dearth of funds results in a road of misery for hoa binh

Dearth of funds results in a road of misery for Hoa Binh

The shortage of funds for upgrading a damaged national road that snakes through mountainous Hoa Binh province is posing hardships for thousands of people and stalling economic growth.
anz joins hands with blue dragon childrens foundation

ANZ joins hands with Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation

ANZ Vietnam yesterday announced a one-year partnership with Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation which includes a VND400 million cash donation for charitable activities and several staff volunteer activities throughout the year. The partnership was launched with an exciting soccer match between street children and ANZ staff in Hanoi on Sunday.
phone network offers cold comfort

Phone network offers cold comfort

Vietnam’s mobile network market is rapidly growing, but seems to hold little promise for foreign players.
thien minh basks in the sun

Thien Minh basks in the sun

Given the advantages of a well-managed hotel and resort chain, creativeness, strong financial ability and the experience of subsidiaries, we believe in our success.
samsung on way to upping investment

Samsung on way to upping investment

Samsung is taking some big administrative steps to muscle up its investments in Vietnam by the tune of $830 million.
blooming is going ahead

Blooming is going ahead

Korean Investment and Development Company is resuming construction of its Blooming Tower in Danang after a long delay due to the financial crisis.
german investors find an asian home

German investors find an Asian home

Increasing direct investment from Germany to Vietnam is flagging that the Asian country is becoming the promised land for many German companies.
casino developers to soon be able to roll the dice in

Casino developers to soon be able to roll the dice in

A new decree draft on casinos is expected to open the door for the once discouraged gambling industry in Vietnam.
45bn petro plan beats impasse

$4.5bn petro plan beats impasse

A solution has been found to the land rental impasse hurting a $4.5 billion petrochemical complex in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
intel chips in with job training ideas

Intel chips in with job training ideas

It is our wish that the universities and vocational colleges selected for this programme will be the seeds for improving the quality of engineering education nationwide.
sophie paris opens door to hanoi

Sophie Paris opens door to Hanoi

French owned, Jakarta-headquartered fashion firm Sophie Paris last week launched its first showroom in Hanoi to strengthen its foothold in Vietnam’s fashion market. Sophie Paris’ general director Nick Jonsson talks with VIR’s Nhu Ngoc about the firm’s future plans in Vietnam.
in flight bikini dance lands carrier vietjet air in hot water

In-flight bikini dance lands carrier VietJet Air in hot water

An in-flight bikini dance on a VietJet Air flight early this month has landed the budget carrier in hot water.
cedar to slip into big plan

Cedar to slip into big plan

The US-based Cedar Point International is ready to jump into the shoes of Polo Beach International and develop a giant recreation integrated resort project in Ninh Thuan province’s Mui Dinh tourism site.
vinashin park plan is set to be torpedoed

Vinashin park plan is set to be torpedoed

The delay has been causing negative impacts on the local socio-economic development
hyundai motor driving full steam into the market

Hyundai Motor driving full steam into the market

Hyundai Motor Company last week officially appointed Hyundai Nam Viet Company as its sole distributor for Hyundai buses and trucks in Vietnam.