Vietnam

Our 2009 real GDP growth forecast stands at 5.1%, with Q309 estimates of 5.2% y-o-y expansion being testimony of the resilience of the service sector in the face of a global downturn.... 2009-11-25

On November 19, an EU panel rejected a proposed extension of shoe duties on Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes beyond January 3 2010. However, we believe that the proposed 15-month... 2009-11-25

The US House of Representatives approved a resolution on October 21 calling for the release of all political prisoners in Vietnam.

Our 2009 real GDP growth forecast stands at 5.1%, with Q309 estimates being testimony of the resilience of the service sector in the face of a global downturn. As a consequence, the... 2009-10-28

Two corrupt municipal officials were handed lenient jail terms by Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People's court on September 25, raising doubts about Hanoi's commitment to rooting out corruption... 2009-10-02

We have revised up our 2009 real GDP growth forecast from 4.5% to 5.1% on the back of the stronger-than-expected resilience of domestic demand suggested in recent data. As a consequence,... 2009-10-02

The government has granted an amnesty for 5,459 prisoners to be released on September 2, as part of Vietnam's National Day celebrations. The list includes 13 people jailed on grounds... 2009-09-07

We see potential for a new flare-up in tensions between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea as the underlying dispute over the Paracel and Spratly Islands remains unresolved.... 2009-09-07

We are forecast GDP growth of 4.5 for 2009 as a whole after the Vietnamese economy grew by an estimated 3.9% y-o-y in H109. While the economy may continue to improve in 2010, we caution... 2009-09-07

We expect the State Bank of Vietnam to start hiking the benchmark Vietnam base rate in H110 as growth and consumer price inflation starts to accelerate more forcefully. However, given... 2009-09-02