29-04-2021 09:32
South Korea is expected to keep its top position as Vietnam’s largest foreign investor on the back of upcoming investment inflows going into high-tech production, buoyed by pandemic successes on both sides.
26-04-2021 21:00
Newly-registered foreign direct investment (FDI) has risen significantly over the previous year with the average newly- and additionally-registered capital for a project also increasing.
26-04-2021 14:36
Migrant labour is an inevitable need of development but also has a significant impact on economic restructuring in Vietnam.
26-04-2021 09:00
As part of its strategy to become the leading beverage industry group in Vietnam, SABECO has not only implemented its SABECO 4.0 programme, which will transform its business to increase efficiency, it is also continuing to focus on developing human resources to make them domestically and globally competitive. Tran Kim Nga, a member of SABECO’s Board of Directors, talked with VIR’s Nguyen Huong about the corporation’s approach to human resources.
25-04-2021 18:26
With non-stop innovation to improve quality and develop modern agriculture, Thai-backed C.P. Vietnam was last week bestowed with prestigious national awards that offers further motivation for the company to contribute more to Vietnam’s sustainable agriculture.
24-04-2021 10:33
If breakthroughs in institutional reform succeed, along with proper fiscal and monetary easing measures carried out at the right time, annual GDP growth reach 6.76 per cent in 2021-2023.
22-04-2021 10:00
The South Korean investment landscape in Vietnam is brightening up, following new investments worth billions of dollars, with SK and Hanwha pouring a great deal into their projects.
20-04-2021 13:12
While the number of strikes and employees halting work has been reducing at foreign-invested enterprises, there are still cases of abject mistreatment – even at some of the largest names in the industry.
15-04-2021 13:47
After the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) came into effect last August, Vietnam's export value to the EU has increased 18 per cent on-year in the first three months this year. The total export turnover to the EU was estimated at nearly $4.8 billion over the last eight months.
14-04-2021 20:00
Despite shutting down its smartphone business due to long-term losses, LG Electronics Vietnam refuses to find a buyer for its Haiphong smartphone factory for $90 million.
12-04-2021 14:08
South Korean technology giant LG Electronics is shutting down all smartphone plants and is beginning to look for buyers.
10-04-2021 08:00
The latest draft of the country’s power development plan puts focus on renewable energy development – however, the Mekong Delta should see more attention in the development of renewables to protect its assets in the long run.
05-04-2021 14:24
Despite the pandemic, Vietnam's retail landscape is still heavy with potential, drawing an investment project of $1.1 billion by the largest Thai retailer, Central Retail Corporation.
05-04-2021 14:21
Dozens of industrial zone projects in 13 cities and provinces covering have been approved in the first quarter, promising thousands of hectares of new space for investors over the coming years.
31-03-2021 08:00
Solar power farms have been emerging across the nation, offering tremendous advantages for those who can utilise them on their farmland, as well as contributing to a more sustainable energy footprint that counteracts climate change. However, some of the large solar projects are leaving expelled farmers without compensation and a dire outlook for their future.