Vietnam named world’s best-performing stock market in August
The VN-Index ranked above Russell 3000, Nasdaq, or S&P 500, among others, in terms of growth in August.
The VN-Index ranked above Russell 3000, Nasdaq, or S&P 500, among others, in terms of growth in August.
As of August 15, budget revenue collection reached VND812.2 trillion (US$35.04 billion), equivalent to 53.7% of the year's estimate.
Core inflation rose 2.66% year-on-year in the first eight months of 2020.
The number of newly-established enterprises in Vietnam in the first eight months of 2020, however, was down 2% year-on-year to 88,700.
Manufacturing and processing that accounts for 96.5% of total production value in the industry sector expanded 4% year-on-year during the eight-month period.
Hanoi strives to conduct testing for 80,000 people with high risk of exposure by August 20.
Since the resurgence of community transmission was detected in Vietnam on July 25, the novel coronavirus has appeared in 13 cities and provinces.