gauging room for further growth starting from state owned enterprises

Gauging room for further growth: starting from state-owned enterprises

Whether there will be substantial or little room for growth, which might either reach its critical point already or potentially open new developmental paths, depends on the action plan to implement the three Resolutions of the Fifth Plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee. Meanwhile, the state sector continues to be considered as a key driver of the market economy by economic experts.
new communist party resolutions to cut down soes

New Communist Party resolutions to cut down SOEs

The private sector will grow after the roles of the government and state-owned enterprises in the “socialist-oriented market economy” are clearly defined.
local firms missing out on supporting industry opportunities

Local firms missing out on supporting industry opportunities

Local supporting industries are looking to hike their localisation rates, but doubts remain over whether local businesses are prepared to take advantage of the opportunity.
soe equitisation still at a snails pace

SOE equitisation still at a snail’s pace

Delays in the state-owned enterprise equitisation push is again under the microscope.
economic development in the doldrums

Economic development in the doldrums

Vietnam’s economic development in the year to date is being put under microscope by experts - and the view is disappointing.
storm drives firms to rocks

Storm drives firms to rocks

Firms suffered a potentially disastrous first quarter in 2012. More than 2,400 firms dissolved in the quarter, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Business Registration Management Department.
ppp projects set pulses racing

PPP projects set pulses racing

Industry insiders are digging into recently approved public private partnership projects whose pilot implementation needs government approval.
tighter rules on converted fies

Tighter rules on converted FIEs

Foreign-invested limited liability companies and joint ventures will face stricter requirements when they become shareholding firms.
projects a credit to vietnam

Projects a credit to Vietnam

A concessionary credit exchanges note phase 1 for 2011 will be inked between Japan and Vietnam on June 14. The following phases would be later set following a visit by a Japanese expert team to Vietnam to appraise the feasibility of Vietnam’s new ODA projects, said Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) Foreign Economic Relations Department deputy head Nguyen Xuan Tien.
tool needed to drive outbound investment

Tool needed to drive outbound investment

A specific management mechanism is urgently needed to ensure efficient outbound investments.
fies saw rising export amid growing imports

FIEs saw rising export amid growing imports

The foreign-invested sector saw a 40 per cent jump in export and import values by late December, 2010.
private airlines to get off the ground

Private airlines to get off the ground?

Vietnam’s private airline industry may get off the ground after a licensing proposal from Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company won approval from transportation authorities.
lao bao 220kv substation and dong ha lao bao 220kv power line project inaugurated

Lao Bao 220kV substation and Dong Ha-Lao Bao 220kV power line project inaugurated

The Lao Bao 220kV substation and Dong Ha-Lao Bao 220kV power line projects are ready to meet the transmission needs of wind power plants in the western part of Quang Tri province in preparation for commercial operation.
unilever vietnam partners with duy tan recycling

Unilever Vietnam partners with Duy Tan Recycling

Unilever Vietnam has just signed a partnership with Duy Tan Recycling with a plan to collect and recycle 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste.
music show honours late composer pham duy

Music show honours late composer Phạm Duy

A special music show to honour one of Việt Nam’s great composers, Phạm Duy, will be held at the Soul Convention Complex on September 9.