87.9pc enterprises optimistic about business, production

87.9pc enterprises optimistic about business, production

Business and production performances are expected to be better or remain stable compared to Q3 of 2019.
Masan Consumer expanding FMCG empire in VN

Masan Consumer expanding FMCG empire in VN

In a July 2012 bulletin sent to Masan Group employees, titled "From darkness to dawn", the company CEO, Madhur Maini, said the firm is eyeing a bigger share in the Vietnamese retail and consumer product sector.
Corporate governance to unlock door to stock secrets

Corporate governance to unlock door to stock secrets

Dr. Christian Kamm, president of Kamm Investment - a US-backed investment advisory firm based in Ho Chi Minh City, writes that local investors can follow in the footsteps of their foreign counterparts in using firms’ corporate governance standards to give clarity to a chaotic market.
Mekong Capital pushing for tax changes

Mekong Capital pushing for tax changes

Mekong Capital is facing a big challenge in realising its gains due to local tax policy, a problem that has made the foreign private equity firm stuck over the past two years.
The long goodbye

The long goodbye

LIKE many unhappily married couples, Yahoo! and Alibaba have not found it easy to divorce.
Retailers reach out for business

Retailers reach out for business

Retail firms are stretching their tentacles to strengthen domestic market positions.
Firms urged to sign up for brand protection

Firms urged to sign up for brand protection

A lack of attention to brand value protection is hurting local firms.
Garment firms seek a good fit

Garment firms seek a good fit

Garment firms are showing a growing appetite for stitching up expansion deals through acquisitions.
Firm caught red handed

Firm caught red handed

A big Japanese-backed firm has been hit by giant tax in arrears bills twice due to trade fraud.
Companies struggle to rediscover their feet

Companies struggle to rediscover their feet

Firms forced to leave inner Ho Chi Minh City are facing many difficulties to resume operations.
VnSteel hunts Japanese partner

VnSteel hunts Japanese partner

VnSteel, the biggest steel producer in Vietnam, is in talks with five major Japanese steel firms to seek a foreign partner by 2012’s end.
Painful trademark lessons learnt

Painful trademark lessons learnt

A Chinese firm’s current use of a big Vietnamese trademark is a painful reminder for local enterprises to protect their trademarks.
Strong winds knock firms off their targets

Strong winds knock firms off their targets

Scores of local firms are considering lowering 2011 profit targets due to economic uncertainties.
Foxconn dials in cell plant

Foxconn dials in cell plant

Taiwan’s Foxconn will start construction of its long delayed cell-phone manufacturing factory in Vinh Phuc province next month.
Finding quality workers is hard labour

Finding quality workers is hard labour

A dearth of quality labour is concerning foreign software companies.