05-08-2019 08:00
Piaggio Vietnam has implemented its Spotless Reputation strategy since 2017, with one of the core values being “Pay attention to the individual”. Gianluca Fiume, CEO of Piaggio Vietnam cum executive vice president for Asia Pacific 2 Wheeler, explains to VIR’s Thanh Huong that people make things happen, and that is why the company places focus on their development.
25-06-2019 14:11
It has been 18 months since PV Power completed its equitisation, raising expectations to implement large-scale projects, including Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants. However, the date for the construction of these two projects is still uncertain.
10-04-2019 10:16
One year after Asia’s landmark $5 billion stock auction involving the largest brewer in Vietnam, Sabeco, the foreign ownership ratio at the company has surpassed the 51 per cent threshold, putting mainly overseas investors behind the wheel for the foreseeable future.
06-02-2019 08:00
Vietnam is making great efforts to build smart cities based on its internal and external advantages. Ta Thi Thanh Huong, urban green growth specialist from the Global Green Growth Institute in Vietnam, writes about the challenges and opportunities that come with developing this type of city.
01-12-2018 10:46
Solar power investors seem to be “running away” from Binh Thuan as the electric grid in the area is overload.
27-11-2018 18:23
Considered a clean alternative to coal-fired power, gas power plants in Vietnam are challenged by the price of electricity.
24-10-2018 08:00
As the import duty for ASEAN CBU (completely built-up) becomes 0 per cent, and some administrative barriers like Decree 116 preventing CBU imports are no longer effective, VIR talked with Toru Kinoshita, chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) about ways to increase the localisation rate and enhance local automobile production.
24-09-2018 16:48
After Kien Luong 1 thermal power plant was removed from the Revised National Power Development Master Plan VII, Tan Tao Energy JSC (TEC) requested the government to either pay compensation or add the project to the National Power Development Plan.
20-06-2018 15:53
Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR), the operator of Dung Quat Refinery, will divest the state-owned stake by putting the shares on sale on the stock exchange, instead of offering it to strategic investors as initially planned. Indian Oil Corporation is the most promising investor in the second auction.
03-04-2018 08:00
Coal is imported more and more, due to some coal thermal power plants are putting into opearation and imported coal is cheaper.
26-03-2018 17:34
The inauguration of the biggest and most modern automobile manufacturing factory in Southeast Asia and continuing a new investment cycle are the way of Vietnamese firms to dominate the “long race” of automobile industry.
20-03-2018 18:53
Along with Carlsberg, the Danish Brewer holding 17.3 per cent stake in Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco), numerous foreign investors are looking to acquire a stake in Vietnam’s third-largest brewer in order to increase their market shares.
06-03-2018 22:04
Albeit not being listed among the top 10 largest exporters to the US, the Vietnamese steel industry may still suffer once the US applies new safeguard tariffs.
30-01-2018 17:00
PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) succeeded in conducting its initial public offering (IPO) by selling all 207 million shares offered, equalling 20 per cent of its charter capital. The average share price was VND20,196 ($0.89), fetching VND4.16 trillion ($184.9 million) in proceeds for the company.
23-01-2018 11:02
Foreign investors have adjusted their reported changes in ownership as well as schedules for commercial operation in Long Son Petrochemical (LSP) and Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP).