Ford Vietnam celebrates first all-new Focus off-the-line
November 28, 2012 | 15:00
The production of Ford Motor Company’s globally popular C-segment car, the all-new Ford Focus, is kicked off today during an official ceremony at Hai Duong plant, the state-of-the-art passenger car manufacturing facility of Ford in Vietnam.
Nation to remain manufacturing hotspot
November 27, 2012 | 15:11
Vietnam is expected to move into the top 10 most competitive nations for manufacturing in next five years.
Vietnam to be put in shop window
October 22, 2012 | 15:46
Viet Capital Bank, Viet Capital Securities and Viet Capital Fund Management are jointly organising ‘Vietnam Access Day’ on October 23-24 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. It is envisioned as an event where investors and business executives can network, learn and be inspired. Viet Capital Securities CEO To Hai talks to VIR’s Tuong Thuy about the conference.
Limited scope to stimulate economy
October 15, 2012 | 14:59
The US Federal Reserve recently trumpeted its quantitative easing, known as QE3, purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month to stimulate this nation’s struggling economy.
Grant Thornton puts investors first
September 19, 2012 | 17:04
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Grant Thornton today in Hanoi co-hosted a roundtable introducing the report entitled putting investors at the heart of the financial system.
Nation makes bright APEC forum headlines
September 17, 2012 | 08:53
Vietnam’s international prestige has been enhanced by its contributions to the 20th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
DHL launches new LCL service between Malaysia and Vietnam
August 29, 2012 | 14:10
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, today announced the launch of its direct Less than Container Load (LCL) service between Malaysia’s Port Kelang and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
KPMG has faith in Vietnam
August 20, 2012 | 08:00
KPMG International’s global chairman Michael Andrew visited Vietnam last week and gave VIR an exclusive interview, stressing Vietnam’s potential in South East Asia and his belief that the country would continue to be a destination for foreign investors.
KPMG highlights the way forward
August 14, 2012 | 10:00
A conference "Global Trends- Opportunities and Challenges" was held by KPMG and VIR at Hanoi’s Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on August 14.
IMF slashes world growth forecast
January 25, 2012 | 13:55
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for world economic growth, warning the weight of the eurozone crisis threatens to capsize the global recovery.
Harnessing the spirit of enterprise
January 02, 2012 | 10:45
In the five years since Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization, the country has reaped a bumper harvest.
Local and global economies offer very little warmth
December 26, 2011 | 08:30
The global economy is experiencing an increasingly tough time, with the impact of public debt storm in Europe reaching leading developing countries which are no longer the pillars of global growth.
Gold fever proves contagious
September 19, 2011 | 07:00
"Wall Street could easily press the gold price back to $1,200-$1,500, draining China’s reserves, as it did to OPEC countries when the gold price fell from $850 to $200 after the energy crisis of 1979"
Is the Asian century upon us?
May 09, 2011 | 09:00
An Asia producing over half of global GDP? Three billion Asians considered part of the “rich world” by 2050? A dream? Or a plausible reality?
Level 3 buying Global Crossing in $3 bn deal
April 12, 2011 | 07:44
Internet provider Level 3 Communications announced Monday it is acquiring networking company Global Crossing in a stock deal valued at $3 billion, the latest consolidation in the telecom sector.
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