savills expands into emerging myanmar

Savills expands into emerging Myanmar

Savills has just set up operations in Myanmar and the new office will be overseen by the Savills Vietnam management team.
19 mln corruption case at vinalines on trial

$19 mln corruption case at Vinalines on trial

This morning, the Hanoi People’s Court opened the trial for Duong Chi Dung, 56, the ex-chairman of Vinalines and former head of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, and his nine accomplices in a serious corruption case that occurred at the State-owned corporation five years ago.
made in vietnam macro satellite sends first signals

Made-in-Vietnam macro satellite sends first signals

The Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC) announced on November 20 it has received first signals sent back down to earth from Vietnamese manufactured micro satellite PicoDragon which is now going into space.
over 200 mln for second lift off oil rig

Over $200 mln for second lift-off oil rig

The PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard JSC (PV Shipyard) and the Vietnam -Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture (Vietsovpetro) have recently signed a $200 million contract on building a new lift-off oil rig in Vietnam.
oda an important source for development

ODA - an important source for development

The effective use of official development assistance (ODA) over the past 20 years has helped Vietnam make great socio-economic strides in the comprehensive renewal process.
cnn vietnamese underground wonders

CNN: Vietnamese underground wonders

Vietnam may be focused on building upwards, but what's happening underground is perhaps more exciting than the latest skyscraper -- think hidden caves large enough for 40-story buildings and wartime tunnels traversing the earth beneath your feet, according to CNN.
japan to build med school in ecopark

Japan to build med school in Ecopark

Japan’s leading Waseda Health Sciences Education Corporation recently inked a land lease contract with Ecopark developer Viet Hung Urban Development and Investment JSC to build the first international medical university in Vietnam – Tokyo Vietnam Medical University – at an estimated startup cost of $19 million.
mobifone equitization plan moves on

MobiFone equitization plan moves on

The plan to equitize Vietnam Mobile Telecom Service Company, the operator of MobiFone network, will proceed after a long pause, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Le Nam Thang.
dhl employees in vietnam mark global volunteer day with school cleanups

DHL employees in Vietnam mark Global Volunteer Day with school-cleanups

DHL, part of Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading postal and logistics group, today marked Global Volunteer Day 2013 with 510 staff in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City taking part in school clean up days at Binh My 2 Elementary School in Ho Chi Minh City and Dung Liet Elementary School in northern Bac Ninh province, as part of its global drive to give back to local communities and to inculcate a passion for volunteerism among employees.
investors sow the seeds for carbon credits

Investors sow the seeds for carbon credits

Vietnam may yet prove to be perfectly placed to help satisfy the world’s growing demand for green development.
vns first motorcycle festival to be kicked off in hcmc

VN’s first motorcycle festival to be kicked off in HCMC

Vietnam Motorcycle Festival 2013, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be organized at the Half Moon Lake in the Crescent Resident in HCMC’s District 7 on Sunday morning.
reed tradex brings robot murata boy to vietnam

Reed Tradex brings robot Murata Boy to Vietnam

Besides the performance of Honda’s famous robot ASIMO, Thailand’s exhibition organiser Reed Tradex will bring robot Murata Boy to Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2013 in Hanoi next month as an encouragement for the industry development in Vietnam.
forum ranks top five ma deals

Forum ranks top five M&A deals

The organising board of this year’s Vietnam M&A Forum also unveiled a list of the most prominent M&A deals of 2012-2013 and the 2009-2013 period to help highlight the valuable experiences provided by these successful business deals.
hdbank taps on ma opportunities

HDBank taps on M&A opportunities

Ho Chi Minh City-based HDBank is serving as the Diamond Sponsor of the Vietnam M&A Forum 2013, the country’s biggest event on strategic investment and mergers & acquisitions, co-organised by Vietnam Investment Review and AVM Company. HDBank’s investment director Ha Ba Truc made some points on the forum to VIR’s Tuong Thuy.
vietnam a good market for ma

Vietnam a good market for M&A

Thirty speakers and 450 participants joined the 2013 Vietnam M&A Forum in Ho Chi Minh City today, co-organised by Vietnam Investment Review and AVM Company, aiming to sharing opportunities and the outlook in a $5 billion market.