chinese ships group together to threaten vietnamese vessels

Chinese ships group together to threaten Vietnamese vessels

A large number of Chinese ships stationed around the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig, which is illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters, formed groups of up to 40 and aggressively barred Vietnamese law enforcement authority vessels from approaching, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department on June 3.
cement consumption rebounds

Cement consumption rebounds

Cement consumption improved in the first four months of this year.
mpi underlines investors security

MPI underlines investors’ security

Amid angry anti-Chinese protests escalating in Vietnam over China’s stationing of the Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea exclusive economic zone, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has called for local authorities’ to act immediately to protect foreign investors’ lives and assets in the country.
foreign invested garment firms show ambitious growth

Foreign-invested garment firms show ambitious growth

Scores of foreign invested enterprises in the textile and garment sector are looking to expand their presence in Vietnam.
seeking ways for effective milk price control

Seeking ways for effective milk price control

The Ministry of Finance is due to announce the outcome of inspections at five milk businesses who dominate the lion’s share of the domestic milk market in mid-April but consumers have little hope they will get milk prices under control in the near future.
quang binh a lucrative venue to garment industry

Quang Binh - a lucrative venue to garment industry

The central province of Quang Binh has proved a hotspot for the textile and garment business thanks to its upgraded infrastructure, skilled workforce and compelling investment incentives.
cement export to ease overproduction

Cement export to ease overproduction

Promoting exports is still viewed as a potential solution for a cement industry currently domestic oversupply pressures.
cement firms remain stuck

Cement firms remain stuck

Another tough year is forecasted for cement firms amid an oversupplied and sluggish property market.
haiphong licenses hong kong investment project

Haiphong licenses Hong Kong investment project

The Haiphong Economic Zone Management Board has just granted an investment license to Hong Kong’s Apex Wealth International Limitenad.
gorgeous scenery of hai van pass

Gorgeous scenery of Hai Van Pass

The Hai Van Pass in Central Vietnam is often described as a giant white linen that swings through forests, rocks and blankets of clouds on the sides of the end section of Truong Son Mountain Range. Many tourists also imagine the pass as an anaconda snake.
phong phu director discusses itg conflict

Phong Phu director discusses ITG conflict

ITG-Phong Phu textile, dyeing and garment complex in central region’s Danang city went operational in December 2008. It was a joint venture between leading US fabric maker International Textile Group (ITG) and Vietnam’s Phong Phu Corporation, one of the country’s leading textile and garment firms. After only three years, however, it came to a screeching halt. Phong Phu’s general director Pham Xuan Trinh shines further light on the shutdown.
2013 con son kiep bac festival opens

2013 Con Son-Kiep Bac festival opens

The Hai Duong provincial People’s Committee on September 21st opened the 2013 Con Son-Kiep Bac Festival and commemorated the 713th anniversary of the death of national hero Tran Hung Dao.
trade center fire burns goods worth 236 mln

Trade center fire burns goods worth $23.6 mln

A fire that lasted for nearly five hours at the Hai Duong Trade Center in northern Hai Duong City on Sunday morning did not cause causalities but caused a total material loss of VND500 billion (US$23.6 million).
storm mangkhut causes flooding in hanoi

Storm Mangkhut causes flooding in Hanoi

Storm Mangkhut hit the Hai Phong-Thanh Hoa coast yesterday and brought rain across the north of Viet Nam. In Ha Noi it was downpours for much if last night and most of today, causing flooding in some streets.
former tien lang officials get final sentences

Former Tien Lang officials get final sentences

The Hai Phong City People’s Court on August 1 reviewed and announced the final sentences given to defendants involved in “destroying property, irresponsibility and causing serious consequences” in relation to a case of coercive land reclamation in Vinh Quang commune, Tien Lang District.