Dai-ichi Life Vietnam, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan’s leading life insurer Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited, on September 20 organised the launching ceremony of the CSR Foundation “For A Better Life” at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.

PCCW Media Group from Hong Kong is ramping up its presence in the region with the launch of the MOOV music app, in partnership with telecommunications services provider Vietnamobile.

Ho Chi Minh City-based MM Mega Market Vietnam (formerly Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam) has launched its QR code plastering application for product information coding to help the customers seek traceability of food products via their smartphones.

Domestic real estate developers seem to surpass foreign investors in the race to gain investment opportunities in golden land plots of Ho Chi Minh City.

A lack of restrictions on investor criteria for the upcoming public auctions of Vietnam’s leading breweries, Habeco and Sabeco, is expected to ramp up investor appeal in their forthcoming restructuring.   

Despite concerns about the feasibility of Chinese JA Solar’s solar cell production project in the northern province of Bac Giang, the investor has committed to increasing the investment capital to US$450 million, US$130 million higher than the initially sum.

In a bid to encourage green production and highlight its commitment to environmental protection, Vietnam will extend export tax exemptions and reductions to certain types of environmentally-friendly goods.

The first chartered airline of Vietnam is going to take off in 2017.

The Oakwood Asia-Pacific brand marks its first step into Vietnam on August 26 by signing a hotel management contract with domestic real estate developer Son Kim Land over Oakwood Apartments in Ho Chi Minh City.

Zhone Technologies has concluded its acquisition of DASAN Network Solutions to create a global leader in network access solutions.