taiwanese investors ready to invest in vietnam

Taiwanese investors ready to invest in Vietnam

A delegation of nine Taiwanese investors made a business trip to Vietnam to survey investment opportunities in many cities and provinces and intensify bilateral cooperation.
surveying the legal landscape of net neutrality in vietnam

Surveying the legal landscape of net neutrality in Vietnam

With the development of new digital services, especially ones consuming large amounts of bandwidth, such as high-quality video streaming, some internet service providers (ISP) have started prioritising certain traffic – such as their own services or the services of their business partners – based on their business needs and plans. They justify this a discriminatory approach by citing the need to raise funds to further invest in their networks. Net neutrality proponents strongly fight back against such plans arguing that this could limit open access to information and online freedoms, and stifle innovation.
oktoberfest vietnam inviting beer lovers back to the tents

Oktoberfest Vietnam inviting beer lovers back to the tents

Returning this year for its biggest edition yet, the exciting annual German beer festival will once again come to Windsor Plaza Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, and for the first time will also be staged at Daewoo Hanoi Hotel.
citi receives certificate of merit for contribution to ho chi minh city

Citi receives Certificate of Merit for contribution to Ho Chi Minh City

The Certificate of Merit from the Ho Chi Minh City People Committee was handed to Citi Vietnam's country officer on August 31 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Vietnamese National Day.
options abound for funding of transport in mekong delta

Options abound for funding of transport in Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta region comprises 13 cities and provinces with important roles and strategic locations. It is a key economic hub with huge potential and advantages, especially in agriculture, seafood, and tourism.
government offers support to additional 243000 pandemic hit labourers

Government offers support to additional 243,000 pandemic-hit labourers

Vietnam Social Security (VSS) said as of August 18 its branches in provinces and cities had paid out 689 billion VND (29.4 million USD) to support more than 243,000 labourers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
citi named best bank in asia at euromoney awards for excellence

Citi named Best Bank in Asia at Euromoney Awards for Excellence

Citi has been honoured as Asia’s Best Bank for 2022 at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence.
a phased approach to smart cities

A phased approach to smart cities

On the sidelines of the World Cities Summit 2022 in Singapore last week Benjamin Chiang, managing partner for ASEAN Government and Public Sector at Ernst & Young Advisory, shared with VIR’s Duc Hanh his knowledge on how to upgrade traditional cities into smarter ones.
more green property trends incoming

More green property trends incoming

Vietnam is one of the key markets for Singaporean investors who are interested in green real estate, smart cities, and high-tech logistics.
building cities fit for human needs

Building cities fit for human needs

Building liveable and smart cities can only come from the backing of citizens as well as government master plans, a major conference in Singapore heard last week.
ministry plans to add place of birth to new passport version

Ministry plans to add “place of birth” to new passport version

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is planning to add the “place of birth” to the new passport version to facilitate citizens’ seeking of visas to the Schengen countries.
frasers property towards 4ds perspective

Frasers property towards 4Ds perspective

Hua Tiong Lim, CEO of Frasers Property Vietnam, concurrently CEO of Development at Frasers Property (Holdings) Thailand, took part in an Urban Land Institute Singapore discussion on developer perspectives on transforming cities through decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitalisation, and disclosure, which was part of the 2022 World Cities Summit held in Singapore last week. Lim shares some of his insights on what goes into creating thriving cities through these 4Ds.
modern slant found through key planning

Modern slant found through key planning

The draft national master plan for 2021-2030 aims to create an efficient and sustainable spatial distribution model for national development through the formation of motivation regions, economic centres, strategic cities, and concerted and modern infrastructure networks.
germany stops issuing visas for vietnams new passport

Germany stops issuing visas for Vietnam’s new passport

The status of the new Vietnamese passport has been thrown up in the air after Germany declared that it would not issue visas, citing insufficient details regarding the holder’s place of birth.
citi works towards sustainability and client support in vietnam

Citi works towards sustainability and client support in Vietnam

Citi global head of Social Finance Jorge Rubio and Citi Asia Pacific head of Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Rapheal Erasmus recently made working visits to Vietnam.