Long An leads the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). The province granted investment licences to 105 FDI projects with a total registered capital of US$904 million in 2015, an increase of 10 projects and $533 million in capital, compared to the previous year. Long An currently has 28 industrial […]
Read MoreA number of investment projects in the last decade have changed Phu Quoc Island from a rough diamond into a polished pearl, and a magnet for major domestic and international investors, a realty expert has said. Vietnam’s biggest island is undergoing an overhaul ten years after the government approved a master plan in 2004 for […]
Read MoreA Vietnamese supplier has finally qualified to join the production supply chain of Samsung, and has been licensed to develop a multibillion-dollar project to make the best use of the opportunity. On January 7, Minh Nguyen Co. received the license investment for a VND16 trillion (US$71 million) project at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in […]
Read MoreYoung Woong, Song1 and Yoon Ki, Choi2* 1 MEST-NRF Research Professor, Ph.D., Research Institute of Frontier Technology, Soong sil University, Seoul, Korea 2 Associate Professor, Ph.D., Dept of Architectural Engineering, Soong sil University, Seoul, Korea * Corresponding author (ykchoi@ssu.ac.kr) ABSTRACT: Construction companies require a management system to increase efficiency and profit due to the competitive […]
Read MoreSelf-healing. Sound like something Oprah might teach you to do? Well, just about everybody from MIT Scientists to European professors to U.K. engineers are knee deep in it. And they’re doing it in the name of concrete.Why you should care: Self-healing concrete stands to improve durability, safety, and reduce maintenance costs. You might have heard of it. […]
Read MoreUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), better known as drones, are taking on larger roles in construction. Utilizing drones to execute essential tasks appears to be a logical step towards making projects safer, more efficient and less costly. However, operating drones on worksites also creates complex logistical issues that must be thoroughly evaluated. Before drones become an […]
Read MoreThe construction industry is facing a labor shortage, and project managers (PMs) are among the top three hardest to find of skilled workers. Four out of five organizations report that they are struggling to find qualified PMs, and more than 20% of PMs are approaching retirement age and will need replacing. How did this shortage […]
Read MoreThe new incentives ushered in by the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community has prompted foreign investors to boost their investment in Vietnam. However, many local firms are missing out on opportunities offered by this trade liberalisation mechanism. Thanh Tung reports. There is big concern that Vietnamese firms still know too little about the AEC […]
Read MoreVietnam is going to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) this coming February, just as Vietnamese negotiators previously agreed with counterparts from the 11 remaining members of the trade pact. In the 14th plenary meeting of Vietnam’s Party Central Committee concluded on January 13, it was decided that the Vietnamese negotiators would, together with other TPP […]
Read MoreQUANG NGAI (Biz Hub) — The Thien Tan Group will invest VND779 billion (US$34.6 million) in the Thien Tan eco-urban zone project and Thien But Park in the central Quang Ngai Province. Group Chairman Huynh Kim Lap told Viet Nam News that the construction of the project will begin this year on an area of […]
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