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Hi-tech agriculture a growing trend
Technology is regarded as the key to agricultural restructuring and the solution to tackling food security and agricultural produce quality.
Mövenpick villa by the sea in Cam Ranh Bay, a hot investment
Like Danang, Nha Trang or Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh Bay has become an attractive destination for spa resorts with several emerging investment projects with high potential returns for both domestic and foreign investors.
Dragon Capital hails positive steps by new PM
Dominic Scriven, chairman of Dragon Capital, shared with VIR’s Nam Phuong his proposals for Vietnam to attract more inbound foreign capital flows.
Taekwang eyes second thermal power plant in Vietnam
Korea’s Taekwang Power Holdings, which is the investor of Nam Dinh 1 thermal power plant, is keen to add a coal-fired power project in central Quang Tri province to their list of Vietnamese investments.
Will Canal+ stop incurring losses in Vietnam?
On April 26, Canal+ Group’s Vietnamese subsidiary, Vietnam Satellite Digital Television (VSTV), announced the completion of the purchase of the broadcasting rights of the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2016-2019 period.
Euro automakers get in gear for FTA
European automakers are welcoming the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement’s slashed tariffs, expected to take effect in early 2018, as a key step towards boosting imports to and investment in Vietnam’s rapidly-growing auto market.
Concern over child drowning cases
The increasing number of child drowning cases recently in Vietnam has raised a previously undetected and significant health issue for the responsible bodies and for society as a whole.
InterContinental moves closer to tower residence
Amid a takeover by Mirae Asset Securities Co. and AON, Keangnam is continuing preparations to open an InterContinental hotel in its 72-storey building in Hanoi.
Japanese carrier lands VNA stake deal
All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline group by revenue and passenger number, is expected to earn 1 billion Japanese yen (around US$9.1 million) annually from the acquisition of a stake in national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
Halong charms resort property developers
Giant property developers keep flocking to Halong city in the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh to cash in on the breakthrough in infrastructure development as well as its immense tourism potential.