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Novaland partners Michael Dukakis to promote $5-billion tourism city

The Vietnamese property developer continues to approach the world’s leading consultants to hasten the development of the mammoth NovaWorld Phan Thiet tourism city.

Nomura ventures into large-scale township project in the north

$10-billion offshore wind project signs major site investigation contracts

New council to help unlock full potential of EVFTA

Startups make use of opportunity amid Covid-19

LEADER TALK - Oct 27, 2020 | 02:14 PM GMT+7

Startups stand to benefit from an environment of the lower doing-business cost during the Covid-19 crisis, including cheap rental and access to talent at lower hiring costs.

Mitsubishi Materials to chip in $90 million to buy into Masan mining unit

BUSINESS - Oct 27, 2020 | 02:13 PM GMT+7

Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation on October 26 signed definitive agreements to establish a strategic alliance in the tungsten industry with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation with an objective to develop a leading, high-tech tungsten materials platform.

Staycation saves tourism industry amid Covid-19

NEWS - Oct 25, 2020 | 02:05 PM GMT+7

Amid travel restrictions and general public wariness around safety, staying in a hotel close to home – and in many cases, the same city – is on the rise from the U.S. to Britain and Vietnam.

Nghe An greenlights two FDI projects

NEWS - Oct 19, 2020 | 04:02 PM GMT+7

The central province has granted the investment registration certificate to a $100 million project and the investment memorandum for a $300 million project.

CABA and VACD join hands to tackle unexpected challenges

LEADER TALK - Oct 12, 2020 | 03:42 PM GMT+7

The MoU signing between the China-ASEAN Business Alliance (CABA) and the Vietnam Association of Corporate Directors (VACD) is expected to foster and accelerate the integration of ASEAN through commercial and cultural activities, supporting two sides’ members to overcome challenges as well as gaining more opportunities.

Phu Yen JSC wins $186-million loan from ADB to build solar power plant

NEWS - Oct 12, 2020 | 10:16 AM GMT+7

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company (Phu Yen JSC) has signed a $186 million loan to develop and operate a 257 MW solar power plant in Hoa Hoi, Phu Yen province, through the country’s first certified green loan.

Vietnamese eager to travel in aftermath of coronavirus

NEWS - Oct 08, 2020 | 11:22 AM GMT+7

Latest reports conducted by tourism and hospitality organizations reveal that people in Vietnam are very keen to travel, outlining health, safety and hygiene factors as top priorities when choosing destinations and booking accommodation.

AEON MALL wants to invest $2 billion in Vietnam

NEWS - Oct 05, 2020 | 02:48 PM GMT+7

This information was revealed by Shinichi Asazuma, Deputy Ambassador of Japan in Vietnam in his speech at the recent "AEON Hometown Forests" tree-planting ceremony at AEON MALL Hai Phong Le Chan.

GWEC calls on Vietnamese government to extend wind energy tariff

NEWS - Sep 25, 2020 | 08:00 AM GMT+7

Without clarity on the feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme from 2022 onward, investors are facing too much uncertainty to commit to new wind projects in Vietnam, jeopardizing the future pipeline and leading to job cuts in the sector.

Vietjet to resume international flights

NEWS - Sep 17, 2020 | 08:00 AM GMT+7

Vietjet resumes regular international flights to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to meet the needs of passengers for safe learning, working and travelling.

Vietnam’s construction industry adopts geospatial technology

LEADER TALK - Sep 16, 2020 | 04:12 PM GMT+7

Dr. Hoang Hiep, Portcoast team leader of the project on Hyosung Vina chemicals port says that two pivotal factors contributing to work construction’s digitalization are laser scanners and people.

Nestlé Vietnam’s answer to Covid-19

LEADER TALK - Sep 08, 2020 | 03:53 PM GMT+7

Amidst the novel pandemic, Nestlé Vietnam shows its different way to combat, based on its sustainability objectives.

Second wave of Covid-19 dampens hopes for quick tourism recovery in 2020

REAL ESTATE - Aug 25, 2020 | 02:20 PM GMT+7

The performance of hotel industry in the third quarter of 2020 will not see much improvement as Vietnam has faced a second wave of Covid-19 since late July, CBRE said.

IFC funds Asia-Pacific companies $554 million on road to recovery from Covid-19

NEWS - Aug 25, 2020 | 11:39 AM GMT+7

Thousands of micro, small, and medium enterprises, and millions of farmers across Asia and the Pacific stand to benefit from the first phase of Covid-19 crisis response funding from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group.

Logos enters Vietnam with $350 million-venture

REAL ESTATE - Aug 21, 2020 | 09:35 AM GMT+7

The venture aims to establish an initial forecast portfolio of approximately $350 million and focuses on Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang.

How Vietnam is fighting second wave of coronavirus

NEWS - Aug 19, 2020 | 03:34 PM GMT+7

Despite deaths reported day after day in the resurgence of coronavirus, the country refrains from applying nationwide quarantine as the government tries to mitigate detrimental economic impacts.

Industrial real estate stands tall amid Covid-19

REAL ESTATE - Aug 17, 2020 | 09:00 AM GMT+7

Though it has been a difficult year so far, effective Covid-19 containment and the recently ratified EU Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has bolstered global industrial investor confidence in Vietnam. The property segment most resilient to Covid-19 has further significant growth potential.

Vietjet transports 800 passengers from pandemic-hit Danang back home

NEWS - Aug 13, 2020 | 05:05 PM GMT+7

The flight VJ2737 today takes off and transports 230 stranded passengers from Danang to Hanoi. This is the first flight of the new-age carrier Vietjet operating to help passengers coming home while Danang has still imposed social distancing to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19.

Vietnamese consumers are the most optimistic in the world amid Covid-19

NEWS - Aug 11, 2020 | 03:25 PM GMT+7

Overcoming the first wave of Covid-19, in the second quarter of 2020, Vietnam became the second most optimistic country globally with Consumer Confidence Index of 117 points.

Logistics firm gets $70 million-funding from IFC

BUSINESS - Aug 11, 2020 | 02:00 PM GMT+7

The funding will help ITL transform and grow by acquiring new assets, developing new warehouses and facilities, and deploying advanced information technology systems.

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