Seven-month trade surplus tops $1.8 billion

Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$1.8 billion in the first seven months of the year, much lower than $2.6 billion trade surplus seen in the same period last year, the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.

VN stocks mixed as investors wait

Vietnamese shares closed Wednesday morning on a mixed note as traders were still looking for profits rather than making investments.

Banks step up bad debt recovery in 2019

According to a representative of Sacombank, the lender has recovered bad debts worth more than VNĐ11 trillion (US$472 million) in the first half of the year.

July CPI slightly increases

The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew 0.18 per cent from the previous month and 2.44 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

HCM City retail sales remain strong

HCM City’s retail sales and services grew by 12.2 percent year-on-year in the first half to nearly VNĐ 600 trillion (US$25.8 billion), according to its Department of Industry and Trade.

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