17-04-2006 18:01
A leading US real estate and investment firm Platinum Dragon Empire Incorporated (PDE) has tabled plans to develop a Disneyland-style theme park and an aquarium complex in the coastal town of Vung Tau, a popular tourist destination 129 kilometres southeast of Ho Chi Minh City.
13-03-2006 18:01
VinaCapital, the fund manager of the London stock exchange-listed Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), said it received a strong response from international investors to VinaLand, its new fund dedicated to real estate opportunities in Vietnam.
20-12-2005 18:14
Although new flexible rules have been applied by local banks to free up loans for enterprises, foreign-invested banks are still the main choice for enterprises in most industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs).
12-12-2005 17:40
Hundreds of millions of US dollars are expected to flow into Vietnam under foreign portfolio investment, following information released by high-profile foreign fund managers and securities investors at a conference last week.
22-11-2005 17:40
The State Securities Commission (SSC) has given in-principle approval to Taiwanese-owned electrical wire and cable producer Taya Vietnam to trade shares on the local stock exchange.
14-11-2005 18:14
The Thanh Viet Investment Fund Management Company (TVMC) has received State Securities Commission (SSC) approval to raise funds for its first investment fund, Saigon Fund A1.
07-11-2005 18:14
Vietnam’s largest confectionery maker Kinh Do Corporation has announced its plan to acquire Saigon Beverage Joint Stock Company (Tribeco), a big player in the local beverage market, in a bid to expand into the food and beverage industry.
31-10-2005 17:40
In spite of recent volatility in international bond markets, Vietnam’s first sovereign bond issue, which took place in New York last week, was well received by international investors, with orders totalling $4.5 billion or six times the amount on offer.
10-10-2005 18:14
“Anywhere there are Taiwanese companies, there will be Taiwanese banks,” is a common Taiwanese expression amongst banking groups. It’s now true in Vietnam.
03-10-2005 17:40
The government has approved a Ministry of Finance proposal to raise the foreign ownership limit for a listed company – a long-awaited move that is expected to lure more foreign investment capital into the local bourse.
27-09-2005 18:14
Local and foreign investors will be given an opportunity to buy into the Vietnam Import-Export Bank (Eximbank) when the financial institution issues VND200 billion ($12.7 million) worth of new shares in October.
12-09-2005 18:01
The Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF) has inked a deal to buy out Singapore-based Indochina Building Supplies (IBS), the owner of several investment projects in Vietnam, reported a source from VOF’s management arm VinaCapital last week.
05-09-2005 18:33
Ho Chi Minh City officials are contemplating the establishment of a housing development fund to raise long- and medium-term financing for housing projects, a move which is expected to revive the lagging real estate market.
29-08-2005 18:01
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said that previous reports of a ban on the sale of Vietnamese tra and basa catfish fillets to the US, have proved to be false.
22-08-2005 18:14
The market share for state-run banks in Vietnam will shrink significantly by 2010, once Vietnam fully opens its financial market, reported Vietbid, a leading local consulting firm hired by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to build strategies for the banking sector’s international integration.