Amway raises the bar for excellence

Amway raises the bar for excellence

Amway Vietnam has recently received ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certificates from British Standards Institution (BSI) for its manufacturing plant located in southern Dong Nai province’s Amata Industrial Park. Amway Vietnam’s general director How Kam Chiong told VIR’s Linh Mai about the significance of this certificate for Amway Vietnam’s sustainable growth in the country.
GDT keeps big firms in order

GDT keeps big firms in order

Most big businesses directly managed by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) are maintaining stable performances, except several operating in property, construction and auto manufacture-assembling fields, General Department of Taxation’s Big Corporate Taxation Management Department head Dang Ngoc Minh tells VIR.
British bank Barclays agrees to buy ING Direct UK

British bank Barclays agrees to buy ING Direct UK

British bank Barclays on Tuesday agreed to purchase online bank ING Direct UK from its Dutch parent group for an undisclosed amount.
True being of FIEs blocking investment

True being of FIEs blocking investment

Opaque definitions of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) have entailed numerous repercussions for Vietnam’s current investment landscape, with pharmaceuticals maker Mekophar’s delisting being one recent case. In this context, industry managers and senior experts sat together in a recent VIR-hosted meeting to discuss the issue. Phan Vu Hoang, Tax Director, Deloitte Vietnam Tax Company Ltd. expands on the issues at hand.
Amway puts MLM in the spotlight

Amway puts MLM in the spotlight 1

The nation’s economic downturn is slowing local consumption, but the multi-level marketing firm Amway has confidence in delivering good business results in Vietnam. Amway Vietnam’s general director How Kam Chiong tells VIR’s Linh Mai why.
Amway Vietnam  the bright future ahead

Amway Vietnam the bright future ahead 1

“Many people have joined us from the beginning because they love our working environment, have good career opportunities and grow with the company.”
Capital One to buy ING's US online banking unit

Capital One to buy ING's US online banking unit

Capital One will buy the US online banking unit of ING for $9 billion, making the Virginia-based lender the fifth-largest bank in the United States in terms of deposits, the two banks said Thursday.
Yahoo! stays in search game with real-time results

Yahoo! stays in search game with real-time results

Yahoo! on Wednesday began a US rollout of a feature that delivers real time Internet search results as quickly as people can time queries.
Vietnam-Germany partnership given a facelift

Vietnam-Germany partnership given a facelift

This year remarks the 35th anniversary of the relationship between Vietnam and Germany with bilateral cooperation in all fields of diplomacy, economics and social development having made impressive growths.

VNPT lays foundation for direct cable link to US

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group will join a consortium laying the country’s first direct international submarine cable link to the US via the Asia-America gateway later this year, banking on expected government approval in August.

FDI projects to bring dramatic investment increase

A series of large projects are likely to give a big boost to the flow of foreign direct investment into Vietnam in 2003.The projects, if given the green light, should add more than $300 million to the sum of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital committed by foreign investors this year, according to the submitted blueprints.