Vietnam workers to get a pay hike
Tweet Rising costs of living in Asia are forcing most countries to review their workers’ salaries amid rising concerns that failure to do so may be a recipe for unrest.…
Vietnam Airlines and Indonesia’s Post Logistiks prepare for IPO
Tweet Two large government owned enterprises in South East Asia have both announced plans to IPO in the next year. The Vietnam government will sell up to 30% of its…
Vietnam’s questionable phone merger to go through
Tweet A government organised merger between Vietnam’s top mobile operators, Vinaphone and MobiFone, is being criticised for stiffling competition, but looks set to get waived through anyway by the country’s…
Why South East Asia is the fifth BRIC nation
Tweet The economies of South East Asia are performing so robustly that management consultants BCG have suggested that as a unit they should become the fifth ‘BRIC’ nation. The countries…
Vietnam plans radical banking consolidation
Tweet Weak banks in Vietnam will be forced to merge under plans unveiled today by the government to stabilize and restructure the country’s economy over the next three years. The…
USD 4 billion Halong Bay resort and airport plan announced for Vietnam
Tweet Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh is in serious investment mood.A news website ,VnExpress, reported Wednesday that 18 investment projects in the province are up for grabs , including…
Rolls-Royce to spread its wings to Vietnam and Thailand after an impressive performance in China
Tweet A top executive at Rolls-Royce, a British ultra-luxury carmaker, said Wednesday that the company is planning to expand to Thailand and Vietnam. The news comes after the automaker posted…
Vietnam successfully replaces lost steel sales at home with exports
Tweet Vietnam’s earnings from 2 million tonnes of steel exports will top US$1.8 billion this year, Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) said Tuesday. According to VSA, the results were attributed to…
Vietnam tuna being sold to twice as many countries as last year
Tweet Vietnamese tuna exports have nearly doubled this year, Vietnam News reported on Monday. Quoting the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the news agency said that tuna…
Strong Cambodian economy boosts number of outbound travelers
Tweet The number of travelers from Cambodia in the first nine months of this year has gone up 38.6 percent to 509,200. Statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism on Friday have…
