joinus announces financial readiness for van don airport

Joinus announces financial readiness for Van Don Airport

Joinus Company Limited – a company incorporated in Vietnam by South Korean businessmen – has announced it has nearly completed raising the needed finances to develop the Van Don International Airport project in Quang Ninh province.
consumer confidence strengthens further in july

Consumer confidence strengthens further in july

Vietnamese consumers’ confidence is on the upward trend, as they feel their pockets are much better than one year ago, strengthening the recovery of the economy.
banyan tree seeks casino approval

Banyan Tree seeks casino approval

Singaporean resort developer Banyan Tree Holdings is expecting to receive the Vietnamese government’s approval to open a casino at its existing Laguna Lang Co resort in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Showdown leaves South Fork with $1.6m legal bill

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just ordered governmental bodies and the Binh Thuan People’s Committee to implement the verdict of the International Arbitration Tribunal on a lawsuit relating to the US-based South Fork Development Company.
ma forum to advance second wave

M&A forum to advance ‘second wave’

The hastened pace of equitisation of state-owned enterprises has led many experts to opine that there is a second wave of mergers and acquisitions ready to hit Vietnam. Ngoc Linh reports.
knauf begun construction of first factory in vietnam

Knauf begun construction of first factory in Vietnam

Knauf Vietnam, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany’s Knauf Group, commenced the construction of its very first plant in northern Vietnam.
konica minolta opened representative office in hanoi

Konica Minolta opened representative office in Hanoi

Japan’s laser printer manufacturer Konica Minolta last week opened a representative office in Hanoi, with the goal of expanding its market share to beat rivals like Canon and HP.
starbay resort project hears stern ultimatum

Starbay resort project hears stern ultimatum

Hong Kong’s Millennium Group may lose its planned $1.6 billion Starbay resort project on the Phu Quoc Island if it fails to satisfy the requests of the Kien Giang Provincial People’s Committee.

Slowing market curtails Canon disbursement

Japanese laser printer and camera manufacturer Canon has failed to carry out its disbursement commitment for the firm’s project in Hung Yen province due to market difficulties.
anz and roy morgan develop new measure of vietnams growth as consumption expands

ANZ and Roy Morgan develop new measure of Vietnam’s growth as consumption expands

ANZ today announced the launch of Vietnam’s first monthly private Consumer Confidence Index in partnership with Roy Morgan Research.
incentives not key to fdi attraction

Incentives not key to FDI attraction

Vietnam is weighing up the pros and cons of offering more incentives to foreign investors.
european business confidence continues rising

European business confidence continues rising

Business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam have continued to increase this quarter, according to EuroCham Business Climate Index survey.
vietnam strings out yarn forward rule

Vietnam strings out yarn forward rule

Vietnam may be allowed to stretch-out its implementation of the yarn-forward rule for the garment and textile industry if it joins the currently under-negotiation Trans-Pacific Partnership.
coca cola bubbles with joy over first profits

Coca-Cola bubbles with joy over first profits

Despite Coca-Cola being the biggest beverage company and one of the most valuable brands in the world, it has apparently taken almost 20 years to make a profit in Vietnam.

ODA suspension claims downplayed

Japan will not suspend all its official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam following an alleged bribery case involving a Japanese ODA-funded Hanoi urban railway project. Nguyen Xuan Tien, deputy director of the Foreign Economic Relations Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talks with VIR’s Ngoc Linh.