Vietnam state shipping line seeks to downsize fleet amid losses

Date: 13/06/2016

Vinalines, the state-controlled shipping company which has made losses and piled up debts for many years, is seeking the government’s permission to sell off six cargo ships in a new attempt to pull itself out of financial trouble.

5,000 estate agents to gather for real estate day

Date: 13/06/2016

More than 300 property exchange floors will take part in an event held by the Vietnam Association of Realtors in central Đà Nẵng City on June 25.

US trade and investment will not hinge on ratification of the TPP

Date: 13/06/2016

Vietnam and the US are increasing co-operation in all aspects, especially in trade and investment, and will foster this co-operation with or without the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

140 Vietnamese firms attend Kunming Export and Import Fair

Date: 13/06/2016

Vietnam is the main guest at the 24th Kunming Export and Import Fair which is underway in Yunnan province, China, with around 140 Vietnamese firms attending the event.

Work to do

Date: 13/06/2016

It was 9pm at a luxurious restaurant in HCM City. Ms. Ngoc Mai, the 28-year-old receptionist manager, was about to finish a hard day’s work at the restaurant. But she stayed a little while longer to practice her with a kindhearted foreign colleague.

Vietnams growth among strongest in large developing ASEAN economies

Date: 12/06/2016

The World Bank (WB) on Tuesday forecast that Vietnam would grow at an average of 6.3 per cent in 2016-18.

Eight Vietnamese to attend Global Entrepreneurship Summit in US

Date: 12/06/2016

Eight entrepreneurs from Vietnam have been selected to participate in the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), to be held in Silicon Valley from June 22 to 24.

Pleiku 2’s 500kV transformers ready to receive power from Laos

Date: 12/06/2016

A project to install two 500/200kV-450MVA transformers as well as 500kV power distribution devices at Pleiku 2 transformer station in Ia Kenh commune, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku city, were put into operation on June 10.

Keeping Vietnam, Thai trade eyes looking skyward

Date: 12/06/2016

Despite some bumps, Vietnam-Thailand economic relations are looking up, said Mr SananAngubolkul, President of the Thailand-Vietnam Business Council (TVBC) during a recent interview with a VOV reporter.

Singapore’s Mapletree buys Kumho Asiana Plaza in HCMC for $215 million: report

Date: 12/06/2016

Singapore-based Mapletree Investments Thursday said it has acquired Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon Company in Ho Chi Minh City from Kumho Industrial and Asiana Airlines.

IHG to manage Holiday Inn & Suites brand in HCM City

Date: 12/06/2016

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be in charge of managing the first hotel with brand Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport in HCM City, IHG announced on June 8.

Fake, substandard fertilizers on the rise in Vietnam

Date: 10/06/2016

Farmers in Vietnam are finding themselves unsure of which fertilizer brands to trust after a recent watchdog report announced that as many as 1,000 metric tons of fake or substandard fertilizers are confiscated every year.

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