Economy
Delayed Decision Making, Climate Change and Technological Progress – Factors that Beg Rethinking the Indus Water Treaty
One of Asia’s largest river systems, the Indus River Basin (IRB), consists of the key artery, the Indus River, and several tributaries – the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas rivers. Together, these six rivers carry approximately 0.2 billion cubic metres of water annually.
Economy
Liverpool FC and AXA Celebrate Continued Growth of Its Successful Partnership Until 2029
Liverpool FC and Official Global Training Partner AXA have agreed to a five-year extension, continuing their long-term meaningful partnership until at least 2029.
Economy
HDBank targets high growth in 2024: $625.5m profits, 30% dividend
The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, stock code: HDB) has announced an ambitious pre-tax profit target of VND15.85 trillion (US$625.5 million) for 2024, a 22% increase from the previous year, at its annual general meeting on Friday, April 26.
Michael Lohscheller Appointed New CEO of VinFast Global
Vingroup, the largest conglomerate in Vietnam, announced today that it has appointed Michael Lohscheller as the CEO of its automotive division VinFast Global.
MOVE Network Showcases Partnerships with UCOLLEX at Ani-Com HK 2021
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 26 July 2021 - MOVE Network, the NFT aggregator, kick-started its collaboration with UCOLLEX at the 22nd Annual ACGHK Expo 23-26 July 2021. ACGHK (Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong) is one of the largest annual summer events held in Hong Kong.
Hang Lung Collaborates with Hyatt to Launch Grand Hyatt Residences Kunming at Spring City 66
HONG KONG SAR / KUNMING, CHINA - Media OutReach - 26 July 2021 - Hang Lung Properties today announced its collaboration with global hospitality group, Hyatt, to establish the first Grand Hyatt branded Residences for sale, in Kunming.
LABS Group: The World’s First Resort NFT Successfully Raised $3,650,000 - Live Auction is on 26th July
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 26 July 2021 - LABS Group, an end-to-end blockchain property investment platform, has successfully raised $3,650,000 for Kunang Kunang Resort.
Vietnam’s Goal Of Having 1 Million Enterprises Still Far Away
Expectations to transform business households into companies have been unsuccessful as most households did not want to officially become companies. The goal to have 1 million businesses by the end of 2020, thus, was not met.
Vietnam Sees Decline In Textile Orders
With many local textile-garment makers unable to confirm when they can resume operations, many of their foreign business partners are switching orders from Vietnam to other countries.
Central Da Nang City Lures Investment In Mid COVID-19
The US’s Vector Fabrication Inc has been scouting locations in central Vietnam for a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) factory with an estimated investment of 60 million USD, according to the Head of the Da Nang Hi-tech Park and Industrial Zones Authority (Da Nang HPIZA), Pham Truong Son.
HCM City Sets To Sustain Growth Momentum in 2021
Ho Chi Minh City aims to sustain growth momentum in the remaining months of this year even when it is battling the worst-ever COVID-19 resurgence which began in late May.
Domestic trade to make up 15 percent of GDP by 2030
A strategy for developing domestic trade between 2021 and 2030 has been signed off by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, aiming to raise domestic trade’s proportion in the country’s GDP to 15 - 15.5 percent in the next 10 years.
VietnamBriefing Highlights Vietnam's Strengths in Foreign Investment Attraction
"Foreign investors are increasingly choosing Vietnam as a China plus one destination to combat rising costs in China and other unpredictable scenarios, such as trade shocks," said VietnamBriefing.
Vietnamese Economy's Changes Over Last Five Years
In their latest forecast, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank said Vietnam is on track to outpace both Malaysia and Singapore this year.
KingHash Intelligent One-Stop Mining Platform May Change Mining Ecology
Abstract: The cryptocurrency market was sluggish in the first half of 2020 and gradually reversed in the second half of the year.
Vietnam Government supports T&T Group in purchase of 40 million Sputnik V vaccine doses
HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach - 22 July 2021 - On July 12, the Government of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 73/NQ-CP allowing T&T Group to purchase Sputnik V vaccines from the Russian Federation without using funds from the State budget or Vietnam's COVID-19 Vaccine Fund.
GEODIS Honored With Lenovo Logistics Excellence Award for Service in the Americas
GEODIS, a global supply chain operator, has been recognized by Lenovo, a Fortune Global 500 company and technology leader in smart devices and solutions, with the Logistics Excellence Award.
Vietnam's Business Opportunities Introduced to Swiss Firms
On July 20, business, trade and investment opportunities in Vietnam were introduced to enterprises of Geneva and French-speaking states of Switzerland during a seminar in Geneva.
Callsign invited to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 21 July 2021 - Callsign, the digital trust pioneer, has been invited by the World Economic Forum to join its Global Innovators Community; a group of the world's most promising start-ups and scale-ups that are at the forefront of technological and business model innovation.
SleekFlow Picked Malaysia and Singapore As Their First Step In The SEA Expansion Plan
SleekFlow has recently raised a 7-figure MYR Pre-A round investment from Gobi Partners China (Gobi), the investment manager of Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF) will expand their business to SEA.
NTT and Fujitsu Hong Kong announce partnership to drive Mobile Digital Workplaces
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 21 July 2021 - NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technology services provider, and Fujitsu Hong Kong today announced a partnership to address the emerging demands for Mobile Digital Workplaces in Hong Kong.
Vietnam’s Central Bank Continues to Improve Exchange Rate Flexibility to Ease US Currency Concern
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will continue to improve exchange rate flexibility over time.
Secrets of Phuong Uyen Tran – the Inheritor of Tan Hiep Phat
Upon first meeting the esteemed Phuong Uyen Tran, VNT's Le Hang was awestruck by the heiress's sincerity. She covers Phuong's emotions, her father, and personal stories discussed in the book “Dr. Thanh’s stories”.
