bar raised on fdi projects

Bar raised on FDI projects

Provincial authorities are getting tough on long-delayed foreign-invested projects as Vietnam strives to boost the quality of its foreign direct investment inflows.
japanese brewers thirst for highly fancied sabeco

Japanese brewers’ thirst for highly fancied Sabeco

Japanese brewers Kirin Holdings and Asahi Group Holdings are licking their lips at the thought of investing in Vietnam’s state-owned brewer Sabeco.
bridgestone drives dinh vu ahead

Bridgestone drives Dinh Vu ahead

Japan’s Bridgestone is to build a factory in Dinh Vu Industrial Zone. Reggy Vermeulen, general director of Dinh Vu Industrial Zone, tells VIR’s Nhu Ngoc what attracted Bridgestone to the zone and how this investment will influence the zone’s development.
thai investors tied up

Thai investors tied up

The Thai investor has to show that it has advanced and environment friendly technology
sembcorp to plugs into the nations great energy demand

Sembcorp to plugs into the nation’s great energy demand

Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries is mulling over a plan to build a coal-fired power plant in central Vietnam so that it could play a significant role in easing the country’s power shortfall.
dhl strengthens its footprint in vietnam

DHL strengthens its footprint in Vietnam

DHL Global Forwarding will have the complete coverage needed to serve our customers effectively
igs capital is back with new investment plan

IGS Capital is back with new investment plan

IGS Capital Group is again knocking on the door at Bac Ninh province despite having its investment certificate for another earlier project in the province revoked.
tata clings to steel project ambitions

Tata clings to steel project ambitions

The future of Tata Steel’s $5 billion manufacturing plant in central Ha Tinh province remains unclear despite positive noises from the Vietnamese government and the Indian steel giant.
sun not shining on 13bn tourism project

Sun not shining on $1.3bn tourism project

A United States-backed tourism project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province could meet a sticky end. Good Choice Limited was on the point of being stripped of its investment certificate for the $1.3 billion Wonderful Theme Park project, said deputy director of the province’s Department of Planning and Investment (DPI), Dang Minh Thong.
horse track is still lame

Horse track is still lame

G.O.Max I&D is seeking new partners to gallop towards its proposed horserace track project in northern Vinh Phuc province.
trongs visit to fortify china relations

Trong’s visit to fortify China relations

Vietnam Communist Party chief’s five-day visit to China  this week will provide a cemented plaform for accelerated trade and investment between the two comprehensive strategic partners.
vsip to develop fifth integrated industrial park in vietnam

VSIP to develop fifth integrated industrial park in Vietnam

Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture Company, the leading industrial park developer in Vietnam, will develop its first industrial park and township project in central Vietnam.
firms steely resolve

Firm’s steely resolve

Taiwan’s E-United Group has dispelled doubts over its financial ability to build the $4.5 billion Guang Lian steel manufacturing project in Vietnam.
trade deficit hit 68 billion this month

Trade deficit hit $6.8 billion this month.

Vietnamis positively controlling its trade deficit. The General Statistics Office (GSO) today reported the trade deficit for September was estimated at $6.8 billion, equivalent to 9.8 per cent of total export turnover. This level is much lower than 15 per cent cap set by the government.
cpi continues to cool in september

CPI continues to cool in September

The consumer price index (CPI) accelerated only 0.82 per cent in September, continuing a downward trajectory for a second straight month, the General Statistics Office reported today.