Vietnam complains to WTO about Indonesia’s safeguard tariff on steel

Date: 09/06/2015

Vietnam last week requested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) consider Indonesia’s imposition of a safeguard tariff on its steel sheets.

Italian newspaper: more and more foreign investors choose Vietnam

Date: 14/05/2015

Vietnam has increasingly become a favourite of foreign investors worldwide, said Il Sole 24 Ore, an Italian national business newspaper.

GE expertise, technology strengthens Vietnam’s electricity backbone

Date: 14/05/2015

GE’s Digital Energy, part of US-based energy giant General Electric, today announced it successfully upgraded and energized 14 of the 18 series capacitor banks at the Da Nang–Ha Tinh, Phu Lam–Pleiku and, most recently, the Nho Quan–Ha Tinh transmission lines.

Long-running PepsiCo tax dispute set to fizzle out

Date: 14/05/2015

Soft drink giant Suntory PepsiCo has been mired deeply in a dispute with tax authorities over the preferential treatment for its allegedly expanded project in Can Tho city.

Amata Corporation to invest $1.6 billion in Quang Ninh project

Date: 14/05/2015

Amata Corporation, Thailand’s largest industrial developer, is going to co-operate with the Tuan Chau Group to deploy the construction of Amata-Halong City Industrial Estate on an area of 5,790 hectares in Quang Yen town with a total capital of $1.6 billion.

Vingroup to invest $884.6 million in Haiphong ecological area

Date: 14/05/2015

Vietnam’s leading property developer Vingroup will invest VND19 trillion ($884.6 million) in an amusement-accommodation and ecological park complex in Vu Yen Island in Hai Phong City.

Kinh Do, Taiwan noodle giant to build $30m plant in Bac Ninh

Date: 14/05/2015

Kinh Do Joint Stock Company has taken a major step in developing its new instant noodle business by tying up with giant Taiwanese producer Sai Gon Ve Wong.

Changing legal landscape for foreign firms

Date: 11/05/2015

At present, it is difficult to say with certainty what constitutes a foreign invested enterprise under Vietnamese laws. Some legislation currently in effect suggests that any amount of foreign ownership constitutes a foreign invested company. Meanwhile, other legislation, also currently in use, is taken...

Local authorities reconsider textile & garment projects

Date: 11/05/2015

What will happen if local authorities all turn down textile investment projects for fear of environmental pollution?

HCMC plans to build more kindergartens in industrial, export processing zones

Date: 11/05/2015

National Assembly deputy Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, chairwoman of the city’s People’s Council May 10 had a meeting with workers in Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in district 7, aiming to listen to workers’ expectations in industrial parks and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City.

Government approves plan to adopt 4G

Date: 11/05/2015

The Government has approved a telecom development master plan that says preparations to introduce 4G technology will begin this year, but critics say it should be reconsidered since the existing 3G capacity has yet to be fully utilised and 4G devices could be too expensive in a poor country.

Govt targets business environment, competitiveness

Date: 04/05/2015

Central Institute for Economic Management Director Nguyen Dinh Cung spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam (Vietnam Economic Times) about progress on commerce reforms.

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