to Switzerland.

On the afternoon of November 7th, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Mr. Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO of Formula One.

Bitcoin continued to rise in price, recording $6,502.34 at 8:30 AM on October 21st, up 0,63% from 24 hours earlier.

The debt of corporations and conglomerates increased by 1,3% compared to 2016 and accounted for more than half of their total assets.

Concerns that the trade war with the US would impact the economy have prompted Beijing to step up its monetary easing measures.

All four state-owned banks have simultaneously raised short-term interest rates recently, and in some terms, deposit interest rates at these banks are even higher than those of private banks.

Both own numerous multi-million dollar properties, yachts, private planes, and are very active in philanthropy.

Among South Korea's chaebols, LG is a rare conglomerate that avoids power struggles thanks to its tradition of passing the chairmanship only to the eldest son of the family.

Gold prices today, October 14th, conclude a volatile trading week, with global gold prices rising by $15/ounce and domestic prices increasing by nearly 100.000 VND/ounce.

The real estate market may continue to see a decline in transactions during the last months of 2018 and throughout 2019.

Total petroleum imports from Malaysia in the first nine months of the year reached 2,67 million tons, a 36% increase, far exceeding imports from South Korea and Singapore.

The Alibaba boss said that entrepreneurs shouldn't view the marketplace as a battlefield to kill each other, but rather that competition should be a source of enjoyment.

Used "mining" VGA cards are being sold off at half the price of new ones.

Da Nang leaders have proposed building the Lien Chieu port to meet the increasing demand for cargo transportation, and converting the Tien Sa port to serve tourism.

Inspectors from the Thua Thien Hue Department of Tourism visited the branch of Vietnam Sport Tourism and Trade Company Limited – a company accused of organizing dubious tours – but the company was closed.

On the afternoon of September 13th, before more than 1.200 businesses and major corporations attending the 2018 Business Summit, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed that Vietnam does not aspire to become the best in globalization, but Vietnam wants to be a friend of the best.

It's important to know how to choose good quality eggs and store them properly to avoid buying bleached eggs... in order to prevent the risk of food poisoning.

Many experts believe that the proposal by the Vietnam Road Administration to abolish the regulation requiring two toll stations to be at least 70 km apart is sensitive and unnecessary.

Matsutake mushrooms, also known as pine mushrooms, are considered the most expensive mushrooms in the world and are selling out quickly in Vietnam, despite their price reaching 10-30 million VND/kg depending on the time of year.

The Golden Bridge on top of Ba Na Hills, Da Nang, is currently a hot keyword and a hot topic of discussion in recent days on popular Vietnamese and international travel forums and websites for this reason.

E-commerce giant Amazon has just become the second American company to reach this milestone, after Apple.

Following H&M and Zara, the Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo will enter Vietnam with its first store in Ho Chi Minh City.

For transferring 7,82 million shares without reporting to the State Securities Commission, Yeah1 Chairman Nguyen Anh Nhuong Tong and the DFJ Vinacapital fund were fined a total of 195 million VND.