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First Solar Power Purchase Contract in Vietnam is Signed
Electric Power Trading Company (EPTC), an arm of Electricity of Việt Nam, and India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital Co Ltd signed a power purchase agreement on July 16, 2018 for the solar power project SP Infra 1 Plant in Ninh Thuận Province. This is the first power purchase contract signed for a solar project in
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Unleashing the potential of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has long been regarded as the commercial “capital” of Vietnam and the largest contributor to the state budget. It has been the economic spearhead for the whole Mekong Delta region since “Doi Moi”. However, in recent years the growth rate in HCMC has been slowing down. In 2010 GDP growth
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2015 Tourism Overview Executive Summary Hotel Survey
In the first half of 2015, Vietnam welcomed 40 million domestic visitors and 3.8 million international arrivals. H1-2015 witnessed growth of 70.9% increase in domestic visitors, from 23.4 million to 40 million. On the other hand, international arrivals decreased from 4.3 million to 3.8 million, leading to a year-on-year decrease of 11.3%. The declining trend
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Vietnam Gas Rising
May 02, 2016 GAS has been approved a floor price for the ATOP volumes equal to input prices. This effectively protects GAS margins and will see them protect significant % of their net profit
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HSG [Non Rated] – Dream of Competing With HPG & Formosa
August 20, 2015. Hoa Sen Group (HSG), coated steel sheet producer – HSG is doing pre-feasibility study for a steel complex project with capacity of 5-8m tons (2x of HPG’s scale and a 2/3x of Formosa phase 1’s scale) to complete its production chain of producing coated steel sheet from iron ore to finished products,
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Petrol Price Hiked by 6.1% in Surprise Move by MOF as the Stabilization Fund Runs Out
Following the monthly cabinet meeting yesterday, MOF decided to increase the prices of petrol & petroleum products, in a move that caught the market and the public by surprise. This follows recent media talk of a possible price decrease and reflects the fact that the stabilization fund which is used to smooth fluctuations in prices
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Sweet Twenty & Its Million Viewers
January 22, 2016. Sweet Twenty breaks film records with 1 million viewers and box office draw of 76 billion Vietnam dong. The film premiered in early December and after 4 weeks of release, Sweet Twenty has attracted more than 1 million viewers with over 76 billion dong in box office revenue. Sweet Twenty (in Vietnamese,
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Vietnamese-American Author Wins Pulitzer Prize in Fiction
May 09, 2016 The 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction has been awarded to Viet Thanh Nguyen for his debut novel, The Sympathizer.
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KKR, VinaCapital, and Mekong Capital’s Big Private Equity Exits in 2016
This article was originally posted on Deal Street Asia by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc. International and domestic Vietnam-focused funds rolled out their plays during the year even as the region sported a handful of significant liquidation events or exits, a sign of maturity in the investment space. VinaCapital announced investments into wood-making firm An Cuong and
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CBRE Vietnam MarketView Q3 2015
October 1, 2015. *Arrows indicate change from the same period of the previous year. Thanks to the promulgation of the new Housing Law and the Real Estate Business Law and the successful conclusion of TPP, Vietnam’s commercial real estate market received a high level of FDI inflows of US $1,429 million, accounting for 60.5% of
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Suboi, Vietnam’s Queen of Hip Hop
June 28, 2016 Vietnamese rapper, singer and songwriter Suboi (pronounced sue-boy) is Vietnam’s queen of hip hop. Able to rap fluently in English and Vietnamese, she said “I feel like I belong to the stage.”
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Large Tech Companies Invest In Upcoming Workers
July 22, 2015. Vietnam is striving to become one of the world’s leading technology manufacturers, but many of its college graduates are not properly equipped to do more than just assemble devices. To address this issue, several global tech companies, including Samsung and LG, have started their own programs to better educate and train their
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Collective Brainpower Propels Real Life Escape Rooms
Have you ever imagined being trapped in a mysterious room and managing to break out using nothing but your brainpower? If you have a mind for solving puzzles and cracking codes and want to try a fun, challenging game, then come test your mental might at Trap Vietnam – Real Life Escape Room at 40
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HPG [O-PF +11.2%] – Yuan Devaluation Weighs on Steel Margin
September 10, 2015. Hoa Phat Group (HPG), Steel producer We lower TP by 4% as Yuan devaluation weighs on steel margins and construction steel price fell by 7% over July & August. We also deduct from the TP, VND 770 per share amounting to a provision for the agri business. Yuan devaluation totalling 2.9% during
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M&A Deals in Vietnam Soaring High
M&A activities targeting Southeast Asia so far this year have reached $53.5 billion in 290 deals, increasing in value by 23.1 percent compared to the same period of 2016. This is the second-highest value in the first three quarters of a year, according to Mergermarket data. In Vietnam, there were 37 deals in the period
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Travel: Viet Princess River Cruises
Viet Princess Cruises offers 5-star luxury excursions aboard two ships in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The Mekong Princess and Avalon Siem Reap sail for 8-day/7-night cruises from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap. Both ships offer suites for two, which include fine dining experiences, recreational activities, and shore tours at stops along
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Vietnam Students Win 3rd Place at Intel Competition
Two Vietnamese high school students won 3rd place at the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this weekend for their research on an antibiotic resistant infection. The ISEF was sponsored by Intel this year, bringing together students from 81 countries with 1,383 projects in 22 different research categories. Judging took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Video – Michelle Phan’s Culinary Adventures in Vietnam
Michelle Phan has done it again! This time in the streets of Vietnam. Check out ‘Michelle Phan in Vietnam’ series on her lifestyle platform, ICON Network, where she eats her way through Saigon, Da Nang and Hanoi. The below clip shows Phan sampling nuoc mia and pancake and waffles on a makeshift sidewalk stall. The clip also includes
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Ho Chi Minh City and Smart City Development
Last month I attended a meeting between Dr Liam Fox, the UK Secretary of State for International Trade, and the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong. The Secretary of State was also accompanied by HMA Giles Lever, and The Consul General Ian Gibbons. Much of the discussion was about
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VIC [BUY +30%] –Residential sales delivering on lofty expectations
September 15, 2015 Vingroup (VIC), Real estate & consumer retail * VIC remains our favourite to play Vietnam’s property market recovery thanks to its sustainable advantages to succeed in the high-end segment. * 7M15 residential sales exceed our expectation, reaching VND 30.6t vs VND 16.4t in the whole FY14 and our full-year forecast of VND
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