plan boiled down to provide copper plant

Plan boiled down to provide copper plant

Vietnam will have a second copper smelter plant next year.
safety top priority for bauxite projects

Safety top priority for bauxite projects

Another strict condition has been set for the Central Highland’s controversial bauxite project.
administrative reform needing more glue

Administrative reform needing more glue

Government Office Chairman and Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc admitted that only one-fourth of the 258 priority administrative procedures had been simplified by late October have been addressed.
giant textile plant in the pipleline

Giant textile plant in the pipleline

Four leading Japanese firms are seeking to build the largest vertical integrated textile and garment manufacturing project in Vietnam.
twin forces topping the cpcs agenda

Twin forces topping the CPC’s agenda

The socio-economic development picture and personnel preparation topped agenda of last week’s 13th Plenum of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee.
bauxite dangers rise to the surface

Bauxite dangers rise to the surface

The investor in the Central Highlands’ first bauxite project was last week warned to guarantee the recent tragedy in Hungary is not repeated in Vietnam.
ifc muscles up private sector involvement

IFC muscles-up private sector involvement

International Finance Corporation is stepping-up private sector assistance to improve labour capacity, environmental safety and commercial micro-finance models.

Province gives big steel plans the chop

Ba Ria-Vung Tau province has given five steel projects the axe due to delays and environmental concerns.
mammoth 16bn dream inches towards reality

Mammoth $16bn dream inches towards reality

Formosa Plastics Group has moved another step closer to seeing its $16 billion steel and port complex become a reality.
ec taking a closer look at market status

EC taking a closer look at market status

The European Union is to launch an eagerly awaited report detailing Vietnam’s market economy status in the next several months.

PCA to bring EU closer to Vietnam

Vietnam and the European Union are set to reach a landmark partnership agreement after successfully concludingthe final negotiations in Belgium last week.
garment makers get stitched up

Garment makers get stitched up

Local garment and textile firms are fearful of not fulfiling their overseas shipment deals in the last months of 2010 due to shortages of power and labour.

Big power deal to show way forward

A Malaysian $1.4 billion power project may see the light of day with a build-operate-transfer agreement soon to be clinched.
vehicle traders long way from first gear

Vehicle traders long way from first gear

Car trading firms in Vietnam continued to put the brakes on car imports in July because of strict government control measures and low demand.
the fast track way to get down to business

The fast-track way to get down to business

Via the NBRS, the authorities will be able to make clear assessments of their situation, hence strengthening their management capabilities