14-08-2018 20:39
A motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday (Aug 14) over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy".
13-08-2018 09:31
For more than two decades, Siemens has made significant contributions to Vietnam’s economic development and we are proud to be a trusted partner and long-time friend of the Vietnamese people.
10-08-2018 14:00
Minimising costs and maximising productivity are what companies often look for when conducting their business, both of which are goals that can be fulfilled through the adoption of advanced technology like cloud computing. Pham Hong Phong, managing director at Oracle Vietnam, told VIR’s Trang Nguyen how this helps transform business operations to better meet market and customer demands.
09-08-2018 08:00
Mapletree, one of the leading Singapore-based real estate development, investment, capital and property management companies, considers Vietnam its largest Southeast Asian market outside of Singapore itself. VIR’s Bich Ngoc takes a look at what Mapletree has done so far and analyses its investment strategy for Vietnam in the future.
08-08-2018 14:00
For our fourth annual Global CEO Outlook survey, we reached out to 1,300 CEOs of large companies across sectors from around the world, including over 30 CEOs from Vietnam, to get their views of a broad range of business drivers, risks, and pain points they and their businesses face. As in prior years, we’ve seen how quickly the world is changing for today’s business leaders and what this means for how they are leading and growing their organisations.
06-08-2018 12:06
Co-operating with insurance distributor WorldLink Vietnam will be part of South Korea insurer Hanwha Life Vietnam’s strategy to expand its distribution system to offer its services to more customers.
31-07-2018 08:39
Seven members of a family in eastern India were found hanging inside their home, police told AFP Monday, in what they said was a suspected case of mass suicide - although two victims were infants.
29-07-2018 12:21
Hungary's right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban railed against what he called "undemocratic" Western European states in a speech on Saturday (Jul 28) sketching out his vision for the continent's future.
27-07-2018 10:48
Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull tells AFP what his numerous tattoos mean for him.
25-07-2018 14:24
Kyoei Steel is working hard to buy Vietnam Italy Steel (VIS) shares while VIS is operating at a loss, raising the question - what does the Japanese steel producer expect to gain from a loss-making firm?
19-07-2018 08:37
Trade war between the US and China have escalated, causing concerns about a negative impact on the world economy. Professor Tran Ngoc Tho from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City discusses how Vietnam is likely to be affected and how the country can take advantage of opportunities from the movements of goods and capital inflows from impacted countries.
18-07-2018 09:01
"It's a total and complete mess": Former prime minister Tony Blair does not hold back when asked in an interview with AFP what he makes of the British government's approach to Brexit.
14-07-2018 10:35
Former England captain David Beckham told supporters on Thursday (Jul 12) he was bringing Major League Soccer to Miami "no matter what", even as his latest stadium plan sparked opposition.
12-07-2018 17:56
Increasing the charter capital of Hanwha Life Vietnam will help strengthen its investment commitment and come along with Vietnam in the long term, while simultaneously making the company one of the largest life insurers by charter capital.
09-07-2018 16:09
The lawsuit between Posco VST and Thanh Nam Group is somewhat unusual as the court has yet to hear the content of the lawsuit despite it being filed four years ago. Meanwhile, defendant Thanh Nam Group expects a fair and equitable trial to solve the roots of the problems soon.