The Business Times: Vietnamese tycoons pour money into overseas projects

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• Vietnamese tycoons pour money into overseas projects
• Shopping malls combine modern and traditional retail to attract customers
• Vietnamese aviation training poor
• Vinalines losses down last year
• Vietnam’s economy at a crossroads in 2015
• Vietnam, EU conclude last FTA talk round
• Opponents of Vietnamese goods: Thai or Chinese products?
• Careers with the highest incomes in VN
• Lending rates may inch up in Q3
• Finance ministry wants better controls on transport charges

Vietnamese tycoons pour money into overseas projects Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:22 PM PST More and more wealthy Vietnamese businesspeople have been looking for investment opportunities overseas, but the results have been less than satisfactory. In late 2014, ThaiVietjet officially joined the world's aviation market. This is a joint venture between Thai Kan Air which contributed 51 percent of capital, and Vietjet Air, a "rising star" in Vietnam, which […] The post Vietnamese tycoons pour money into overseas projects appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Shopping malls combine modern and traditional retail to attract customers Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:21 PM PST As high-end shopping malls continue to face difficulties attracting customers, some retailers are combining two business models, modern merchandising and traditional markets. In 2013, CBRE Vietnam, a real estate service provider, predicted that bazaars would be more popular. This kind of marketplace uses both modern merchandising now followed by shopping malls and the trading mode […] The post Shopping malls combine modern and traditional retail to attract customers appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnamese aviation training poor Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:20 PM PST Even though Vietnamese pilots are spending billions of VND on training, up to 20 percent of them fail to complete the process and many graduates are unable to find jobs, a senior aviation official said. Lai Xuan Thanh, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), told a recent meeting to review aviation human […] The post Vietnamese aviation training poor appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vinalines losses down last year Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:19 PM PST Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) reported a fall in losses last year thanks to positive cash flow from its shipping business operations which used to cause huge losses for the State-owned corporation. Vinalines credited the business improvements to the restructuring of debts and operations. At a review meeting in Hanoi last week, Vinalines general director […] The post Vinalines losses down last year appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam’s economy at a crossroads in 2015 Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:18 PM PST The government has set its sights for the nation's economy to expand at a quicker 6.2% GDP rate for 2015 as strong exports continue to drive growth and it tries to invigorate them to offset weak domestic demand. However, policy makers readily acknowledge the country is facing numerous difficulties and challenges in 2015, so the […] The post Vietnam's economy at a crossroads in 2015 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam, EU conclude last FTA talk round Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:18 PM PST Vietnam and the European Union (EU) concluded the 11th and the last round of free trade agreement negotiations in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on January 23 after five days of sitting. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Director at the European Commission's Directorate General for Trade Patriccione Mauro were chief […] The post Vietnam, EU conclude last FTA talk round appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Opponents of Vietnamese goods: Thai or Chinese products? Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:14 PM PST The advantage of Chinese goods are the cheap prices, whileThai goods have good quality, and both are popular with Vietnamese customers, according to Dr. Le Dang Doanh, former Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM). Appreciating the development potential of the Vietnam market, many Thai investors have increased investment in Vietnam through the […] The post Opponents of Vietnamese goods: Thai or Chinese products? appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Careers with the highest incomes in VN Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:19 PM PST Pilots, air traffic controllers, and oil and gas officers have some of the highest incomes in Vietnam. A report released recently by Vietnam Airlines showed that in 2013, the pilots working for the air carrier received VND74.8 million a month. The figure was VND4.5 million lower than 2012 and VND6.7 million than 2013. However, the […] The post Careers with the highest incomes in VN appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Lending rates may inch up in Q3 Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:39 AM PST Lending rates are likely to rise in the third quarter of this year if monetary and fiscal policies are not implemented consistently, warned a member of the National Advisory Council for Financial and Monetary Policies. Dr. Le Xuan Nghia told a seminar on this year's economic scenarios in HCMC on January 22 that inflation is […] The post Lending rates may inch up in Q3 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Finance ministry wants better controls on transport charges Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:38 AM PST The Ministry of Finance has requested the Ministry of Transport and local governments to slap fines on transport enterprises which hesitate to reduce charges in accordance with fuel price cuts in the country in the past months. The finance ministry made the request after local fuel trading firms slashed retail prices on Wednesday afternoon, with […] The post Finance ministry wants better controls on transport charges appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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