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Social News 19/11

HCMC approves hire of pumping machines to cope with street flooding, 200,000 Vietnamese people have stroke annually, VNUHCMC - University of Science announces new research results

Vietnam’s GDP per capita tops $2,200

 Vietnam’s per capita GDP reached an estimated VND48.6 million (USD2,215), up USD106 compared with 2015, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Social News 16/5

 Gov’t suspends, fines newspaper $6,200, RoK to send fire engines to Vietnam, Early elections held in border communes in Lai Chau, Vo Nguyen Giap Park inaugurated in Truong Sa, Sugar plant fined for polluting river

Social News 26/12

 More than 10m cigarette packs seized, 200,000 Pentaxim vaccine doses arrive next week, Thai Binh province police arrest criminals making ID cards, Train derailed after colliding truck, Major fire destroys two houses

Vietnam’s per capita income reaches nearly $2,200

 VietNamNet Bridge – The per capita income of Vietnam is estimated to increase by 15% annually in the period 2014-2015, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Businesses still concerned about uncertainty

In addition to the daily concerns about the market and sales decline, businesses are also worried that the uncertainties of the business environment and the volatility of macroeconomic policies will affect their operations in 2013.