Author: VIR
Gold sellers prepare for Caishen Day annual rush
On the tenth day of the first month of every lunar year, aka Caishen Day attributed to the sacred God of Wealth, domestic gold buyers stream to gold stores due to the common belief that great fortune would be bestowed upon whoever purchases gold on that day.
T&T gunning for strategic ownership in Vinafood 2
T&T Group expressed interest in buying the 125 million shares (representing 25 per cent of the charter capital) on offer to become the strategic investor of Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2).
PTSC to make $57 million investment aboard
PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), a subsidiary of PetroVietnam, will contribute $57 million to the establishment of a joint venture company with Yinson Clover Ltd. (YCL) in the Marshall Islands.
Creador to invest additional US$100 million in Vietnamese M&A deals
After spending more than $40 million on buying into Mobile World Investment JSC (HoSE: MWG), Kuala Lumpur-based investment fund Creador will continue to invest an additional $100 million in M&A deals in Vietnam in the next three years.
Powering Vietnam’s electricity shift
Power efficiency is becoming a pressing issue in Vietnam, where the electricity supply is struggling to keep up with rising demand from economic activities.
Sunseap International enters solar co-operation with InfraCo Asia
On February 14, Sunseap International, the international arm of Singapore’s leading clean energy provider Sunseap Group, signed an agreement with InfraCo Asia Development Pte., Ltd. (InfraCo Asia) to jointly develop a 168MW utility-scale solar power project in the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
Locals still struggle with adapting to Industry 4.0
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has become a buzzword in Vietnam, but locals rarely regard it as a technology that helps them make more money online and improve their daily lives.
A digital future for Vietnam’s medium-sized enterprises
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution surging globally and impacting Vietnam, enterprises in Vietnam will have to change themselves to adapt.
Education must move with the times
Vietnam’s education system needs to more accurately reflect the needs of the economy. This requires reforms and easier access to the domestic education system for foreign investors, writes Eric Johnson, an attorney at the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Khalid Muhmood: Helping young people become global citizens
VOV.VN - Khalid Muhmood, an English teacher and the co-founder of Hanoi-based English language training centre Apollo English, has dedicated more than 23 years to realising his burning desire to turn young Vietnamese people into global citizens.
