Vietnam News in Brief: Weekly Roundup June 30Vietnam Briefing keeps track of what’s happening in Vietnam’s business and economic news so that you don’t have to. This gives Vietnam a GDP growth rate for the first half of the year of 3.72 percent. Specifically, social insurance and health insurance caps for private firms will be revised up when the new policy takes effect on July 1. This should give consumers and businesses some reprieve from the broad economic challenges facing businesses and consumers in Vietnam. It is hoped these changes will stimulate more international arrivals that stay in Vietnam for longer and spend more money.
