ip builders shape fdi infrastructure

IP builders shape FDI infrastructure

Foreign developers of urban areas and industrial parks are eyeing Vietnam with renewed vigour, due to a rise in foreign direct investment.
restructure plan to cap state control

Restructure plan to cap state control

The commercialisation of state institutions – including state-owned enterprises – has sparked a critical need to restructure the state sector. VIR’s Thanh Thu looks at how this mission is approached in the draft 2016-2020 economic restructuring plan, now under debate at the National Assembly.
solar sector waits on fit power up

Solar sector waits on FiT power-up

As Vietnam looks to raise the nation’s renewable energy sources, foreign investors are sensing an opportunity for solar energy projects. But low feed-in-tariffs are slowing this movement, to the dismay of both local and international organisations. Thanh Thu reports.
south koreas gggi pushes for sustainable growth

South Korea’s GGGI pushes for sustainable growth

South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institute has continued to support Vietnam to realise green growth, with a focus on developing national energy planning processes that enable the transition to a clean energy future.
vietnam tempts foodstuff firms

Vietnam tempts foodstuff firms

Vietnam’s growing demand for safe agricultural and foodstuff products is proving attractive to Singaporean enterprises. Thanh Thu reports.
lafargeholcim finds buyer for vietnamese operation

LafargeHolcim finds buyer for Vietnamese operation

Thailand’s Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC) won the tender for LafargeHolcim Vietnam entity, a first step in its ambition to deepen its presence in Vietnam.
govt bides time with international bond issuance

Gov’t bides time with international bond issuance

The specific time for Vietnam to officially release its billion-dollar government bonds in the international market remains unclear.
vietnam and slovakia strengthen ties

Vietnam and Slovakia strengthen ties

Vietnam and Slovakia are working to promote trade and investment of the two nations, with a slew of co-operation deals inked.
businesses learn lessons from formosa scandal

Businesses learn lessons from Formosa scandal

The biggest environmental scandal ever in Vietnam by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corporation has caused foreign firms doing business here to be more concerned with regards to environmental protection issues.

Rent-A-Port Group plans projects North and South

Belgium’s Rent-A-Port Group is planning to implement two major projects, the first in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh and the second in the southern Mekong River Delta region.
japan investment to take off

Japan investment to take off

Japan’s ANA Holdings would officially become a strategic investor of Vietnam’s flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines under a deal expected to be signed during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working visit to Japan this  week.
low prices pull the plug on renewable power goal

Low prices pull the plug on renewable power goal

Vietnam is unlikely to reach its target for the development of renewable energy in the nation’s revised power master plan, as low electricity prices are turning off domestic and foreign investors.
kuwaiti pm dips into vietnams oil

Kuwaiti PM dips into Vietnam’s oil

Oil and gas will be one of the most important co-operation pillars between Vietnam and Kuwait.
vietnam requests global aid for drought response

Vietnam requests global aid for drought response

Vietnam and the United Nations are calling upon the international community to support a $48.5 million emergency response package to mitigate the effects of the drought currently affecting two million people in the country’s southern and central regions.
fdi key to high trade surplus

FDI key to high trade surplus

Vietnam’s economy is experiencing a record four-month trade surplus, the highest in the past four years, mostly driven by foreign-backed firms.