Day: November 29, 2023

Vietnam’s trade surplus at 22.44 billion USD in 11 months

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 24.44 billion USD as of November 15 this year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The office reported that the total import-export turnover of goods hit 587.68 billion USD, down 9% y…

Banks increase capital through paying dividends in shares

Many large banks are implementing plans to issue shares to pay dividends in the last months of this year.

The move is aimed to increase charter capital, improve financial strength, meet the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s capital safety regulations an…

Indonesia spends 1 million USD on trials to prevent dengue spread

Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has allocated 16 billion IDR (around 1.03 million USD) for trials involving the use of mosquitos with Wolbachia bacterium to check dengue spread in five Indonesian cities.

Speaking at an online press conference on Nove…

Laos to list electronic cigarettes among addictive substances

Laos plans to amend and supplement certain provisions of the law on drug prevention and control, with electronic cigarettes to be included in the list of substances and precursors classified as addictive.

Speaking at the 9th Lao National Assembly’s …

Export-import turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products down 5.9%

Vietnam’s total export and import turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products is estimated at 85.13 billion USD in the January-November period, down 5.9% from the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported…