High-calibre names lining up for the Vietnam Value Programme

High-calibre names lining up for the Vietnam Value Programme

Vietnam is eager to foster the promotion of domestic businesses and their products and as such, honours chosen applicants every two years, thereby encouraging the establishment of high-quality standards in product design and execution.
Leading testing and quality certification firm enters Vietnam

Leading testing and quality certification firm enters Vietnam

Dt&C Vina has just inaugurated an R&D centre and a centre of test and quality certification on the area of 1ha in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park.
Quality, price key to conquering Japan: experts

Quality, price key to conquering Japan: experts

To gain entry to the Japanese market, Vietnamese firms should pay attention to two factors, quality and price, experts told a roundtable on “Selling products to Japanese market” in HCM City on Wednesday.
Coffee to be restructured for higher quality production

Coffee to be restructured for higher quality production

Vietnam will narrow down its coffee plantation areas and improve coffee product structure in a bid to create high-quality beans with higher productivity.
FV Hospital putting the case straight

FV Hospital putting the case straight 1

Foreign-invested FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City was the first hospital in Vietnam to be accredited by an international organisation, the French Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), in 2007.  
Long An takes long-term stance

Long An takes long-term stance

Aiming to make Long An province as a gateway to the Mekong River Delta and a southern key economic zone with 14 per cent annual growth, the prime minister in early October 2012 ratified the provincial socio-economic development plan until 2020 with the vision towards 2030.
Encountering a World’s First: LG’s 84-inch UD TV at IFA 2012

Encountering a World’s First: LG’s 84-inch UD TV at IFA 2012

At IFA 2012, one of the “must see” products and key attractions was LG’s 84-inch Ultra Definition TV.
Staying in the lap of luxury

Staying in the lap of luxury

How is luxury defined in Vietnam’s hotel industry, how has the luxury hotel market been evolving, and what are the trends ahead? Paul Stoll, chief development officer of Celadon International investigates
Vietnam looks to escape labour trap

Vietnam looks to escape labour trap

Vietnam plans to upskill its workforce by offering sweet carrots to foreign vocational training providers.
Seeking ways to paint a better FDI picture

Seeking ways to paint a better FDI picture

Vietnam has shifted its focus from quantity to quality when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). But, the country must resolve inherent obstacles to improve its investment climate.
Vinmec’s healthy hospital-hotel model

Vinmec’s healthy hospital-hotel model

In January 2012, the leading domestic real estate developer Vingroup brought the country’s largest international private hospital into life after a record 10 month construction period.
PM Dung’s New Year message

PM Dung’s New Year message

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message emphasizing the central tasks of 2012, which include economic restructuring, growth model renovation, fast and sustainable development.
Japan shows the way forward in the construction field

Japan shows the way forward in the construction field

Experts from Vietnam and Japan have compared notes in the construction quality and project management field.
Time to embrace branding

Time to embrace branding

Until the lengthy time before move-in, what apartment buyers are relying on is an image. Yet most developers fail to develop a strong brand image for their project and themselves, writes Richard Moore.
Change of course needed in FDI’s long voyage

Change of course needed in FDI’s long voyage

While Vietnam is targeting sustainable development, it also needs to change its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy. Vice Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong talks about the change.
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