In 2018, An Phat Holdings caused a stir in the market after spending nearly VND800 billion ($34.78 million) on buying Viet Hoa-Kenmark Industrial Zone which was left deserted by a Taiwanese investor nearly 10 years ago. The public was also astounded after An Phat Holdings announced stepping into industrial real estate business, adding a new field to its operations. In only a year, the company posted laudable achievements, turning An Phat Complex (APC) – the new name of Viet Hoa-Kenmark IZ – from deserted land into a golden space. Pham Van Tuan, CEO of APC, shares with VIR’s Tuong Vi  the company’s recent development highlights as well as their future e-development plans.

The Bangkok-based renewable energy solutions firm Thai Solar Energy Pcl. is aiming to expand its international footprint by forming joint ventures in Vietnam and Taiwan.  

Not much after going on sale in Taiwan, brown sugar bubble ice cream has been selling through online shops in Vietnam since May. Demand is so high that vendors are usually sold out even with the price of VND50,000-60,000 ($2.2-2.6) per ice cream bar.

As the US-China trade war drags on, Vietnam is emerging as an alternative favourite for Taiwanese companies to venture into its profitable industries and consumer markets. Wu Chun-Tse, director of the Strategic Marketing Department at the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), shared with VIR’s Thanh Van his insights into the trend of Taiwanese brands flocking to Vietnam.

A Taiwanese train driver was charged with negligent homicide on Thursday (Jun 6) over a derailment last year that killed 18 people, the island's deadliest rail accident for a quarter of a century.

After successful Hello World journeys to Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, Hello World #4 comes back this year with an endless series of interesting surprises.

Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday (May 16) in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down legislation.

Although the damage wrought by the inferno at Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. in Taiwan has not been assessed yet, it is sounding the alarms for all its facilities across the world, including Vietnam, which was also shaken by two heavy factory fires this month.

A fugitive billionaire has vowed to launch a legal challenge against Hong Kong's controversial plan to sign an extradition agreement with Macau, Taiwan and mainland China, his lawyers said Monday (Apr 1), adding he has fled the financial hub.

Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Da Nang Port JSC to become the new principle shareholder of the Vietnamese port.

Nearly 1,200 workers refused to eat their lunch at Taiwanese textile company Great Global International due to the strange smell of the food.

Taiwan will resume the issuance of Kuan Hung visas, or e-visas, to Vietnamese tour groups from March 20, after suspending them for over two months. Kuan Hung visa applicants will be subject to more stringent regulations.

BEIJING: At least one person died and 10 others were missing after a freighter sank off China's eastern coast on Wednesday (Jan 2), the official Xinhua news agency reported.

A Taiwanese tax reform campaign whose activists dress in yellow ramped up its protests Tuesday (Jan 1), interrupting a New Year flag-raising ceremony attended by the president, partially inspired by the recent success of France's "yellow vests".

Taiwan's government said Monday (Nov 26) that speeding was the main cause of a train derailment that killed 18 people last month in the first official report on the incident.