18-12-2023 09:00
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are becoming increasingly important to Vietnamese businesses, with around 80 per cent having already made commitments to these criteria or planning to do so shortly.
21-02-2023 18:00
Some experts continue to be sceptical about the possibility of the real estate market entering a calm period and freezing liquidity at this moment.
03-11-2022 15:31
Both businesses and financial institutions in Vietnam are stepping up their journey in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, and reinforcing commitments to foster sustainability. A fresh PwC ESG Readiness Report for 2022 shows significantly upbeat figures about how businesses in Vietnam are approaching these matters.
05-05-2022 10:55
All employees and managers are making an effort to put the first turbine of the Thai Binh 2 thermal power plant into operation by May 10. According to information from the project’s managing board, the construction is currently 92 per cent complete and the fire prevention system is almost completed.
24-04-2021 15:34
Vietnam's second-largest electricity producer, PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), and the managing board issued the bidding information to call for investors for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package for Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants.
07-07-2020 16:46
The National Steering Committee for Electricity Development proposed the investor of Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project to keep the selling price of power at 7 US cent per kWh to save time in negotiating power purchase agreement (PPA).
20-02-2019 10:29
Japanese car giant Honda reports a new record in scooter sales volume in Vietnam, with the total sales of scooters expected to reach 2.5 million units in the 2019 fiscal year.
05-03-2018 22:36
After a successful initial public offering (IPO), PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power)—the second-largest electricity producer in Vietnam—is ready to list its shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCOM) tomorrow and is looking for a strategic investor.
16-01-2018 19:09
After acquiring 53.56 per cent stake in Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), ThaiBev announced plans to sell between 1.85 and 2 billion litres of beer and increase Sabeco’s market share to 50 per cent this year.
22-05-2017 16:54
Although Euro Auto’s imports do not receive customs clearing since November 2016, recently, the official BMW distributor in Vietnam has introduced a new model and customers are still receiving cars from the company.
05-05-2017 16:01
In the endeavour to reduce emissions and the dependence on fossil fuels, many governments have been adopting preferential policies for green vehicles, while car-makers are increasingly seeing the value of turning green and coming out with environment-friendly vehicles. However, in Vietnam, the policies to support green vehicles are still lacklustre.
03-04-2017 08:52
Diesel automobiles manufacturers and importers will have to apply the Euro 4 standard from the end of December 31, 2017, as stipulated in the Notice 126/TB-VPCP dated March 10, 2017 by the Prime Minister.
26-01-2017 18:44
As Vietnam Electricity Corporation (EVN) has to borrow from official development aid (ODA) and foreign financial institutions demand to invest in its projects, exchange rate pressures may not decrease in the near future, which will likely impact power price.
31-10-2016 22:00
Though major changes are on the horizon for the domestic auto industry, the Vietnamese government has so far failed to provide a roadmap for new emission standards, and carmakers are getting concerned.
21-01-2016 09:16
The recent proposal of four Vietnamese steel producers to raise the tariff on steel ingots and steel bars imported to Vietnam has received strong opposition from other steel companies.