Ho Chi Minh City plans to call for investment in new materials that could replace sand used in some construction projects in response to an increase in illegal sand mining activities, according to Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee. A new materials research centre in Ho Chi Minh City (Source:http://vibm.vn) […]
Read MoreInvestors pay the price as Vietnam condotels unravel. Legal loopholes are being blamed for thousands of condotel investors being hurt, but avarice has also been a factor, experts say. Major condotel project Cocobay Da Nang made headlines this week as its developer Empire Group announced it will stop paying buyers their annual returns starting next […]
Read MoreJapanese investors find Vietnam third best destination. Vietnam has climbed one place this year to become the third most attractive investment destination for Japanese businesses behind India and China. According to a survey conducted by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), 36.4 percent of Japanese overseas businesses chose Vietnam as their most preferred destination […]
Read MoreOle Scheeren unveils plans for a spectacular ‘sky forest’ in Vietnam The architect behind some of Asia’s most recognizable buildings has unveiled plans for a new skyscraper that he hopes will change the face of Vietnam’s largest city. Featuring an observation deck and an urban garden hundreds of feet above the ground, Ole Scheeren’s latest […]
Read MoreGia Lai to develop first wind power plant Chairman of Gia Lai People’s Committee Võ Ngọc Thành talks about the potential of wind power. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam-based HBRE Wind Power and Thailand’s Super Energy Corporation recently kicked off a wind power project worth VNĐ1.8 trillion (US$ 77.7 million) in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. Hồ Tá Tín, chairman of […]
Read MoreThe architect transforming cities into ‘vertical forests’ Architect Stefano Boeri has always been obsessed with trees. The Italian traces his fascination back to a novel he read as a child, “Il Barone Rampante” (“The Baron in the Trees”), in which a young boy climbs up into a world of trees and vows to never to […]
Read MoreQuảng Bình Province develops southward with eye on investment Quảng Bình Province is rapidly improving its infrastructure to attract investors. — VNS Photo QUẢNG BÌNH — Improved infrastructure, incentive policies and natural advantages have made the central province of Quảng Bình a new investment magnet. Situated 200km from Đà Nẵng City, Quảng Bình boasts excellent transport links in the form of National […]
Read MoreLocated close to Hanoi and owning 18 industrial zones and 32 industrial clusters, Vinh Phuc is improving its investment and trade environment, enhancing its competitive capability to attract investment, particularly from Europe and the United States. Vinh Phuc’s leader signs MoUs with Amcham, Eurocham, and AHK to facilitate enterprises to invest in the province Wishing […]
Read MoreGearing up for tantalising Wínk Hotels experience A brand of hotels embracing Indochina’s old and new traditions is about to make its mark in central Vietnam. The ceremony for Wínk Hotels’ entrance into Danang took place on November 2 A joint-venture between leading Vietnamese real estate developer Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation, one of Japan’s […]
Read MoreWorld Trade Centre to be built in Bình Dương New City Becamex IDC on Saturday officially becomes member of World Trade Centres Association. BÌNH DƯƠNG — The World Trade Centre Bình Dương New City (WTC BDNC), a complex of facilities to promote international trade, will be built in the namesake southern province. The launching ceremony for […]
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