nec vietnam launches new retail point of sale solution

NEC Vietnam launches new retail point-of-sale solution

NEC Vietnam, a leading infocommunications technology provider, today announced the launch of its latest retail point-of-sale (POS) terminal TWINPOS G5 52V1.
toyota vietnam awards 21000 in scholarships

Toyota Vietnam awards $21,000 in scholarships

Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) and Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) between January 13 and 27 is awarding 115 scholarships of VND4 million ($187) each to 115 excellent technical and environment students from 16 universities in the country.
quang nam threatens to withdraw besras licence for delayed tax fine payment

Quang Nam threatens to withdraw Besra's licence for delayed tax, fine payment

If Besra Vietnam does not pay its taxes and fees and late payment fines, Quang Nam province is going to confiscate its assets and withdraw its investment certificates.
long way to go for vietnam to improve corporate governance

Long way to go for Vietnam to improve corporate governance

Vietnam ranks fourth from bottom in corporate governance among 25 markets analysed in a recent joint study published today by KPMG and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) at KPMG’s event Corporate Governance Development: Vietnam Perspectives, in Hanoi.
gasoline falls by another 10 uscent per litre in vietnam

Gasoline falls by another 10 UScent per litre in Vietnam

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance today approved gasoline sellers in Vietnam to reduce the retail price by about VND2,000 (9.4 UScent) per litre according to thanhnien newswire.
phong phu workers protest unreasonable working conditions

Phong Phu workers protest unreasonable working conditions

On January 19, 600 workers of the Phong Phu Nha Trang garment factory in the central province of Khanh Hoa, one of the factories belonging to Vietnam’s biggest garment producer and exporter Phong Phu Corp., gathered to ask leaders of the company to negotiate on the unreasonable new rules the employer planned to enforce, according to laodong.com.vn.
toyota opens second lexus dealer in vietnam

Toyota opens second Lexus dealer in Vietnam

Toyota Vietnam on January 19 officially opened the second Lexus dealer in Vietnam in Hanoi, a year after it opened the first one in Ho Chi Minh City.
ngo room to read and monsanto partner to support farmers children

NGO Room to Read and Monsanto partner to support farmers’ children

The Monsanto Fund and NGO Room To Read on January 15 announced their partnership to improve literacy and gender equality focused on farmers’ children in rural communities.
vinalines still deep in loss

Vinalines still deep in loss

The state-run Vietnam National Shipping Lines’ (Vinalines) loss in 2014 was expected at VND1.625 trillion ($76.3 million) in 2014 on the revenue of VND19.8 trillion ($930 million), according to newswire VnEconomy.
hao duong delays paying environmental pollution fines

Hao Duong delays paying environmental pollution fines

Hao Duong Leather Tanning Company on January 12 asked the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee for an extension in the payment of VND6.3 billion ($296.000) in environmental pollution fines, according to Lao Dong newswire.
bong mieu and phuoc son gold mines face closure for not paying tax

Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son gold mines face closure for not paying tax

Two gold mines in the central province of Quang Nam operated by Besra Vietnam, a subsidiary of Canadian Besra Inc., face closure again if the miner can not work out a solution to the payment of their taxes to the local state budget, according to dantri.com.vn.
new laws promise greater simplicity

New laws promise greater simplicity

VILAF lawyers Vo Ha Duyen and Nguyen Truc Hien analyse remarkable legal changes that will affect investors in 2015.