HNP - The People’s Committee of Hanoi has ordered local public agencies to take stronger actions to improve its Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS).
Most Southeast Asian economies are likely falling into recession in the first half of 2020 due to the severe impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a fresh report commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Growth, however, is expected to spring back to an average 8 per cent in 2021, supported by fiscal stimulus packages and monetary easing.
Acquisitions worth well over a billion dollars took place this year in retail and banking, and the trend could persist in 2020, experts say.
An average, basic two-bedroom flat in HCMC and Hanoi costs VND2 billion ($86,300), 28 times higher than the average annual salary of fresh graduates.
Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang have improved their rankings in a listing of top 100 city destinations for international tourists.
