play for change initiative offers leg up for students

Play for Change initiative offers leg-up for students

‘Play for Change Internship’, and the Ho Chi Minh City-based University of Social Sciences and Humanities have announced that five undergraduates have been awarded internships. This continues the success of last year’s programme that saw two participants finding employment with MP & Silva.
ciat helps boost agricultural food security and eco efficiency in vietnam

CIAT helps boost agricultural food security and eco-efficiency in Vietnam

Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) joined an international delegation in Hanoi on May 27 made up of experts from the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)’s regional headquarters in Colombia, South America, Africa and Asia to launch a new strategy for boosting agricultural food security and eco-efficiency in Vietnam and the region.
agriculture reveals barren fdi vista

Agriculture reveals barren FDI vista

Faced with plunging foreign direct investment in agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is considering new methods to attract foreign investors to pump prime the sector with new capital sources.
factories in vung ang vsip get back to work

Factories in Vung Ang, VSIP get back to work

Production and business have resumed at the central province of Ha Tinh’s Vung Ang Economic Zone (EZ) after a riot broke out on May 14 protesting China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou 981 in Vietnamese territorial waters.
firms eye agriculture as lucrative new field

Firms eye agriculture as lucrative new field

Due to Vietnam’s obvious advantages in agriculture, many major domestic firms are targeting the agricultural sector.
spanish enticed by array of major infrastructure projects

Spanish enticed by array of major infrastructure projects

A delegation of over 30 Spanish businesses arrived in Hanoi last week to express interest in possible investment in transport infrastructure, energy, shipbuilding, water and wastewater treatment and technology. The tour included representatives from leading Spanish companies.
decree on ppp to take effect in july

Decree on PPP to take effect in July

A decree on public-private partnership (PPP) will be submitted to the prime minister for approval in May and is expected to officially take effect sometime in July this year.
danang tops pci 2013 ranking

Danang tops PCI 2013 ranking

The central coastal city of Danang worked its way back to the top ranking in the Provincial Competiveness Index 2013 (PCI 2013) with score of 66.45 after a drop to 12th position last year.
17 french livestock breeding firms to participate in ildex vietnam 2014

17 French livestock breeding firms to participate in ILDEX Vietnam 2014

The International Livestock and Dairy Expo (ILDEX) will welcome 17 French livestock breeding companies to its Ho Chi Minh City event from March 19 to 21.
de heus to build two new factories in vietnam

De Heus to build two new factories in Vietnam

De Heus LLC, a global leader in the production of animal feed from the Netherlands, said it plans to build two additional factories in Vietnam by the end of 2015, bringing its total number of production centres in the country to seven.
korean programme helps agriculture enter value chain

Korean programme helps agriculture enter value chain

Through a knowledge sharing programme, South Korea is actively supporting Vietnam’s agricultural industry in forming a value chain – an issue paid close attention to by the Vietnamese government.
b braun expands investment in vietnam

B. Braun expands investment in Vietnam

Germany’s B. Braun Vietnam Co. Ltd announced Wednesday that it would expand its medical facility in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai district.
hi tech agri park boost

Hi-tech agri-park boost

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are planning to set up additional two or three hi-tech agricultural parks in the city to meet the increasing investor demand in the area.
eu projects to battle illegal timber

EU projects to battle illegal timber

Three new European Union-funded projects costed at EUR 3 million were officially launched Tuesday in Hanoi, aiming to support Vietnam and neighbouring countries in combatting illegal logging and to promote trade in legal timber and timber products, as well as improve the sustainable use of forests in Vietnam.
factory violence to end in court as police press charges on agitators

Factory violence to end in court as police press charges on agitators

Police in the northern province of Thai Nguyen last week decided to bring charges against those responsible for the scenes of violence which broke out at the global largest handset maker Samsung Electronics’ factory, currently under construction in the province.