remittances to turn heads

Remittances to turn heads

Remittances sent to Vietnam this year are expected to substantially exceed last year’s total of $9 billion.
foody displays big appetite

Foody displays big appetite

Vietnamese start-up company Foody has been added to Japan’s CyberAgent Ventures portfolio, to increase its venture investments in Vietnam.
sweet move by sugar giant

Sweet move by sugar giant

Bourbon Tay Ninh, Vietnam’s biggest publicly traded sugar company, will sell all 14 million treasury stocks it is holding.
good medicine for state duo

Good medicine for state duo

State-owned veterinary medicine producers Navetco and Vetvaco have received the green light to go public.
hagl boss poised to earn most money from bourse

HAGL boss poised to earn most money from bourse

The chairman of the multi-business conglomerate Hoang Anh Gia Lai is on pace to be the man with the highest increase in equities ownership in Vietnam this year.
bank of china rolls out international debit card in vietnam

Bank of China rolls out international debit card in Vietnam

Bank of China (BOC) on December 1 will launch its Great Wall International Debit Card in Vietnam.
ministry concludes case of death at french invested hospital

Ministry concludes case of death at French-invested hospital

The exact cause of death of a Hanoi resident at FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City this August can only be identified after an upcoming autopsy, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health announced last week.
forum talks up clv development triangle

Forum talks up CLV development triangle

A Dak Lak province business forum late last week discussed measures to further promote investment in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle.
sacombank chairman resigned

Sacombank chairman resigned

The Dangs family, which founded top-tier Sacombank, has finished transferring the management of the bank to new shareholders.
vinacafe bien hoa looks for a market caffeine high

Vinacafe Bien Hoa looks for a market caffeine high

Two of the leading companies in Vietnam’s growing coffee industry, Vinacafe Bien Ha and Trung Nguyen, are planning robust expansions as competition intensifies over the growing domestic and international coffee markets.
sam teams up with greater houston partnership

SAM teams up with Greater Houston Partnership

Saigon Asset Management (SAM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US-based Greater Houston Partnership to help American and Vietnamese companies enter each other’s markets.
bitexco tower home to viet capital

Bitexco tower home to Viet Capital

Viet Capital Securities Company is moving its headquarters to the Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City’s business district.
tasty french food and wines on offer

Tasty French food and wines on offer

This year’s edition of Balade en France, a major event in Vietnam for promoting French gastronomy and wines, will take place on October 26-27 at the five-star Equatorial hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
economy back on stability track to lure investors

Economy back on stability track to lure investors

Vietnam is still one of the fastest growing and most resilient economies in Asia for foreign investors.
vietnam to be put in shop window

Vietnam to be put in shop window

Viet Capital Bank, Viet Capital Securities and Viet Capital Fund Management are jointly organising ‘Vietnam Access Day’ on October 23-24 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. It is envisioned as an event where investors and business executives can network, learn and be inspired. Viet Capital Securities CEO To Hai talks to VIR’s Tuong Thuy about the conference.