Power industry expo in HCM City attracts 180 exhibitors

More than 180 exhibitors from 22 countries and territories will display their latest products and services at the Electric & Power Vietnam, an international power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy exhibition, in HCM City next month.

RDP to issue 5.66m bonus shares

Rạng Đông Plastic JSC plans to issue nearly 5.66 million bonus shares due to its 2017 performance at the ratio of 20 per cent.

Large firms boost transparency

Some large-cap firms have replaced the board of supervision with independent members in the board of management to improve the quality of corporate governance and reduce expenses.

Việt Nam’s FDI tops $24.35b in 8 months

Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the first eight months totaled US$24.35 billion, up 4.2 per cent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Japan to lift investment in VN IT sector

Japanese information and technology (IT) firms have been expanding their investment into Việt Nam and hiring more Vietnamese workers, according to experts at the Việt Nam-Japan ICT Day held in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Nagasaki, Quảng Nam to launch direct flights

The central province of Quảng Nam and Nagasaki in Japan have agreed to launch direct flights and boost co-operation in the fields of industry, agriculture, seafood, trade an tourism.

Viet-Pan Techno Park a model for FDI attraction: official

The Viet-Pan Techno Park in HCM City has served as a model for similar projects to lure foreign investors from Japan and other countries to the city, said Vice Standing Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Lê Thanh Liêm.

SBV needs to speed up bad debt resolution

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) needed to speed up the resolution of non-performing loans (NPLs) to bring down the bad debt ratio of the entire banking system – including both NPLs owned by credit institutions and the Việt Nam Asset Management Company - to below 3 per cent by 2020. 

HCM City to hold second annual trade event in Laos

The HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre will organise the second HCM City Trade – Service – Tourism Promotion Conference in Savannakhet, Laos, in October to help Vietnamese businesses tap the Lao market and enhance co-operation between the two countries, a workshop heard on Tuesday.

 

Foreign franchises eye lucrative Việt Nam market

With its high economic growth rate and population of over 90 million, Việt Nam is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for international franchising businesses, especially in the food and beverages sector.

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