Land issues box investors into a corner

Land issues box investors into a corner

Land clearance is emerging as the biggest issue blocking many foreign direct investment projects from prospering in Vietnam. Ngoc Linh takes a closer look.
Tata Steel closer to exit

Tata Steel closer to exit

The giant Tata Steel steel manufacturing project remains deadlocked with the Indian firm forced to think about relocating the $5 billion project to other countries.
Steel projects bent out of shape by land woes

Steel projects bent out of shape by land woes

Site clearance woes are proving thorns in the side of billion-dollar foreign-invested steel projects.
US firms’ high-profile standoff

US firms’ high-profile standoff

Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Committee is at loggerheads with two United States companies that are refusing to advance site clearance costs for massive tourism projects.
Now or never for Tata

Now or never for Tata

“Unless both sides can reach an agreement on the issues, an investment certificate will be impossible”
Resettlement areas slow down highway project

Resettlement areas slow down highway project

Unexpected big fund required for building resettlement areas threatens investment efficiency of the 245-kilometre-long Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway project.
Tata Steel gets boxed into a corner

Tata Steel gets boxed into a corner

Tata Steel will enter last chance saloon when Ha Tinh People’s Committee asks whether it will pursue its $5 billion integrated steel project.
Site clearance holds back Tata Steel’s project

Site clearance holds back Tata Steel’s project

Tata Steel will have to fork out for resettlement and site clearance if it wants to pursue its mega steel manufacturing project in central Ha Tinh province.
Court now looms for bitter dispute

Court now looms for bitter dispute

An unsolved dispute between a Hong Kong-backed company and a local firm over a southern Long An province real estate project may be brought to court.