Australia Day celebrates strong sense of community

On the occasion of Australia Day, the Australian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Robyn Mudie, presents the following article.

Japanese firms increase investments in advanced technologies in Việt Nam

Japanese investment in Việt Nam has strongly developed in both quality and quantity as investors are applying the most advanced technologies in production, experts have said.

Đồng Nai pulls the plug on 531 tardy foreign projects The southern province of Đồng Nai last year scrapped the licences it had issued for 531 proposed foreign projects due to slow progress.

Brokerages appoint new CEOs to boost performance

Securities firms are shaking up their leadership ranks at the beginning of the year as they want to lift performance amid fiercer market competition.

Remittances to Việt Nam through banks grow by 12 per cent in 2019

Remittances into Việt Nam in 2019 exceed US$2.5 billion, up by 12 per cent compared with the previous year.

Bạc Liêu approves $4b LNG-fired thermal power plant

The People’s Committee of Bạc Liêu Province on Tuesday granted an investment certificate to Singapore’s Delta Offshore Energy Pte Ltd Co to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired thermal power plant in the province.

Deputy PM urges enhancing ASEAN identity Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình highlighted the necessity to enhance ASEAN identity and community awareness at a discussion on ASEAN during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos, Switzerland.

Recommendations for EVFTA, EVIPA given the go-ahead The EVFTA includes 17 chapters, two protocols and a number of accompanying memorandums of understandings on trade in goods and services, investment, trade remedies, competition, state-owned enterprises, government procurement and intellectual property.

PM Phúc has working session with economic advisory group Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc put emphasis on the need for long-term solution to create new drivers of growth and economic impetus to help the country escape the middle-income trap, especially as ageing population has already been underway.

New cable car at Bà Đen Mountain opens in Tây Ninh A new two-line cable car system has opened in the southern province of Tây Ninh, taking visitors to the top of Bà Đen (Black Lady) Mountain and Bà Đen Pagoda.