A view of Trung Hoà-Nhân Chính Urban Area in Cầu Giấy District, Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải  By Hoàng Hà Việt Nam has more real estate investment opportunities than other more mature Asia-Pacific markets, though certain difficulties remain. Real estate investors from Asia-Pacific countries with limited potential for real estate growth, such as […]

        We sat down with Phạm Thị Thu Diệp, the newly appointed Country General Manager of IBM Vietnam, to discuss the growth of Việt Nam’s IT sector in 2021 and how IBM will play a part in this overall picture. First of all, congratulations on your new position as Country General Manager […]

‘Buffalo’ represents hard work, persistence and stability in the Vietnamese people’s conception, and these characteristics are considered to apply to people born in the Year of the Buffalo [according to eastern zodiac]. According to many experts in ‘feng shui’, ‘buffalo people’ are more suited to traditional business than other lines. Việt Nam News spoke with […]

  Construction firms should renovate technology to improve efficiency and become more competitive. — Photo nhadautu.vn HÀ NỘI — The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Industry 4.0 required construction firms to invest in technology to improve efficiency. According to the Ministry of Construction, more than 1,500 enterprises operating in the construction industry completed dissolution procedures in […]

  Customers shop at a supermarket in HCM City. Modern and online shopping channels recorded strong growth last year and will continue to thrive this year. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Modern and online shopping channels recorded strong growth last year and will continue to thrive this year, according to experts. Lê Hoàng Long, […]

  Trần Đề port in Sóc Trăng will be upgraded to vastly enhance the export capability of the Mekong Delta. More and more investors are paying attention to Sóc Trăng as it improves its investment climate. – Photo cafeland.vn SÓC TRĂNG – Sóc Trăng Province’s efforts to improve its business climate is paying off with […]

  Traders at traditional markets in HCM City such as Bến Thành Market are learning how to sell online to survive the dwindling sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic. – Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY – With traditional markets in HCM City struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more of their shop owners are looking to […]

    Masan’s MEATDeli chilled meat products using European processing technology. HCM CITY  A year after acquiring VinCommerce, Masan is restructuring the supermarket chain to realise its vision of becoming a retail-consumer unicorn. During a turbulent 2020, when many businesses were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Masan and its affiliates went on to complete […]

  The Dairy Development Programme is helping farmers overcome a turbulent year. HCM CITY – Corporate social responsibility is the decisive factor that could enable Vietnamese firms to survive the pandemic, Berend van Wel, the managing director of FrieslandCampina Vietnam (FCV), has said. “Our corporate social responsibility initiatives are guided by our goal of nourishing by […]

    At the ‘Business For Better’ Summit in Hà Nội on January 7. Photo courtesy of Microsoft HCM CITY Digital transformation holds the key to businesses keeping up with market trends, overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities amid the current unpredictable situation. And, Microsoft’s ‘Tech Intensity’ will play a key role in enhancing businesses’ resilience […]

  A corner of the Saigon Hi-tech Park. The park will create favourable conditions to attract investment in the tech and supporting industries this year. Photo sggp.com.vn HCM CITY — The Saigon Hi-tech Park will create favourable conditions to attract investment in the tech and supporting industries this year, its head has said. Dr Nguyễn Anh […]

  Construction work at an investment project in the Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech park in Hòa Vang district. VNS Photo Công Thành  ĐÀ NẴNG — Plans are in the pipeline to build an industrial park in Đà Nẵng dedicated to supportive industries. It is part of the Government’s master plan of industrial park development from 2030-2045. […]

  Binu Jacob, CEO of Nestlé Vietnam. — Photo courtesy of the firm  HÀ NỘI — The two words that best summarise Nestlé’s 25-year journey in Việt Nam are “sustainable development”, Binu Jacob, CEO of Nestlé Vietnam tells Việt Nam News. “People are at the heart of our business and we continue to work tirelessly to […]

  Vinatex Chairman Lê Tiến Trường. Photo courtesy of Vinatex Inner Sanctum: 2020 was unprecedented, putting all possible work plans to the test. How did Vinatex chart its course out? We overcame the most challenging year in our group’s history, with market and social changes we had not gone through before. The experience we possessed […]

  People line up at vehicle restoration shop in District 5 to get their cars upgraded and repaired before Tết. Photo: nld.com.vn HCM CITY— With Tết (Lunar New Year) approaching, many car owners in HCM City have lined up at vehicle restoration shops to repair and upgradetheir vehicles. People like Đào Ngọc Anh of Thủ Đức City […]

  A customer buys milk-based products at a supermarket in HCM City. Milk consumption is expected to increase by 7 per cent this year. — VNS Photo Xuân Hương HCM CITY — Milk consumption is expected to increase by 7 per cent this year, analysts at SSI Securities Corporation have said. They said it is […]

  DETAILED FINISH: The Hong Kong-invested EVA Hải Phòng Precision Co. Ltd’s factory at the VSIP Hải Phòng Industrial Park. VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam.  Việt Nam’s effective control over the COVID-19 pandemic along with it signing a host of new free trade agreements has resulted in many global tech giants shifting their investment to the […]

    RMIT Việt Nam Chairman Professor Peter Coloe. — Photo courtesy of RMIT Established in 2000 as the first international university in Việt Nam, RMIT University has reached its most significant milestone yet celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020. In an interview with Viet Nam News, RMIT Việt Nam Chairman Professor Peter Coloe talked […]

  Hirai Shinji, chief representative of JETRO in HCM City, announces the survey by the Japan External Trade Organisation on business conditions of Japanese companies in Asia and Oceania in HCM City on Monday. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Almost 47 per cent of Japanese enterprises plan to expand their business in Việt Nam […]

  Workers loading coils on trucks at a steel mill in northern Việt Nam. An early warning system on trade remedy risks for certain exports will be completed this year so that enterprises can gear themselves up early. — Photo baodautu.vn HÀ NỘI — As trade protectionism is forecast to grow further around the world in 2021, the […]