nic getting off ground with innovative events

NIC getting off ground with innovative events

Vietnam’s innovation landscape is expected to welcome brand new events to coincide with construction of the National Innovation Centre and attraction of more overseas Vietnamese intellectuals.
izs and ezs lauded as key to national growth

IZs and EZs lauded as key to national growth

The growth model for economic and industrial zones continues to play a significant role in attracting domestic and foreign direct investment, as well as furthering national development. Tran Duy Dong, director of the Department for Economic Zones Management under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, offers a comprehensive picture of the zones’ proliferation over the past decade, focusing on the processing and manufacturing sectors, and how to maximise its contribution to the national economic growth.
new iz master plan to boost efficiency

New IZ master plan to boost efficiency

The Vietnamese government last year made changes to the development plans for industrial zones in 47 cities and provinces nationwide to facilitate more effective land usage and investment climate. Tran Duy Dong, director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Economic Zones Management Department, talked with VIR’s Nhu Ngoc on how the adjustment would affect inward investments and  opportunities for industrial zone developers.
mpi expert discusses ip and ez development

MPI expert discusses IP and EZ development

Tran Duy Dong, deputy director of Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talked with VIR’s Ha Nguyen about the development potential of industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs) in the central coastal region.
state to help shoulder exporters burden

State to help shoulder exporters’ burden

State support is crucial to help businesses weather a stormy economic climate.
sweet sugar import move

Sweet sugar import move

Management authorities have green-lighted a move to delay sugar imports to help businesses boost local sales.
exports start 2011 off with a bang

Exports start 2011 off with a bang

Vietnam saw buoyant export figures in 2011’s first quarter.
petrolimex works to keep nation moving

Petrolimex works to keep nation moving

Petroleum trading needs to be based on market rules to ensure healthy performance, Petrolimex deputy general director Vuong Thai Dung tells VIR.
petrol stations start to run dry

Petrol stations start to run dry

Ensuring stable domestic market supplies is now a prime concern of local petroleum firms.
sparkling future for exports

Sparkling future for exports

Buoyant export figures in January promise sunny prospects for Vietnamese exports in 2011.
petrol industry running on empty

Petrol industry running on empty

General director of the state-run Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex), Bui Ngoc Bao warns the petroleum market could soon be in a mess unless state management agencies intervened with suitable remedies.
vietnam looks to boost exports

Vietnam looks to boost exports

State management agencies will be urged to introduce suitable policies to bolster export growth in 2011, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), which set a target of $78.8 billion for exports this year, jumping 10 per cent against 2010, at a meeting in Hanoi late last week.