Vietnam Investment Review

Thirteenth Swing for the Kids officially tees-off

Swing for the Kids tees off at noon today at the Mountainview and Kings Course of BRG Kings Island Golf Resort.

Over 12 successful seasons, members of the Organising Board of the charity golf tournament Swing for Kids have witnessed hundreds of happy handshakes and enthusiastic contributions from golfers and sponsors.

$440 million of Sabeco capitalisation evaporates

The plunge in the valuation of SAB shares on the transaction session of April 18 sent VND10.13 trillion ($440.4 million) of Sabeco's charter capital disappear in a puff of smoke.

Corporate 07:46

Vietnam Airlines achieves $65.21 million consolidated profit

Coverage 17:41

$440 million of Sabeco capitalisation evaporates

Property 08:00

Hongkong Land’s latest luxury project is located in Ho Chi Minh city

Helping students achieve their dreams

AirAsia changes the plan to enter Vietnamese market

Vinamilk eager for M&A with GTNfoods to expand market share

Corporate

CEO Talk

Biz Link

GE

Sapo sales managing application to prevent long-going loss of revenue

To help retail stores avoid losing revenue and boost profit, Sapo Technology JSC has launched its free-of-charge Sapo sales management mobile phone application.

Vietnam Airlines achieves $65.21 million consolidated profit

Bright prospects for Vietnam’s golf tourism

Investing

M&A

Outbound Investment

30 years of FDI

North-South Expressway investment conference delayed till late April

The MoT will delay the investment promotion conference for the Eastern Cluster of the North-South Expressway project in the 2017-2020 period until late April.

AirAsia changes the plan to enter Vietnamese market

AirAsia has just scrapped its joint venture plan to set up a low-cost carrier in Vietnam with local partners.

Industrial property boosts appeal to investors

A large number of companies from Europe, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and China are choosing to invest in building manufacturing facilities in Vietnam, promising a boost to the development of the industrial property segment.

Rearranging retail via M&A

Mergers and acquisitions are on the upswing in the crowded Vietnamese retail market, bolstered by local retailers expanding their presence amid fierce competition.

Green Growth

Energy Efficiency

Beverage giants cannot stay out of plastic reduction trend

Three things to know as Germany opens massive ocean wind park

$110 million wind farm kicked off in Bac Lieu

Danang announces smart city project

Property

Green Buildings

Industrial Properties

Housing developers target hospitality segment

Many giant housing real-estate developers in HCM City are flocking to the hospitality segment by developing or distributing new projects in tourism areas.

Industrial property boosts appeal to investors

Hongkong Land’s latest luxury project is located in Ho Chi Minh city

Domestic property market stable in Q1

La Luna Holdings and its strategy for speeding up in 2019

Money

Insurance

Smart Payment Trends

Citi launches biometric authentication for institutional clients in Vietnam

Institutional clients of Citi in Vietnam and across selected markets in the region can now use fingerprint or facial recognition to access Citi’s institutional banking platform on mobile.

Shares bounce back after three-day decline

Shares rebounded on Friday morning after a three-day decline thanks to the recovery of major large caps.

Shares extend losses despite foreign net buying

Shares extend losses on low liquidity

Avalanche of credit programmes to support SMEs and individuals

Vietcombank, PwC cooperate on digital banking transformation

Leisure

Travel

Sports

Hotels & Restaurants

Boat tour boosts Trang An tourism

The new boat tour at the tourism hub of Trang An complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh is adding more prestige to the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site while at the same time strengthening ...

Bright prospects for Vietnam’s golf tourism

Vietnam – an emerging top destination for golf tourism

Hotels & Restaurants

AC Milan fined €86,000 for Kessie, Bakayoko shirt prank

Djokovic knocked out as 'lucky' Nadal battles on in Monte Carlo

Arsenal edge out Napoli to reach Europa League semi-finals

I cannot stop Messi alone, admits Van Dijk

Videos

Gala Swing For the Kids 2019

Hanoi listed in Top 25 global destinations by TripAdvisor

Swing for the Kids 2019

Ban flowers bloom across Dien Bien

Racing pigs on fire on racetrack

Exhibition on Vietnamese zodiac to welcome Tet

Photos

Handshakes of philanthropists - Swing for the Kids 2019

Street carnival in Sam Son

Hung Kings Temple Festival 2019 opens in Phu Tho

Infographics

Tran Quoc pagoda among world's ten incredibly beautiful ones

Son Doong cave remains a mystery (Infographics)

Society

Swing for the Kids

CSR

More victims of Facebook security lapse

Facebook revealed that its security lapse affected millions of Instagram users amidst the political turmoil caused by the Muller report.

Thirteenth Swing for the Kids officially tees-off

Swing for the Kids tees off at noon today at the Mountainview and Kings Course of BRG Kings Island Golf Resort.

Handshakes of philanthropists

Over 12 successful seasons, members of the Organising Board of the charity golf tournament Swing for Kids have witnessed hundreds of happy handshakes and enthusiastic contributions from golfers and sponsors.

Helping students achieve their dreams

Con Dao’s airport to be expanded

Swing for the Kids 2019: Long established tournament

World News

Thailand: Roadmap to tackle plastic waste approved

The Thai Cabinet has approved a roadmap to tackle plastic waste in the years 2018-2030 to reduce the use of plastic and end the use of certain types of plastic because of its increasing harm ...

IMF approves US$118.2 million rapid credit for Mozambique

The International Monetary Fund board on Friday (May 19) approved an US$118.2 million credit that will be rushed out for cyclone-devastated Mozambique to help with the recovery efforts.

Notre-Dame paintings removed amid lead pollution fears

French art experts headed into the stricken Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to remove all the remaining paintings on Friday (Apr 19) despite warnings from an environmental group that the site could be a toxic health ...

Down in the polls, Ukraine leader begs for second chance

Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko begged for forgiveness and a second chance on Thursday (Apr 18) as polls showed him facing all-but-certain defeat three days ahead of a presidential vote.

WTO largely sides with US in dispute over China grain import tariffs: Panel

The World Trade Organisation on Thursday (Apr 18) largely sided with the United States in its Obama-era case against Beijing over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain.