19-11-2014 08:00
Today, Japan-based Hitachi Limited is hosting the “Hitachi Innovation Forum 2014 Singapore” at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.
18-11-2014 15:44
BIDV MetLife, a $48 million joint venture between the US’ MetLife Limited, Joint Stock Bank BIDV, and the creditor’s affiliate, BIDV Insurance Joint Stock Corporation (BIC), was officially launched last week. CEO of BIDV MetLife Dustin Ball spoke with VIR’s Hoang Anh about being a newcomer in the insurance market.
14-11-2014 11:22
Thailand’s leading industrial conglomerate SCG, appointed by DJSI as the world’s top sustainable development model in the construction materials industry for the fourth year running, is hosting the ASEAN Sustainable Development Symposium 2014 in Bangkok today.
11-11-2014 18:00
On November 16 Global Emerging Markets (GEM) fund signed a contract with Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HOSE: HAG) to invest VND1.7 trillion ($89 million) into the group.
08-11-2014 09:38
Vietnamese multi-sector firm Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) and U.S. investment group Global Emerging Markets (GEM) signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a private placement worth around US$80 million.
05-11-2014 14:00
Dropbox Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to help people work more effectively.
29-10-2014 14:31
The U-19 team of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Football Academy yesterday won the championship after beating the Thai U-21 team 3-0 at the international U-21 Championship, or Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup.
27-10-2014 09:51
Lazada Vietnam, a member of the region’s top online retail firm Lazada, is seeking to expand its e-commerce services by setting up a new office and warehouse in Hanoi.
22-10-2014 16:07
MHI Aerospace Vietnam Co., Ltd. (MHIVA), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, today opened its new manufacturing factory in Hanoi to supply passenger doors for the Boeing777.
22-10-2014 14:50
The under-19 team from the Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) – Arsenal JMG football academy yesterday defeated Malaysia 2-1 at the international U-21 Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup in Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta.
20-10-2014 08:39
The Ba Thien 2 Industrial Park in the northern province of Vinh Phuc last week celebrated the opening of Japanese Nippon Paint’s $14 million third Vietnam-based plant, bringing the number of tenants in the park up to six. Hoang Thieu Son, general director of the park developer Vina CKP, a member of the asset management group VinaCapital, talked to VIR’s Hoang Anh about investment opportunities in Ba Thien 2.
20-10-2014 08:37
Premium Hong Kong-based airline Dragonair is looking at Vietnam as one of the Pacific region’s leading business and tourist destinations as part of a wider long-term business plan, Jonathan Bailey, newly-appointed manager of Dragonair Vietnam told VIR’s Hoang Anh.
13-10-2014 09:14
The establishment of larger-scale manufacturing facilities by globally-renowned electronics groups has lifted Vietnam’s role in the global electronics supply chain. Jeff McLean, UPS Vietnam’s general manager, told VIR’s Hoang Anh that the trend was opening opportunities for professional logistics players like UPS in the marketplace.
08-10-2014 18:09
The US’ AES Corporation, the largest shareholder in Vietnam-based Mong Duong thermal power plant, was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (“DJSI”) for North America for the first time ever and was ranked in the top quartile for sustainability among all electric utilities assessed by RobecoSAM.
07-10-2014 16:59
Ariston Thermo Group today inaugurated Ariston Academy in the premise of its Bac Ninh plant with an aim to promote the quality of human resources in the heating industry.