31-05-2022 11:54
A special ASEAN-Japan summit would be held in 2023 to discuss in-depth regional and international issues, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said.
26-05-2022 15:05
As long as China continues its current pandemic policy and disruptions such as the Ukraine conflict continues, interest in the China+1 strategy is likely to grow. Kevin Coppel, Asia-Pacific managing director, and Christine Li, Asia-Pacific head of research for Knight Frank in Singapore, explain how Vietnam could well emerge as the greatest beneficiary.
26-05-2022 11:39
The United Kingdom and Vietnam have just organised their first Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) in three years on May 25.
17-05-2022 17:01
Nakagawa Tetsuyuki, general director of AEON Mall Vietnam, said that the business wants to invest in three or four more projects in Hanoi by 2025.
27-04-2022 11:22
HSBC profits slid in the first quarter, the Asia-focused bank announced Tuesday after it was hit by bad debts as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent inflation rocketing further.
27-04-2022 10:51
Russia will halt gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, after blasts in a breakaway region of neighbouring Moldova led Kyiv to accuse Moscow of seeking to expand the Ukraine war further into Europe.
25-04-2022 19:23
On April 25, Hanoi-based lender PVcomBank and Vietpay Technology Co., Ltd. – a member of multi-national group Nexxo Ventures Ltd. from the UK – signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in associating and expanding the network of payment and card issuance.
24-04-2022 13:45
Vietnam is now in need of diversifying energy supply sources as it is facing a shortage of coal supply for electricity, cement, and fertiliser production due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia - Ukraine conflict.
21-04-2022 09:27
Indonesia's trade balance with Russia and Ukraine was in deficit due to the ongoing war, head of the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Margo Yuwono has stated.
20-04-2022 15:51
EQUO has raised $1.3 million in seed funding. Leading the seed round was NextGenVentures with participation from Techstars, East Ventures, and supported seed investors such as Luke Vigeant, Jeff Hohner, Jack Tai, Mark Groves, and Dimple Mukherjee.
20-04-2022 14:34
Vietnam is implementing its strong commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward writes about how this significant move will help Vietnam reach sustainable development, with the United Kingdom extending its support to the Southeast Asian nation to realise its dream.
20-04-2022 11:00
Vietnam and the United Kingdom are seeking new momentum to further raise investment and trade cooperation via a bilateral trade agreement already taking into force, and the UK’s hoped-for entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
20-04-2022 09:00
Since its entry into force in early 2021, the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has helped both nations significantly amplify their trade and investment ties. Nguyen Canh Cuong, trade counsellor at Vietnam’s Embassy to the United Kingdom, talked with VIR’s Thanh Tung about the leverage that can be attained through the agreement.
18-04-2022 08:19
Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), and Japan’s Fukuoka International Airport Co., Ltd (FIAC) on April 13 signed a sister airport agreement.
14-04-2022 10:00
Vietnam is attracting special attention from various major retailers. Furusawa Yasuyuki, general director of AEON Vietnam, shared with VIR’s Tra My about the development potential of the retail market as well as the plan to expand its operations in Vietnam.