foreign labourers buck system

Foreign labourers buck system

Southern Binh Duong province is getting hot under the collar over foreign labour violations.
foreign workers slipping underneath the radar

Foreign workers slipping underneath the radar

Many enterprises are recruiting foreign labourers without working permits.
roche diagnostics to bring innovative clinical knowledge to vietnam

Roche Diagnostics to bring innovative clinical knowledge to Vietnam

Roche Diagnostics Vietnam recently conducted a fourth chemical pathology course in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Medical Association of Medical Laboratory Technology and RMIT University in Australia.
amway vietnam continues support to free cleft lip surgeries

Amway Vietnam continues support to free cleft lip surgeries

Today at Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital, the Operation Smile programme jointly organised by Operation Smile Vietnam and Amway Vietnam will carry out free surgeries for some 100 children with cleft lip/cleft palate deformities in northern provinces.
team vietnam places in top 4 of prestigious kpmg student competition

Team Vietnam places in top 4 of prestigious KPMG Student Competition

The team of students from RMIT University Vietnam has placed in the top 4 teams from around the world at the 2012 KPMG International Case Competition (KICC) held recently in Hong Kong.
dai ichi life japan receives licence to open business in china

Dai-ichi Life Japan receives licence to open business in China

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company (DLI) and China Huadian Corporation have acquired a permit for pre-operation of a joint venture life insurance company in China from China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
thai floods hit migrant workers hard

Thai floods hit migrant workers hard

When floodwaters hit Bangkok, was immediately fired. He lost his work permit and with it his legal status, then was arrested and deported back to .
draft gets hammered by some quarter

Draft gets hammered by some quarter

Construction authorities’ new draft decree on construction licencing faces strong opinions from industry insiders.
chevron gets 5 year shale gas permit in bulgaria

Chevron gets 5-year shale gas permit in Bulgaria

Chevron, the number two US oil company, secured Wednesday a five-year permit to explore for shale gas deposits in northeastern Bulgaria, the government said.
banks cash in on forex rates

Banks cash in on forex rates

A surprise move yesterday which saw several commercial banks raising dollar selling prices to the maximum permitted level and then reducing prices late in the afternoon triggered concerns about dollar trading in the system.

Businesses starting to zone out

A lack of uniformity between different state legal investment incentive documents is hampering industrial zone and export processing zone businesses across Vietnam.
securities co invests in brokerage in cambodia

Securities Co. invests in brokerage in Cambodia

The Dong Duong Securities Company Limited (DDS) has been granted a permit by Ministry of Planning and Investment to contribute capital to a securities company the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh.
competition for international credit cards heats up

Competition for international credit cards heats up

Several banks are competing to issue more international credit cards after a new government decision lowered the volume of foreign currency permitted to be taken out of the country without declaration.
100000 tonnes of stockfeed to be sent back to india

100,000 tonnes of stockfeed to be sent back to India

Importers of animal feed face big losses if nearly 100,000 tonnes of maize and soybean imported from India early in January have to be sent back because of traces of termites.
lowdown on tax for expatriates

Lowdown on tax for expatriates

“Vietnam is a great destination for expatriates, provided the intricacies of the tax and regulatory system are properly navigated”