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Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» HANOI - Vietnamese prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed to Truong My Lan, the mastermind of the Southeast Asian nation's largest financial fraud on record, state media said.
US, Indo-Pacific countries agree on roadmap to strengthen trade ties
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States and 13 Indo-Pacific countries on Friday agreed on parameters for negotiating closer trade, environment and economic ties that US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said would boost investment and jobs in the partner countries.
Vietnam's Q1 GDP growth tops 5%
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam's gross domestic product grew 5.03% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian country reopened more parts of its economy after relaxing coronavirus restrictions.
Vietnam stocks hit new milestone in record run
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam's benchmark stock market index hit a fresh record high on Thursday, topping the 1,500 point mark for the first time and defying a slump across most other Asian equity markets.
Vietnam targets phased resumption of flights from January
Reuters, Published on 05/11/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights with 15 countries from January next year, its aviation authority said on Friday, eyeing a full resumption by July.
Delta blow knocks wind out of Asia's economic recovery
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2021
» TOKYO: Asia's robust economic recovery from last year's coronavirus low is losing momentum as a surge in Covid-19 cases sees shops empty again and factories close, dimming prospects for corporate profit growth after a blockbuster half year.
Vietnam Q1 GDP grew 4.48% y/y, March exports soar 19.2%
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam's gross domestic product grew 4.48% in the first quarter of 2021 from the same period a year earlier, while March exports soared 19.2% year-on-year, government data released on Monday showed.
Laos Communist Party holds leadership congress amid economic pain
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2021
» Laos started a five-yearly congress of its long-ruling Communist Party on Wednesday to decide on the country's leadership and agree on a new economic strategy, as it faces challenges from the coronavirus pandemic and a potential debt default.
Thailand among countries at risk in US Treasury's currency report
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: Thailand is among several countries the US Treasury could label currency manipulators before President Donald Trump leaves office, analysts say, as the coronavirus pandemic skews trade flows and widens US deficits with trading partners.
New virus cases knock hopes of reviving SE Asia holiday hotspots
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2020
» BALI/BANGKOK: A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.