The first two weeks of January saw a trade deficit of some US$80 million as shipments of some of the nation’s key export earners dipped, showed data of the General Department of Customs. SEE MORE The inter-ministries of Trade & Industry and Finance decided yesterday at 16:pm that the retail prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel were remained unchanged at VND 17,594 per liter and VND 17,322 per liter respectively. SEE MORE Vietnam economy will encounter more difficulties in 2017 than in 2016 amid global geopolitical changes and financial uncertainties, experts say. SEE MORE The Vietnamese economy needs to be cautious of external shocks this year due to global economic uncertainties, a scholar has warned. SEE MORE Vietnam’s GDP is expected to grow at 6.6% in 2017 following a drought-induced slowdown in 2016, according to Standard Chartered Bank’s Global Research Briefing. SEE MORE