Daily life upended as tidal flooding hits Ho Chi Minh City
Contrary to previous forecasts, tidal flooding kept rising on Monday
Contrary to previous forecasts, tidal flooding kept rising on Monday
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines’ economies are expected to contract
Vietnam is set to be the only one of six major Southeast Asian economies to achieve positive growth this year
The 0.1 percentage point adjustment, though small, could be a sign of good things to come for Vietnam’s already burgeoning economy
The nation grew 6.81 percent last year, the strongest pace since 2010
A cold front has entered several northern and north-central Vietnamese provinces, bringing rain and temperatures likely to drop under 15 degrees Celsius, the national weather forecast agency said Wednesday
Vietnam’s economic growth prospect is expected to be at 5.6 percent and 5.8 percent in 2014 and 2015, respectively, up 0.1 percent compared to the previous forecast.
Jose Vinals, the IMF's top financial counsellor, said that not enough of the easy money pumped into economies by advanced countries' central banks is going into economic activities that support growth.
The World Bank has forecast Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2014 at 5.5 percent in its latest Global Economic Prospect report, unchanged from its previous projection released earlier this year.
On Feb 1 (the 2nd day of the Lunar New Year), foreign weather forecasting websites warned that a storm called Kajiki is moving fast towards the center of the East Sea and is likely to have impacts on Vietnam.