07-06-2021 07:00
The transition from the London interbank offered rate to the risk-free rate will have a wide-ranging impact on banks globally. In the Asia-Pacific region, a significant number of banks will be affected by the transition as most floating rate loans are denominated in USD. Japanese yen loans also make up a significant portion of total exposures.
04-06-2021 18:21
Asia Bankers Club, Ashton Hawks, and Golden Emperor Properties have signed an MoU to be the exclusive marketing agents of Lancaster Luminaire, Hanoi’s latest luxury residential project developed jointly by Trung Thuy Group of Vietnam and Japan’s Toshin Development of Takashimaya Group.
31-05-2021 16:43
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam has just signed a loan agreement of up to $25 million for an onshore wind power project in Quang Tri province.
29-05-2021 09:00
Japan's government on Friday extended a coronavirus emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country until just a month before the Olympics, fuelling doubts about whether the Games can go ahead safely.
26-05-2021 08:00
The suitable pandemic response policy, stable economic development, and improved investment environment has ensured Vietnam remains in the lead in terms of attracting more Japanese investment into real estate this year.
25-05-2021 21:27
The mega-deal between Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and FE Credit is expected to rewrite the consumer finance landscape in Vietnam. Masataka “Sam” Yoshida, head of the Cross-border Division of RECOF Corporation and CEO of RECOF Vietnam Co., Ltd., talked with VIR’s Luu Bui about the appetite of Japanese investors for the market.
24-05-2021 14:38
Lychee – the small, rounded fruit with its sweet, white scented flesh – is on its way to Japanese customers thanks to the activities of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and more lenient regulations from the Japanese side. Besides this, consumers can now order the refreshing delicacies online on platforms like Lazada.
21-05-2021 17:38
ENEOS Corporation has just registered to buy 25 million shares of Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex, PLX). The deal is conducted through order matching on the stock exchange between May 14 and June 22.
13-05-2021 14:19
Fami soymilk products of Vinasoy have recorded remarkable achievements in international markets through growing visibility at diverse supermarkets across China and Japan.
10-05-2021 16:13
International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach has been forced to postpone a visit to Japan, the Games' organising committee said Monday, as virus cases surge less than three months before the Tokyo Games.
07-05-2021 15:41
Japan Airlines posted an annual net loss of $2.6 billion Friday but did not release a forecast for the current financial year, citing uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic.
06-05-2021 10:54
Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on May 5 voiced grave concerns over China’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and the East Sea, during a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK.
06-05-2021 10:30
Over the past decade and a half, VNG has diversified into cloud computing, ads, digital payments and media, and built up one of the biggest digital user bases in Vietnam, said an article recently published on the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asia.
06-05-2021 10:00
Currently, the Vietnamese market is classified by MSCI as a frontier market, one level below the emerging market bracket. We estimate that the biggest obstacle for Vietnam to become an emerging market has been the foreign ownership limit (FOL).
29-04-2021 15:28
Japanese mega financial institution Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) has just acquired 49 per cent stake in Vietnam's largest consumer finance company FE Credit.