The Business Times: Information technology firms raise investment in Hanoi

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• Information technology firms raise investment in Hanoi
• Farmers suffer as rice remains unsold
• Vinamilk tops payout value
• UAE tops phone importers’ list
• Quarter 1 sees good signs in national economy
• Futures not practical for now
• Why Vietnam wants to attract multi-billion dollar FDI projects?
• Vietnam largest importer of soybean meal from Argentina
• Malaysian PM encourages business expansion in Vietnam
• Quang Binh hosts investment promotion conference

Information technology firms raise investment in Hanoi Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:30 PM PDT The capital city attracted more than 300 IT projects with a total investment of 1.8 billion USD in 2013. This represented an increase of 13 percent in the number of projects and 21 percent in terms of value. Of this, 1.6 billion USD went into 43 projects in centralised information technology zones, according to the […] The post Information technology firms raise investment in Hanoi appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Farmers suffer as rice remains unsold Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:26 PM PDT The Tin Tuc newspaper reported last week that ever since farmers in the region began harvesting the winter-spring crop last month, prices in the local market have fallen, except for a brief five-day surge. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) estimates output from the winter-spring crop in the region to reach 4.3 million […] The post Farmers suffer as rice remains unsold appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vinamilk tops payout value Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:25 PM PDT Investors received dividends worth almost VND3 trillion (US$142.8 million) in cash from the beginning of this year to date from 88 listed companies on both national stock exchanges, according to statistics of Vietstock.vn Vinamilk (VNM) led in dividend payout by value in the first three months of this year, reaching VND667 billion ($317.6 million) at […] The post Vinamilk tops payout value appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

UAE tops phone importers’ list Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:23 PM PDT The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the biggest importer of Vietnamese phone and phone accessories, with growth of over 100 per cent year-on-year since 2010.  According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnamese cellphones to the UAE reached export turnover of US$71 million in 2010, then jumped to $364 million in 2011, $1.5 billion […] The post UAE tops phone importers’ list appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Quarter 1 sees good signs in national economy Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:20 PM PDT Positive growth was seen across the board in the first quarter of 2014, laying the foundation for the country to achieve its development goals this year, said the Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO), Nguyen Bich Lam. GSO statistics showed that the national economy expanded by 4.96 percent in the first three months […] The post Quarter 1 sees good signs in national economy appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Futures not practical for now Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:19 PM PDT Amendments to the Real Estate Law should make the property sector more transparent, Pham Sy Liem, former Deputy Construction Minister tells the Dai doan ket (Great National Unity) Newspaper. What do you think about the proposal that foreign entities and individuals as well as overseas Vietnamese be allowed to engage in the real estate business […] The post Futures not practical for now appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Why Vietnam wants to attract multi-billion dollar FDI projects? Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:18 PM PDT Vietnam not only covets the massive amounts of capital brought in by big foreign investors. It aims to many more things when trying to attract foreign invested mammoth projects. Jobs for domestic enterprises and technology transfer Vietnam rolled out a warm reception to Samsung when it expressed its wish to do long term business here. […] The post Why Vietnam wants to attract multi-billion dollar FDI projects? appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam largest importer of soybean meal from Argentina Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:16 PM PDT Vietnam was Argentina's largest consumer of soybean meal in the first quarter of this year, importing 554,000 tonnes for US$289 million. The website valorsoja.com reported Vietnam accounted for 12.5% of the total soybean meal market share of this South American nation. Other Southeast Asian countries importing soybean meal from Argentina by market share included Indonesia […] The post Vietnam largest importer of soybean meal from Argentina appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Malaysian PM encourages business expansion in Vietnam Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:13 PM PDT Malaysian PM Najib Tun Razak has called on Malaysian businesses investing in Vietnam to seize opportunities to expand operations supported by the two countries' growing ties. Addressing a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese and Malaysian businesses in Hanoi on April 5, Najib also called on Vietnamese companies to boost investment and trade ties with Malaysia. […] The post Malaysian PM encourages business expansion in Vietnam appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Quang Binh hosts investment promotion conference Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:11 PM PDT Nearly 200 officials and businesspeople attended an investment promotion conference in the central province of Quang Binh on April 5, the first of its kind in the locality. Quang Binh currently has 276 registered investment projects with a combined capitalization of nearly VND100,000 billion, of which 158 projects worth VND78,900 billion have been licensed. Nguyen […] The post Quang Binh hosts investment promotion conference appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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