Ninety percent of imported cars in Vietnam in February came from Thailand, Indonesia and China.

From two large-cap stocks with a market cap of more than US$5 billion in 2015 in the Vietnam market as a whole, there are now 11.

Trade relations between Vietnam-Indonesia is expected to return to the upward trend from 2021 and onward, especially as the two are relatively complementary economies.

With the Covid-19 impacts still looming on local economy, domestic car prices have gone down but remained nearly double the prices of vehicles sold in Thailand and Indonesia, mainly due to high fees and taxes for locally made cars.

Vietnam, however, remained the third highest ranking among low-middle income countries in the index, staying behind the Philippines [16th] and Indonesia [17th].

The majority of imported cars in Vietnam in the final month of the year came from Thailand (7,696 cars), and Indonesia (2,353) and China (1,158).

While 68% of training institutions in Vietnam reported feeling well equipped for 4IR, this was lower than Cambodia (73%), the Philippines (81%) and Indonesia (95%).

Vietnam has actively introduced a number of important initiatives and led efforts that continue to enrich the ASEAN agenda and experience.

90% of imported cars in Vietnam in November came from Thailand, Indonesia and China.