ns bluescope vietnam focuses on innovation and sustainability in cptpp

NS BlueScope Vietnam focuses on innovation and sustainability in CPTPP

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is knocking at the doors of every business including the country’s private sector. With Colorbond® – the high-class pre-painted steel brand under Australia-based BluseScope® and NS BlueScope Vietnam, innovation and sustainability are considered the keys to enhance its competitive edge.
optimum tax strategy to cut costs and ensure compliance

Optimum tax strategy to cut costs and ensure compliance

Optimising tax costs has been an increasing concern for firms in the private sector (*). Having a correct understanding from both the government and businesses will lead to positive actions and, as a result, help enterprises cut costs effectively while still growing business, in accordance with the advocacy and policies set by the Vietnamese government. VIR’s Hoang Anh talked with Bui Tuan Minh, tax partner of Deloitte Vietnam, on this important issue.
thaco spends 46 million buying shares in hagl agrico

Thaco spends $46 million buying shares in HAGL Agrico

After spending nearly $100 million on buying convertible bonds from Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC (HAGL Agrico), Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) has expressed interest in buying approximately 70 million shares to increase its holding in the agricultural company as per the agreement between the two parties.
akzonobel brings dutch responsibility to vietnam

AkzoNobel brings Dutch responsibility to Vietnam

Dutch businesses are renowned over the globe for their impeccable drive for sustainability, equality, and harmonious development with the communities where they operate. As the leader of flagship Dutch corporation AkzoNobel in Vietnam, Pamela Phua has been internalising this spirit to turn the company into a true companion to Vietnam and its people.
chinaplas highlights circular economy

Chinaplas highlights circular economy

Technological innovation both drives and is driven by modern development as well as changes in various markets.
cambodia returns land taken from hoang anh gia lai

Cambodia returns land taken from Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Information that Cambodia has taken back 742 hectares of land from Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG) had a negative impact on the HAG and HNG shares, but the company said it has not received any decision from the Cambodian government to this effect.
hoang anh gia lai fined to 476086 in tax arrears

Hoang Anh Gia Lai fined to $476,086 in tax arrears

Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC (HAG) recently announced that it has been fined to VND10.59 billion ($460,434) in tax arrears due to false declarations leading to a lack of payable tax amounts.
nestle welcoming growth and ftas

Nestlé welcoming growth and FTAs

Swiss food giant Nestlé has just announced new investments in Vietnam as it looks forward to strong growth in the domestic market and Vietnam’s rising openness to the world. Ganesan Ampalavanar, managing director of Nestlé Vietnam, shared the plans with VIR’s Hoang Anh.
vietnams new brand building arena

Vietnam’s new brand building arena

40 years ago, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world – and it has come a long way since then. Now it is a “velocity” market: one of the rapidly growing, technologically-empowered economies included in Ogilvy’s V12 report.
neighbours get to work on new bilateral projects

Neighbours get to work on new bilateral projects

Vietnam is to continue tweaking and improving on its strong co-operation with neighbouring Laos and Cambodia in the sectors of trade, investment, and energy.
digital banking the way forward

Digital banking: The way forward

Technology solutions are transforming every aspect of life, lining up a plethora of services readily available at the swipe of a finger – and banking and finance is a hotbed of such innovation. Do Danh Thanh, technology consulting director at PwC Consulting Vietnam, told VIR’s Hoang Anh how digital banking is an inevitable trend that puts pressure on banks all over the world to transform their traditional operating models.
midfielder luong xuan truong signs for buriram united

Midfielder Luong Xuan Truong signs for Buriram United

Following a successful AFC Asian Cup 2019, midfielder Luong Xuan Truong of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) has joined Buriram United Football Club of Thailand.
schneider electric joins hands with local companies

Schneider Electric joins hands with local companies

Due to comprehensive changes and the onset of Industry 4.0, businesses need to set specific strategies to take advantage of every development opportunity – and in particular, connecting with domestic enterprises is one such strategy selected by many multinational corporations.
thanh thanh cong sugars ambition to conquer asean and eu sugar markets

Thanh Thanh Cong Sugar’s ambition to conquer ASEAN and EU sugar markets

After acquiring Hoang Anh Gia Lai Sugar Limited in Laos, Thanh Thanh Cong-Bien Hoa has found a strategic partner to enter the ASEAN and the EU markets.
a builder of novelties

A builder of novelties

Indochina Capital is looking back on a busy year, topping off two decades of vigorous development in Vietnam. Chief operating officer Michael Piro talked to VIR’s Hoang Anh about the company’s freshest products and goals in the years to come.