Kien Giang Province plans to improve infrastructure at six industrial clusters by 2020 and 14 by 2025 to improve the production value of its industries. By 2020, more than VND2 trillion (US$88.7 million) is expected to be spent on infrastructure, and more than 17,620 new jobs would be created. The clusters’ production value is expected […]
Read MoreJapan’s largest energy producer and distributor has signed up to hold a stake in the northern port city of Haiphong-based DEEP C Green Energy. During the signing ceremony held last week at the Belgian embassy in Tokyo, Tepco Power Grid (TEPCO) officially became a shareholder in DEEP C Green Energy (DCGE), a company established under […]
Read MoreFoxconn, the world’s biggest electronics contract manufacturer and a key Apple Inc supplier, is considering setting up a factory in Vietnam to mitigate any impact of an ongoing trade war between the United States and China, Vietnamese state media reported. The move would be one of the first significant steps by a major company with […]
Read MoreA report from Our World in Data indicates that the energy, manufacturing, and construction industries are the biggest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. And scientists continue to work on ways to lessen the impact of those emissions. Take self-tinting windows, for instance. There is plenty of ongoing research into smart windows that change their […]
Read MoreVietnam`s industrial parks and economic zones remained the country`s magnet in attracting foreign investment. As of November 2018, Vietnam’s industrial parks and economic zones attracted 8,000 foreign projects with total capital of nearly US$145 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Meanwhile, as much as VND970 trillion (US$41.62 billion) in terms of […]
Read MoreExperts said that the government and domestic firms must take actions against Chinese firms, which ship their unfinished products to Vietnam and then export them to the US through a Vietnam-based firm as an intermediary to avoid tariffs. Indirect investment from China to Vietnam is surging sharply, causing concerns as Chinese companies could use the […]
Read MoreJapanese firms are scaling up investment into Vietnam’s textile and garment sector to take advantage of the huge market potential and Vietnam’s new-generation free trade agreements. Several months ago, leading Japanese general trading company Itochu bought an additional 10 per cent stake in Vietnam’s state-owned textile and garment conglomerate Vinatex, bringing its ownership to approximately […]
Read MoreSolar power investors seem to be “running away” from Binh Thuan as the electric grid in the area is overload. “Need to sell Binh Thuan solar farm, 50Mwp. Selling price is $220,000 per Mwp, the land use right licence is 50 years, got the power purchase agreement (PPA)” is a short advertisement published on a […]
Read MoreHanoi has lured approximately US$6.5 billion in foreign direct investment since the beginning of this year, making it the country’s largest six-month FDI attractor for the first time. The information was announced at the 16th meeting of Hanoi city Party Committee, which opened on November 28, to review the city’s socio-economic development in 2018 and […]
Read MoreThe Asia Pacific region has the highest climate smart investment potential of any region in the world, representing by far the biggest opportunity in green buildings, estimated at a US$17.8 trillion opportunity by 2030. With about 1.2 billion more people expected to live in Asian cities in 35 years, the cities have the potential to […]
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