big industrial exhibitions opened in hanoi

Big industrial exhibitions opened in Hanoi.

Three co-located industrial exhibitions today are opened in Hanoi, offering business opportunities for manufacturers operating in Vietnam.
firms lose no sleep over rough ride

Firms lose no sleep over rough ride

Economic instability is eating away at business confidence in Vietnam, but some transnational firms are keeping the faith.
firms to offer taste of france

Firms to offer taste of France

A French business delegation, including four companies specialised in corporate information technology, is coming Vietnam on Monday seeking business partnerships.
industrial park moves offset fdi downturn

Industrial park moves offset FDI downturn

Rising industrial park foreign investment is turning the page on a positive chapter in Vietnam’s sometimes hard luck investment story.
cautious rate rise on cards

Cautious rate rise on cards

Lending interest rates might fall to 17-19 per cent in September as the central bank wished, but the government late last week confirmed it would remain vigilant to screw down monetary policy.
cpi slowdown fails to calm enterprise fears anxiety

CPI slowdown fails to calm enterprise fears anxiety

Improved consumer price index for August has done little to assuage enterprise fears about weakening consumer demand in the country.
tata steel closer to exit

Tata Steel closer to exit

The giant Tata Steel steel manufacturing project remains deadlocked with the Indian firm forced to think about relocating the $5 billion project to other countries.
sp setia group well placed to ride out storm

SP Setia Group well placed to ride out storm

“Foreign developers need to see that there are sincere measures to right the wrongs of the economy.”
singapore a faithful growth partner

Singapore a faithful growth partner

Foreign investors’ confidence in Vietnam’s investment climate is cooling, but for Singaporean companies it remains a hot place for investing.
curtain rises on pointe91

Curtain rises on Pointe91

Philand Ranch, a wholly-owned subsidiary of America’s Phil Group, last week started construction of the $30 million Bien Rang resort in the Chu Lai Economic Zone.
let the good times roll

Let the good times roll!

By 2013 the Ho Tram Strip will feature Vietnam’s first large-scale integrated resort helping to catapult this destination to the forefront of regional tourism.
european firms business confidence drops 3rd consecutive quarter

European firms’ business confidence drops 3rd consecutive quarter.

Business confidence among European companies in Vietnam continued falling for the third consecutive quarter amid skyrocketing inflation and weakness of dong.
business confidence dips as inflation persists

Business confidence dips as inflation persists

A new survey shows business confidence in Vietnam is on the slide.
government introduces masterful electricity plan

Government introduces masterful electricity plan

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just approved an electricity development plan till 2020, known as power masterplan 7, to erase the country’s power shortages.
aes plant to boost power supply

AES plant to boost power supply

AES Corporation and its foreign partners have signed off on the final administrative procedures which will let them kick-off construction of $1.9 billion coal-fired power project next month.