22-02-2016 08:44
Diageo Vietnam general director Shivam Misra speaks with VIR about the similarity between the entrepreneurial cultures of Vietnam and Diageo and solutions to tap the full potential of emerging markets.
01-02-2016 10:00
Chris Woods, managing director of Governance, Risk and Compliance at global indexing group FTSE Russell, which is part of the London Stock Exchange Group, spoke with VIR’s Trang Nguyen about the company’s response to dubious mistakes in the recent FTSE Vietnam Index Series Quarterly Review and the requirements that Vietnam must satisfy for FTSE to upgrade the country to a Secondary Emerging Market.
15-10-2015 10:28
By appointing Indian national Shivam Misra, who has much experience in emerging markets, as new general director in Vietnam, Diageo has shown a driving ambition to better grasp opportunities in the fast-growing market.
06-07-2015 08:23
Lifting the foreign ownership cap will pave the way for Vietnam to achieve the much sought-after “Emerging Market” status.
03-07-2015 16:29
The US Global Emerging Market (GEM) will invest US$20 million in Vietnamese real estate company - Hoang Quan Company (HQC).
22-06-2015 07:24
Minor changes in construction protocols can bring about great differences in terms of a building’s efficiency. However, recognizing the right changes is not always simple when resource-efficient housing and commercial buildings are still not widely visible in emerging markets.
27-01-2015 10:03
A spokesman said that the "Facebook Lite" Android app is designed "for people on 2G (second-generation) connections or in areas of limited Internet accessibility."
12-01-2015 11:45
Nearly half of the world’s energy consumption is a result of cooling, heating and ventilating buildings, while construction work is responsible for more than half of the globe’s resources consumption. Addressing these significant levels of consumption is becoming increasingly urgent with greenhouse gas emissions expected to double by 2030, with emerging markets among key contributors to this increase.
17-12-2014 10:36
Key emerging markets in Southeast Asia, along with other markets in the Asia Pacific region, will benefit from a new wave of retailer expansion which is expected to be realized next year, according to a recent report by US-based CBRE Group Inc.
01-12-2014 09:00
For the last five years in Vietnam, Taiwan Excellence, a trade promotion campaign by the Taiwanese government to market Taiwanese products in emerging markets, has helped leading global brands originating from Taiwan reach and benefit local consumers. Tang Ming Hui, chief representative of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council in Ho Chi Minh City, talked to VIR’s Hoang Anh about how these campaigns have helped promote trade and investment exchanges between Vietnam and Taiwan.
11-11-2014 18:00
On November 16 Global Emerging Markets (GEM) fund signed a contract with Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HOSE: HAG) to invest VND1.7 trillion ($89 million) into the group.
08-11-2014 09:38
Vietnamese multi-sector firm Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) and U.S. investment group Global Emerging Markets (GEM) signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a private placement worth around US$80 million.
17-09-2014 17:28
Vietnam was ranked in the top four high growth markets globally for intended investment by US multinational companies in the next 12 months, according to KPMG’s latest survey of US business executives.
16-09-2014 14:35
Google on Monday (Sep 15) launched a US$105 smartphone in India, taking aim at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One.
20-08-2014 08:39
A surge in low-cost smartphone sales, notably in emerging markets, helped the Google Android platform extend its dominance in the second quarter, a survey showed on Thursday (Aug 14).