Heineken to shift production from Singapore to Vietnam and Malaysia
Dutch brewer Heineken will shift its brewing production from Singapore to Vietnam and Malaysia as part of its strategy to build a more agile regional supply approach.
Specifically, inflation saw a year-on-year increase of 3.63 percent while State budget revenue witnessed a year-on-year increase of 3.5 percent.
Export turnover was estimated at US$63.07 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$1.23 billion.
Viet Nam absorbed over US$4.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 48.6 percent against the same period last year.
Total amount of FDI disbursement reached over US$1.5 billion, up 2 percent compared to the same period last year.
The country's index of industrial production (IIP) experienced a year-on-year growth of 0.6 percent due to prolonged nine-day Tet break.
Total retail sales of goods and services picked up 9.5 percent against the same period last year./.