locals link to samsungs chain

Locals link to Samsung’s chain

Local businesses are enjoying bigger opportunities to join the global production and supply chain via collaboration with South Korea’s electronic giant Samsung Group.
vietnam runs short of souvenirs for tourists

Vietnam runs short of souvenirs for tourists

Either love them or hate them, but many tourists snap up souvenirs that can be put on a shelf to remind them about a particular location. Oddly enough, Viet Nam does not seem to have enough of them! Ha Nguyen reports.
fdi wave hits tech trade

FDI wave hits tech trade

While economists bemoan the fall off in large-scale foreign invested projects so far this year, there is cause for optimism as Vietnam has seen a wave of small-scale foreign invested projects in electronics supporting industries.
new decree to resolve barriers to fie operations

New decree to resolve barriers to FIE operations

A decree that the Ministry of Planning and Investment is drafting to guide the implementation of the 2014 Law on Investment includes a separate chapter on how the rules will be applied specifically to foreign investors.
mpi expert discusses ip and ez development

MPI expert discusses IP and EZ development

Tran Duy Dong, deputy director of Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talked with VIR’s Ha Nguyen about the development potential of industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs) in the central coastal region.
tourists flock to verdant tay nguyen region

Tourists flock to verdant Tay Nguyen region

Cong Binh Ha Nguyen
binh dinh terminates delayed projects

Binh Dinh terminates delayed projects

Binh Dinh province management authorities have recently revoked investment certificates of three different projects due to unacceptable delays.
bringing central region into focus

Bringing central region into focus

A conference promoting investment to Vietnam’s central coastal region took place March 22-23, in central region’s Danang city.
vietnam and cambodia grow cross border trade investment

Vietnam and Cambodia grow cross-border trade, investment

Vietnam is continuing to cultivate its trade ties with Cambodia.
desperate firms call for government lifeline

Desperate firms call for government lifeline

Struggling businesses are in urgent need of government support to keep their heads above water.
players search for the bottom

Players search for the bottom

It all happened early 2011, when secondary condominium prices in Hanoi started to go down by a small amount at first, and then by as large as 6 per cent on average quarter on quarter.
arid business climate burns firms

Arid business climate burns firms

A hostile business climate has knocked scores of firms sideways.
new rules to boost outbound investment efficiency

New rules to boost outbound investment efficiency

Investment authorities are putting the screws on Vietnam’s outbound investment to raise efficiency.
hedging bets amid an uncertain economy

Hedging bets amid an uncertain economy

For the first time, two scenarios for the five-year national socio-economic development plan have been floated.
golf projects to get into the swing

Golf projects to get into the swing

The development of gold courses has gabbed public special attention in recent years. Deputy head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) Development Strategy Institute Hoang Ngoc Phong tells VIR about golf course development.