idemitsu kosan kuwait petroleum international to distribute fuel in vietnam

Idemitsu Kosan, Kuwait Petroleum International to distribute fuel in Vietnam

Japanese company Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd. (KPI) have recently applied to register a joint venture company to distribute petroleum products in Vietnam.
viettel to invest the biggest amount ever into myanmar

Viettel to invest the biggest amount ever into Myanmar

Viettel recently announced that it would invest $1.5 billion into Myanmar to build the country’s fourth mobile network.
canals vietnam venture at risk of huge losses

Canal+’s Vietnam venture at risk of huge losses

Vietnam Satellite Digital Television (VSTV), the joint venture between state-owned broadcaster Vietnam Television and French pay TV operator Canal+ Group, would incur huge losses if it’s unable to buy the rights to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2016-2019 period.
alibaba to hold controlling stake in lazada

Alibaba to hold controlling stake in Lazada

Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced today that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in ecommerce company Lazada. 
vietnamese firm holds controlling stake in formerly hutchison led vietnamobile

Vietnamese firm holds controlling stake in formerly Hutchison-led Vietnamobile

As recently approved by Vietnamese Prime Minister, Vietnamobile has changed from a business cooperation contract (BCC) between Hanoi Telecommunication Joint Stock Company and Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hutchison Telecommunications (Vietnam) S.A.R.L to a joint stock company (JSC).
thang long gtc offers to buy casinos stake in big c thang long

Thang Long GTC offers to buy Casino’s stake in Big C Thang Long

Thang Long GTC Joint Stock Company, the Vietnamese partner in Big C Thang Long International Trade and Supermarket Service Company Limited, has just offered to buy the 65 per cent stake that Vindemia SAS, a Groupe Casino subsidiary, is holding in the joint venture.
keppel lands subsidiary exits vietnamese joint venture

Keppel Land’s subsidiary exits Vietnamese joint venture

Singaporean developer Keppel Land Ltd’s subsidiary, Palmsville Investment Pte Ltd, has sold the 70 per cent stake it had in the joint venture Quang Ba Royal Park Joint Venture Company Ltd to BRG Group Joint Stock Company for VND492 billion ($22 million), subject to post-closing adjustment.
vietnam to quadruple visa for us citizens

Vietnam to quadruple visa for US citizens

US citizens coming to Vietnam for the purposes of tourism, conventions and conferences, personal purposes or to do business with organisations or companies in Vietnam, and who meet other requirements as per Vietnamese laws on admission to the country can now receive a valid visa for up to one year with multiple entries, instead of the current three months.
nippon sheet glass to suspend production of display in vietnam starting may

Nippon Sheet Glass to suspend production of display in Vietnam starting May

Japanese glass producer Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) will suspend production of thin flat glass for display in Vietnam temporarily starting in May, according to a press release posted on the company’s website.
world bank vietnam country director finishes term

World Bank Vietnam country director finishes term

Yesterday World Bank (WB) Vietnam country director Victoria Kwakwa met with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to say goodbye as her term is ending.
masans subsidiary buys 14 per cent of vissan

Masan’s subsidiary buys 14 per cent of Vissan

Agro Nutrition Company JSC (Anco), a subsidiary of Masan Group, has successfully bought 14 per cent of Vietnam’s leading meat processor Vissan for VND126,000 ($5.64) a share.
us and vietnam forge stronger ties for tpp ahead

US and Vietnam forge stronger ties for TPP ahead

The Hanoi People’s Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the US Embassy in Vietnam hosted the event “Meet the USA” this afternoon, a dialogue between Vietnamese localities, companies, and non-government organisations from the US, with the aim to facilitate cooperation between the two sides.
big cs new owner to be finalised this week

Big C’s new owner to be finalised this week

The result of the bidding for supermarket chain Big C Vietnam is going to be announced this week, according to newswire cafef.vn
hoang anh gia lai reports first loss

Hoang Anh Gia Lai reports first loss

Hoang Anh Gia Lai reported losses of VND589 billion ($26.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015, for the first time since the company was listed in 2008, according to newswire vneconomy. 
cj to invest 500 million more into vietnam in 2016

CJ to invest $500 million more into Vietnam in 2016

South Korean conglomerate CJ is going to spend $500 million in 2016 on its expansion plans in Vietnam.