central bank offers helping hand to debt laden hoang anh gia lai

Central Bank offers helping hand to debt-laden Hoang Anh Gia Lai

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has just sent a document to the prime minister requesting permission to reschedule the debts of troubled conglomerate Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG).
asian banker fintech showcase promotes technology development in financial industry

Asian Banker Fintech Showcase promotes technology development in financial industry

The Asian Banker introduced the very first ‘Asian Banker Fintech Showcase – Top Ten Promising Propositions’ during The Asian Banker Summit 2016.
ho tram project inaugurates hanoi office

Ho Tram Project inaugurates Hanoi office

Ho Tram Project Company today cut the ribbons on its new Hanoi office, expanding the reach of the company into the nation's capital.
ge power acquires doosan engineering constructions hrsg business

GE Power acquires Doosan Engineering & Construction’s HRSG business

GE Power, a division of GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) business of Doosan Engineering & Construction (011160 KOSPI) for $250 million.
kpmg putting people first

KPMG putting people first

Over the past 20 years, KPMG in Vietnam has expanded from a small auditing and accounting firm to become one of the largest professional services providers in the country. A large part of the firm’s success can be attributed to its partners and the 1,000 professionals working for them. VIR’s Hoang Anh talked to Paul Huynh, KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia’s director of People, to understand more about KPMG’s unique “People First” culture.
lumia 650 now on sale in vietnam

Lumia 650 now on sale in Vietnam

Microsoft Vietnam today announced the retail availability of the Lumia 650 throughout Vietnam with a recommended retail price of VND3,990,000.
vietnam malaysia deal to boost aviation training

Vietnam-Malaysia deal to boost aviation training

Vietnam Aviation Academy under Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport and D’viation Solutions Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Malaysia-based D’viation Group today signed a collaboration agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership with the aim of enhancing the aviation education and training in Vietnam.
hagl attempts to offset home losses by foreign expansion

HAGL attempts to offset home losses by foreign expansion

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) continues to expand to foreign markets in the context of its troubling business results at home.
pernod ricard provides career support for vietnamese youngsters

Pernod Ricard provides career support for Vietnamese youngsters

It has been five years since global distilled beverage producer Pernod Ricard initiated the Bartender Career Start-up programme to help Ho Chi Minh City’s disadvantaged youth. The programme has trained up to 500 skilled bartenders in Vietnam and is still going strong. Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh, managing director of Pernod Ricard Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Hong Anh about the company’s vision for the programme.
vietnam indonesia boost tourism cooperation

Vietnam, Indonesia boost tourism cooperation

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan has highlighted tourism as a potential and mutually beneficial field for both Vietnam and Indonesia, especially given the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015.
damco expects fta export surge

Damco expects FTA export surge

Vietnam’s export activities saw continued growth in 2015, and the many free trade agreements that the country has signed will further boost these activities for this year and the  years to come.  Marco Civardi, area managing director for Damco Vietnam/Cambodia, spoke to VIR’s Hoang Anh about how Damco was preparing to take advantage of these trade pacts, while also sharing his insight into Vietnam’s logistics sector.
hoang anh gia lai reports first loss

Hoang Anh Gia Lai reports first loss

Hoang Anh Gia Lai reported losses of VND589 billion ($26.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015, for the first time since the company was listed in 2008, according to newswire vneconomy. 
microsoft tops vietnams ict best places to work

Microsoft tops Vietnam’s ICT Best Places to Work

Microsoft Vietnam has been awarded in the top ranking of technology companies as the best place to work for three consecutive years in the “Vietnam 100 Best Places To Work” survey conducted by employer branding solutions firm Anphabe and the leading market research company The Nielsen.
visa expands electronic payments into mai linh taxis

Visa expands electronic payments into Mai Linh taxis

Visa cards are now accepted in Mai Linh taxis in Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh and some central districts in Ho Chi Minh City, providing commuters with a faster and more convenient way to pay for their taxi rides.
digital solutions key to global energy efficiency

Digital solutions key to global energy efficiency

Industrial giant GE in September last year launched its Digital Power Plant – an Industrial Internet solution that couples software and hardware for the analysis and optimisation of a power plant, leading the digital transformation of the global power industry. GE Power's president and CEO Steve Bolze says that it is now the best time to expand this solution to the ASEAN region, including Vietnam, in line with the firm’s efforts to ‘make power possible for people around the world’.