The Business Times: Vietnam target: 30% of new publicly-funded buildings should be green by 2020

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• Vietnam target: 30% of new publicly-funded buildings should be green by 2020
• Singaporean investors eye Vietnamese real estate market
• June 2: Vietnam Gold Falls to VND36.36Mln/Tael
• Vietnam Manufacturing PMI Edges Down in May: HSBC
• Vietnam Runs $1.65Bln Trade Surplus in 5M/2014: MoIT
• Will formula milk price caps benefit consumers?
• City suburb seeks investment
• Vietnamese goods struggle to compete
• Binh Duong leads country in FDI attraction
• PM adds more exit points for tax breaks

Vietnam target: 30% of new publicly-funded buildings should be green by 2020 Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:51 AM PDT Representatives from Fair-ventures Worldwide FVW gGmbH and the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart (Hft Stuggart) joined Vietnamese construction experts to introduce green building strategies at a workshop here last Thursday. “Green building is an integral part of urban and rural sustainable development, contributing significantly to a country”s sustainable development,” said Pham Ngoc Dang, President of […] The post Vietnam target: 30% of new publicly-funded buildings should be green by 2020 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Singaporean investors eye Vietnamese real estate market Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:50 AM PDT Vietnamese and Singaporean real estate investors on May 30 toured a number of real estate projects aiming to get a better understanding of the opportunities for investment in the country. SLP Group from Singapore said that it is keen on investments in residential, commercial office buildings and industrial parks. It is also aware that the […] The post Singaporean investors eye Vietnamese real estate market appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

June 2: Vietnam Gold Falls to VND36.36Mln/Tael Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:49 AM PDT This morning, Vietnam gold dropped by VND100,000/tael versus last weekend close, following the world suit. As of 09:27 am today, Hanoi time, SJC Hochiminh was traded at VND36.26 million/tael for bid and VND36.36 million/tael for ask, respectively. SJC in the North quoted at VND36.26 million/tael for bid and VND36.38 million/tael for ask. Techcombank gold prices […] The post June 2: Vietnam Gold Falls to VND36.36Mln/Tael appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam Manufacturing PMI Edges Down in May: HSBC Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:47 AM PDT Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) of Vietnam edged down to 52.5 points in May from 53.1 points in April, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) said in its report released today [June 2]. This is the ninth consecutive month Vietnam's PMI surpassed 50 point threshold, meaning that the country's manufacturing sector continues growing. Overall manufacturing […] The post Vietnam Manufacturing PMI Edges Down in May: HSBC appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam Runs $1.65Bln Trade Surplus in 5M/2014: MoIT Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:46 AM PDT Vietnam was estimated to have run a trade surplus of $1.65 billion in the first 5 months of this year, accounting for 2.8% of total export turnover, vietnamplus.vn reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). In details, Vietnam exported $58.5 billion worth of goods in the period, making a year on […] The post Vietnam Runs $1.65Bln Trade Surplus in 5M/2014: MoIT appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Will formula milk price caps benefit consumers? Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:43 AM PDT In late April the finance ministry examined the country’s five largest formula milk producers and decided to cap the prices of the 25 most popular products in an attempt to protect consumers. The five companies — Vinamilk, Nestle Vietnam, Mead Johnson Vietnam, Friesland Campina Vietnam, and 3A Nutrition Vietnam, the authorized distributor of Abbott — […] The post Will formula milk price caps benefit consumers? appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

City suburb seeks investment Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:41 AM PDT The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of HCM City in collaboration with the city’s Northwest Metropolitan Area Authority on Saturday organised a conference to call for investment in the city’s Northwest Metropolitan Area. Located in Hoc Mon and Cu Chi districts 30km away from the city’s centre, the NWMA connects directly with many strategic transportation […] The post City suburb seeks investment appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnamese goods struggle to compete Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:40 AM PDT The Vietnamese-To-Use-Vietnamese-Goods campaign plays an important role in building a consumer culture that learns to purchase Vietnamese products and manufacture more Vietnamese goods of high quality. However, there remains many challenges in serving the local market and in exporting locally made goods. Business insiders and policy-makers have to seek solutions to handle these challenges. It […] The post Vietnamese goods struggle to compete appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Binh Duong leads country in FDI attraction Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:38 AM PDT The southern province of Binh Duong has seen a strong inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI), with US$815 million registered in the locality. According to Binh Duong People’s Committee, the latest addition has helped the province to fulfill 82 per cent of its yearly FDI target in the first five months of this year and […] The post Binh Duong leads country in FDI attraction appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

PM adds more exit points for tax breaks Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:38 AM PDT Foreigners will enjoy value-added tax (VAT) refunds at more border gates when they exit from Viet Nam starting July 1, following approval by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. In his document, No 806/TTg-KTTK issued last Friday, the Prime Minister agreed to increase the number of border gates accepting VAT refunds from two to seven. They […] The post PM adds more exit points for tax breaks appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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