29-11-2022 13:00
Nearly 40 local and foreign businesses that have supported Vietnam’s sustainable development and ESG/CSR initiatives over the past five years have been honoured by VIR within the framework of the conference "ESG: The key to sustainable development".
29-11-2022 08:29
Vietnam Investment Review will this week host a recognition ceremony to offer appreciation to both domestic and foreign groups that have supported the country’s sustainable development and corporate social responsibility initiatives over the past five years.
28-11-2022 10:00
Although many private businesses want to implement environmental, social, and governance criteria, lack of finance and knowledge is a major barrier to their ambitions.
28-11-2022 08:00
AkzoNobel delivers sustainable and innovative solutions that customers, communities, and the planet increasingly rely on. VIR’s Etienne Mahler spoke to Maximilien Schréder, regional commercial director for Powder Coatings in South Asia at AkzoNobel, about the company’s sustainability approach and the contribution of its innovations to the greater goal.
28-11-2022 08:00
Embedding environmental action into business operations can be financially rewarding, as one company demonstrates by inking its first sustainability-linked trade finance credit facility.
28-11-2022 08:00
Recent global geopolitical happenings and macroeconomic factors have caused the domestic M&A market to experience a downturn. Le Khanh Lam, chairman of RSM Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Linh Le about current market trends and projections for the near future.
25-11-2022 17:56
In the second session of the Vietnam M&A Forum 2022, titled “New Value Creation”, renowned dealmakers delved into how new possibilities could be the drivers of next-generation value. Various experts also shared their insights into the challenges of putting M&A transactions into action and strategies for overcoming them.
25-11-2022 12:06
As an innovation and startup hub in the region, Singapore continues to attract and nurture startups from Southeast Asia, with many startups managing to scale successfully out of Singapore. Edwin Chow, Assistant CEO of Innovation and Enterprise at Enterprise Singapore, talked to VIR’s Minh Anh about the key factors to success for startups and how they can thrive in a global arena.
25-11-2022 09:00
Linking and creating material areas is meant to stabilise the timber supply chain, but it remains difficult to handle shortcomings related to forestry institutions. Dr. To Xuan Phuc, managing director of Forest Trends, talked with VIR’s Hai Van about the sector’s options to develop sustainably.
24-11-2022 22:09
New Zealand-headquartered TMC Ltd. is embracing circularity, sustainability, and digitalisation strategies to deliver exclusive high-performance fabrics for global brands by leading the charge in utilising innovative materials. Andy Wynne, CEO of TMC, discussed the country’s vibrant business climate with VIR’s Luu Huong and how the firm is capitalising on Vietnam’s free trade agreements with some of the largest economies in the world.
23-11-2022 11:07
With the coronavirus pandemic abating worldwide, Vietnam has boosted cooperation with multilateral mechanisms, with a key focus on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation bloc as an effective solution to expand trade and attract investment.
22-11-2022 16:25
Without knowing when the fundraising winter will end, Trinh Ngoc Duc, chairman of D.lion Holdings, told VIR’s Vu Anh why there could be a change of weather in 2023, and how startups could be more prepared in terms of legal, financial, and human resources.
22-11-2022 16:15
The global economic situation shows that mergers and acquisitions have been slowing down, with the possibility of a recession next year. Le Duc Khanh, director of Investment Capacity Development at VPS, talked with VIR’s Thanh Duy about why he has a more optimistic view of the future, with major restructuring and new deals likely to be agreed.
22-11-2022 13:46
On November 17, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), in collaboration with Dragon Capital Vietnam, organised a workshop to announce the research results on the valuation of the ecosystem services of Ca Mau mangroves and Pu Mat National Park in Nghe An Province, and the introduction of research into private financing for biodiversity and ecological services.
22-11-2022 13:27
Despite overcoming the pandemic much better than most other countries, Vietnam is not exempt of another sort of virus that is creeping into the country: inflation. While European Union countries recorded an unprecedented 10.9 per cent in September, a number unheard of for the Euro currency so far, the US recorded 9.1 per cent in June, the highest figure in 40 years.