ensuring companies make the most of every dollar

Ensuring companies make the most of every dollar

Ready to welcome a fresh wave of investment from restructuring global supply chains, Deep C industrial zones in Haiphong and Quang Ninh offer thousands of hectares of clean land with good infrastructure to welcome foreign investors. Deep C Industrial Zones’ general sales and marketing director Koen Soenens talked with VIR’s Nguyen Huong about the developer’s strategy for the future. 
156 million medical campus set up in ho chi minh city

$156 million medical campus set up in Ho Chi Minh City

England-based Real Capital London on February 20 launched the $156 million Hong Anh Medical Campus (HAMC) project in Ho Chi Minh City.
citi creating robust energies for south korean investors

Citi creating robust energies for South Korean investors

Addressing the ASEAN-RoK CEO Summit in Busan at the end of November, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc looked forward to seeing more South Korean investment in this country. Global bank Citi Vietnam is strongly supporting South Korean firms in taking such an interest in Vietnam. Its head of Commercial Banking Shawn Khong and Don Choi, head of the Global Subsidiaries Group, shared their views on the rise of South Korean investment.
vietnamese cosmetic brands heat up the market

Vietnamese cosmetic brands heat up the market

To satisfy the growing demand for cosmetics in Vietnam, the IAM skincare collection was created by designer Chung Thanh Phong and TMT Trading Co., Ltd. to offer high-quality beauty products made for Vietnamese women.
vietnam airlines to cancel flights on august 2 due to storm wipha

Vietnam Airlines to cancel flights on August 2 due to storm Wipha

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will cancel five flights on the route between the northern port city of Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 due to storm Wipha, which is forecast to hit waters offshore and inland areas of northern localities from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh on August 2 and 3.
at least 15 million tet gift packages for underprivileged

At least 1.5 million Tet gift packages for underprivileged

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) will launch a programme entitled “The Strength of Humanity” on January 13 to call for support to the underprivileged ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, according to VRCS Vice President Tran Thi Hong Anh.
optimising benefits from tax incentives

Optimising benefits from tax incentives

In order to attract inbound investment, the Vietnamese government offers investors a variety of incentives and support for investment, including tax incentives for a certain period of time or the entire duration of the project. Of these, corporate income tax incentive is a big concern for most investors when doing business in Vietnam.
haiphong and hai duong report skyrocketing fdi figures

Haiphong and Hai Duong report skyrocketing FDI figures

Haiphong and Hai Duong continue to attract more and more investment capital from foreign-invested projects, which is expected to help boost Vietnam’s economic potential as well as inland investments.
haiphong city luring in more japanese investors

Haiphong city luring in more Japanese investors

Seven memoranda of understanding were inked between Haiphong and Japanese firms at a meeting promoting Japanese investment and tourism in the northern port city last weekend.
thai vietjet opens new route to dalat

Thai Vietjet opens new route to Dalat

Thai Vietjet has announced opening a new route from Bangkok to Dalat this December. After that, Vietjet Group and the Thai affiliate will operate a total of six direct routes between Thailand and Vietnam, including Bangkok to Hanoi and Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City, and Dalat and Phuket and Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City.
new policies take effect since september

New policies take effect since September

A series of policies on safe, friendly education environment and school violence prevention and control, special mechanisms and financial budget policies for the northern city of Hai Phong and financial regimes for foreign credit institutions and bank branches and financial supervisory agencies come into effect since September 2017.
localisation game changer for vietnamese manufacturing industry

Localisation: game-changer for Vietnamese manufacturing industry

Reed Tradex Co., Ltd. is organising Nepcon Vietnam 2017, a special exhibition on SMT and testing technologies, equipment, and supporting industries for electronics manufacturing, in September 2017 in Hanoi, with the aim of helping companies connect and ultimately push the development of the field. Kasinee Phantteeranurak, project manager of Reed Tradex Co., Ltd., talked to VIR’s Hong Anh about how localisation is the best way for Vietnam to take advantage of foreign direct investment in this field and make electronics manufacturing a driver of sustainable economic growth.
dynamically growing ho tram strip in the grand plan for vietnams economic development

Dynamically growing Ho Tram Strip in the grand plan for Vietnam's economic development

On June 15, Ho Tram Project Company (HTP) announced the development of the third phase of its Ho Tram Strip project, a residential tower, condotel, and villa development, marking another milestone for the project as well as the company. Michael Kelly, HTP’s executive chairman, talked with VIR’s Hong Anh about HTP’s grand plan for Ho Tram Strip and the company’s work to turn the development into a major attraction in the south of Vietnam that also contributes to the economic growth of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, where the project is located, and the country in general.
vir reporters receive two national journalism prizes

VIR reporters receive two National Journalism prizes

Reporter Pham Anh Minh and the trio of Nguyen Phong Lan, Bui Thu Trang and Do Thi Men  received two national journalism awards at the 11th National Journalism Award 2016 ceremony on June 21.
nus study cybercriminals exploit pirated software to fuel malware infections in asia pacific

NUS Study: Cybercriminals exploit pirated software to fuel malware infections in Asia-Pacific

Cybercriminals are compromising computers by embedding malware in pirated software and the online channels that offer them, according to the result released today of the study “Cybersecurity Risks from Non-Genuine Software” conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering and commissioned by Microsoft.