19-03-2014 09:50
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited, one of the largest containerboard manufacturers in China, has yesterday released an announcement confirming it will put the long-delayed paper factories in Hau Giang into operation in mid-2015.
19-03-2014 09:05
US company Peninsula Pacific is expected to join with Vietnam-focused asset management firm VinaCapital to develop a $4 billion integrated casino resort in central province of Quang Nam.
11-03-2014 15:38
The difference between the application of a special consumption tax on locally-assembled cars and imported cars is raising a debate between car-makers in Vietnam, the local authorities and car importers.
10-03-2014 13:43
Public-Private Partnerships (“PPP”) have become one of the most important instruments of economic policy in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Government recently published the new Draft Regulations on Public-Private Partnership Investment Form (the “Draft”), which was earmarked as an amendment to the current Decree No. 108/2009/ND-CP and Decision No. 71/2010/QD-TTg on PPP investment.
04-03-2014 09:50
Due to rising labour costs and the growing political crisis in Thailand, more Japanese companies are pursuing a Thailand plus one strategy, which could benefit Vietnam’s attraction of foreign direct investment.
04-03-2014 09:50
The US-based multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil is eyeing a giant $20 billion gas development project in central Vietnam.
27-02-2014 11:00
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is financing Nam Long Investment Corp to build 8,000 apartments for mid-income homebuyers in Ho Chi Minh City by 2017.
25-02-2014 08:49
Vietnam’s biggest motorcycle manufacturers have expressed concern over the threat of future policy limiting the proliferation of the vehicles in the country’s major cities.
25-02-2014 08:49
Vietnam has become one of the most important markets for Japanese companies amidst their growing concerns over the tension between Japan and China and the political crisis in Thailand.
24-02-2014 14:54
The South Fork lawsuit against Binh Thuan provincial People’s Committee is a lesson for state authorities in dealing with future litigation with foreign investors.
24-02-2014 08:37
The failure of Tata Steel’s $5 billion steel project in the central province of Ha Tinh appears not to have put off Tata Group’s interest in Vietnam.
19-02-2014 14:14
Yesterday, Citibank Vietnam announced the appointment of Dennis Hussey as country officer, replacing Brett Krause who ended his term late last year.
17-02-2014 13:39
The central province of Quang Nam is aiming to attract more investors from South Korea by asking the Vietnamese government to make the Vietnam-South Korea Chu Lai Industrial Park an official part of strategic co-operation between the two countries.
01-02-2014 18:18
In the run-up to the lunar new year, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh spoke with VIR’s Ngoc Linh about Vietnam’s economic development.
29-01-2014 11:55
Despite facing fierce competition from rivals and economic uncertainty, Vietnam Airlines is taking substantial steps to expand its network.