Vietnam warned of imbalanced sex ratios at birth
The imbalance hit the peak in 2010 and is popular among well-off groups.
The imbalance hit the peak in 2010 and is popular among well-off groups.
The number of international arrivals to Vietnam in October was higher than the previous month.
Core inflation comes at 2.52% year-on-year in the first ten months of 2020.
The total number of newly-registered and reinstated enterprises in the ten-month period reached 148,900, down 0.3% year-on-year.
Car sales in Vietnam in the January–September period dropped 22% year-on-year to 179,155 units across all segments.
The services sector faced the most severe impacts with 68.9% of its workforce directly affected, followed by the industry and construction sector and agro-forestry and fishery.
Although the country’s GDP growth in the third quarter is estimated at a decade-low of 2.62%, this is an improvement from the 0.36% growth in the second quarter.
The record US$13.5 billion trade surplus in the eight-month period far exceeded the unprecedented figure of US$11.12 billion last year.
Core inflation rose 2.66% year-on-year in the first eight months of 2020.
Vietnam's trade turnover is likely to reach US$336.32 billion in the first eight months, down 0.3% year-on-year.