Business in brief in 23 October 2012

Date: 24/10/2012

(Sourced from various news agencies)

Ho Chi Minh City prepares for new financial center

Date: 24/10/2012

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport plans to kick off construction of four main roads at Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2, the city’s new financial center, in June 2013.

New casino team bets on Vietnam

Date: 24/10/2012

Donaco Singapore, a firm controlled by two grandsons of the founder of Asia casino empire Genting Berhad, and Australia’s Two Way Ltd are joining forces to take a seat in Vietnam’s gaming business.

Coke hit by transfer pricing call

Date: 24/10/2012

Coca-Cola’s plant expansion plan has lost its fizz after central Danang City People’s Committee rejected the plan due to transfer pricing suspicions.

Shell Gas the 3rd global LPG brand to leave Vietnam

Date: 23/10/2012

Dutch energy and petrochemical company Shell has pulled its LPG business out of Vietnam after having transferred its entire share in a joint-venture in Hai Phong, and a Ho Chi Minh City-based company, 100 per cent of whose stake it held, to Thailand’s Siam Gas Co.

Frasers wins deal to manage hotel in Vietnam

Date: 23/10/2012

Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd has won a deal to manage a hotel residence project in HCM City in a move to expand the Capri by Fraser brand across Asia five months after launching the new hotel residence brand.

BOT plan to get Vung Ang rolling in style

Date: 23/10/2012

Investors behind Vung Ang 2 thermal power plant are expected to sign a build-operate-transfer contract before the year of this year.

Otis gears up for expansion in Vietnam

Date: 23/10/2012

Otis Elevator Vietnam Co. is reorganising operations and identifying new opportunities in preparation for business expansion in this market, which Otis senior executives said strong potential for growth in the coming years.

Malaysian investors give up Vietnam casino dream

Date: 23/10/2012

While other foreign investors lust for the license for the projects on integrated resorts (IR) with casino, a Malaysian investor has refused the license, having decided to leave Vietnam.

Foreign firms hold biggest piece of logistics cake

Date: 23/10/2012

The domestic logistics market will be opened in 2012 and is expected to fully open in two years’ time.

Da Nang outlines ambitious urban plan

Date: 23/10/2012

The central city of Da Nang has adjusted its master urban plan by calling for building of metro routes and more new bridges and roads, as well as upgrades to airports and seaports.

City calls for investment in hazardous waste treatment

Date: 23/10/2012

The HCMC government has called for foreign and local investment in the three plants treating hazardous waste in the city’s outlying districts of Binh Chanh and Cu Chi.

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