housing prices far above average incomes

Housing prices far above average incomes

Housing prices in Viet Nam are still too high in comparison with people's average income, said Tran Ngoc Quang, general secretary of the Viet Nam Real-Estate Association.
beauty of miss ao dai vietnam 2014

Beauty of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014

Tran Ngoc Lan Khue, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014, impressed the jury and the nation at the finals on January 3 in HCM city thanks to her beauty, talent and good works.
new customs law expectations met

New customs law: expectations met?

The Law on Customs issued by the National Assembly in June and due to take effect on January 1, 2015 demonstrates the efforts of the government in reforming customs procedures. However, many issues will need to be clarified. Baker & McKenzie Vietnam partner Nguyen Lan Phuong and senior trade practitioner Tran Ngoc Trung take a look at the issues.
towards completing vietnams legal framework on ppp

Towards completing vietnam’s legal framework on ppp

Public-Private Partnerships (“PPP”) have become one of the most important instruments of economic policy in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Government recently published the new Draft Regulations on Public-Private Partnership Investment Form (the “Draft”), which was earmarked as an amendment to the current Decree No. 108/2009/ND-CP and Decision No. 71/2010/QD-TTg on PPP investment.
lan khue crowned vietnam super model 2013

Lan Khue crowned Vietnam Super Model 2013

Tran Ngoc Lan Khue has won the gold cup on the final night of Vietnam Supermodel Contest 2013 which was live broadcast on VTV3 channel in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20.
petrolimex official admits profits fall short of target

Petrolimex official admits profits fall short of target

Deputy General Director Tran Ngoc Nam told local press that profit from trading remained low for Viet Nam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex).
hospitality deal for cat ba amatina project

Hospitality deal for Cat Ba Amatina project

Vinaconex-ITC general director Tran Ngoc Quang and Swiss-Attixs International Hotels S.A. (SAIH) group executive director Robert Galli have signed a comprehensive hospitality development services’ agreement (HDSA) in providing high-end hospitality services at international standard for the investors, clients of Cat Ba Amatina project in Haiphong city.
tax red tape holds firms back

Tax red tape holds firms back

Many enterprises have fingered tax and customs entanglements as causing business hurdles. Tran Ngoc Hung, chief of R.K Marble Vietnam’s Administrative and Human Resource Department, said that his company was being hurt by investment incentives and export tax for calcium carbonate powder.
danang desperate for hotel investors

Danang desperate for hotel investors

Danang authorities are courting new hotel investors, but few deals have been clinched and there are fears development slump is on the way.
ocean park high on wave of office sites to hit hanoi

Ocean Park high on wave of office sites to hit Hanoi

THE largest building in recent years is set to go on Hanoi’s office lease market along with a number of smaller properties, all of them developed by local investors.
15m haiphong project to woo chinese tourists

$15m Haiphong project to woo Chinese tourists

CONSTRUCTION has begun on a $15-million beachside hotel and resort in the port city of Haiphong, the first large-scale tourism project licensed by the city since the Asian economic crisis of 1997.
giant manor saigon project takes shape

Giant Manor Saigon project takes shape

PRIVATE company Bitexco has began construction of the Manor Saigon, reportedly the biggest and most luxurious Vietnamese-built apartment, hotel and office complex in Ho Chi Minh City.