icaew a force in finance and accounting

ICAEW a force in finance and accounting

As a global leading professional membership institution, ICAEW has made significant contributions to the finance and accounting industry in Vietnam. Dang Thi Mai Trang, chief representative of ICAEW Vietnam, talked with VIR’s Thanh Thu about what the institute wishes to achieve in 2019, and the importance of human resources to the development of Vietnam’s financial industry.
mega plans for mega market

Mega plans for Mega Market

Targeting Vietnam as an important market in Southeast Asia, MM Mega Market will continue eyeing ambitious development goals for 2019. Phidsanu Pongwatana, managing director of MM Mega Market Vietnam, talked with VIR’s Thanh Thu about the major milestones the company achieved last year and where it wants to be in the next 12 months.
memorable voyages across vietnam

Memorable voyages across Vietnam

International travellers share their unique and memorable experiences in various amazing destinations throughout Vietnam. Thanh Thuy reports.
vietnam can become the next digital powerhouse

Vietnam can become the next digital powerhouse

A surge in information technology and cloud computing, as well as major smartphone coverage are considered to be the key enablers for Vietnam to develop its digital economy. How can these areas be maximised effectively and efficiently? Thanh Thu reports.
asia foodfest highlights opportunities

Asia Foodfest highlights opportunities

The Quan Ngua sports stadium in Hanoi last week was abnormally packed with people of all ages. The atmosphere was not for a sports event, but a large-scale cuisine one - the Asia Foodfest 2019 organised by local restaurant review website operator Foody JSC and Coca-Cola Vietnam. This proved Vietnamese people’s interest in Asian cuisine, and the opportunities that lie in foreign cuisine.
agriculture new engine for growth

Agriculture: new engine for growth

With strong growth spurred on by rising investments and exports, the high-tech agro-forestry-fishery sector has, for the first time, been officially considered as one of the key propellants of national economic growth in 2019. However, businesses are awaiting new incentives. Thanh Thu reports.
180000 dutch tulip flowers blossom in vietnam

180,000 Dutch tulip flowers blossom in Vietnam

Local people had the opportunity to enjoy nearly 180,000 tulips imported from the Netherlands between December 28, 2018 and January 1, 2019 at the spring flower garden of the EcoPark urban area.
trade surplus hits record level despite global strain

Trade surplus hits record level despite global strain

The official figure of trade surplus for the first 11 months of this year has been revealed at $7.41 billion, the highest ever, despite the US-China trade dispute dampening global demand.
possibilities wide open in cptpp era

Possibilities wide open in CPTPP era

The Comprehensive and ­Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which will officially take ­effect in two weeks, will provide opportunities for Vietnam in increasing market access for its exports.
optimistic predictions for vietnams future growth

Optimistic predictions for Vietnam’s future growth

Vietnam has officially set a new growth target for 2019, with the key propellants focusing on attracting foreign direct investment into processing and manufacturing, and the hi-tech sector.
hanoi publishes list of projects violating fire code

Hanoi publishes list of projects violating fire code

The Hanoi Inspectorate has published the list of projects that were found to violate the fire code and ordered them to complete documentation and rectify violations.
green lighting asean hopes and dreams

Green-lighting ASEAN hopes and dreams

In a bid to further cement ­regional ties in digital ­economic development, Vietnam put forward a noteworthy initiative at last week’s 33rd ASEAN Summit, while taking a step closer towards financial opportunities to build smart cities.
debt asset trading co expands reach to foreign invested businesses

Debt Asset Trading Co expands reach to foreign-invested businesses

Debts and non-performing loans of foreign-invested companies would now be also on the radar of the Debt and Asset Trading Company (DATC), Pham Manh Thuong, DATC’s general director, said at a Ministry of Finance press conference on Tuesday.
vietnam in focus of asean exports

Vietnam in focus of ASEAN exports

Ever since the ASEAN Economic Community was established at the end of 2015, businesses in Vietnam have been gradually capitalising on the bloc’s import tariff cuts to swell their exports, helping to narrow down an on-going trade deficit between Vietnam and other ASEAN markets. Thanh Thu reports.
vietnam to push on eu trade deal

Vietnam to push on EU trade deal

With a bilateral free trade agreement with the EU hoping to be signed by the end of the year, Vietnam is likely to ink a raft of government- and corporate-level deals with Austria, Belgium and Denmark this week, paving the way for a rise in investment from these European nations into the Southeast Asian country.