Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh (centre) presents the awards to businesses at the ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on February 20 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The 2019 High-Quality Vietnam Goods awards were presented to 542 businesses at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on February 20. The winning firms operate in a wide range of industries, including confectionery, food, dairy products and beverage; fresh agricultural products; stationery; cosmetics; textile-garment, leather; plastics; metalwork and household machinery; construction materials; and fertilizer. Some of these businesses include ABC Bakery Co. Ltd, Vinamit JSC, Thien Long Group JSC, Kem Nghia JSC, and Viet Tiep Lock JSC. They were selected through a survey by the High-Quality Vietnamese Goods Business Association. It directly interviewed 12,000 households and 5,400 sellers in 12 big provinces and cities in the northern, central – Central Highlands, southeastern and southwestern … [Read more...] about Awards recognise Vietnamese firms with high-quality products
Chinese group eyes factory in Bac Giang
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Bac Giang (VNA) - The Lenovo Group from China has expressed its desire to develop a computer component manufacturing factory in the northern province of Bac Giang during a recent meeting with local authorities. The company would need 20-30ha of land for the factory’s development. Products made will be used for export to the US, the provincial portal reports. During the meeting, the company’s representatives also studied Bac Giang’s policies, the provincial administrative procedures and incentives for investors, as well as its personnel resources. Chairman of the Bac Giang People’s Committee Nguyen Van Linh briefed the company on the locality’s advantages and potential and its socio-economic development situation. According to Linh, the significant growth of the industrial sector helped his province rank third among localities nationwide in terms of economic growth in 2018. He also encouraged the Chinese group … [Read more...] about Chinese group eyes factory in Bac Giang
German band to kick off New Music series in Hà Nội
Musician Lương Huệ Trinh will perform on March 16 at the French Cultural Centre, 26 Tràng Tiền Street. — Photo panyrosasdiscos.netViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — German band MAM will perform at Việt Nam Youth Theatre tonight (February 21) to kick off the New Music series in Hà Nội, which includes concerts, workshops and artist residencies. The concert tonight will include a performance of Pierrot Lunaire by Austrian Arnold Schonberg (1874-1951), which was an important piece in the development of new music in the 20th century, according to soprano Julia Kamenov. "The piece includes 21 poems which will be performed by instruments and video screen," said Kamenov at a press conference at the Goethe Institute in Hà Nội yesterday. "The piece is a master work of the composer and he wrote the piece by order." Pierrot Lunaire was composed in 1912 based on a series of poems by French poet Albert Giauld. The composer wrote … [Read more...] about German band to kick off New Music series in Hà Nội
2019 – the year of choices for ASEAN’s bond markets
If January developments are any to go by, 2019 looks to be a year of heightened volatility with risk themes across rates, trade, and general economic growth continuing to ebb and flow in the global financial markets. But rather than playing it safe, the availability of choices will be the bond market’s new best friend in this fluid environment. Aaron Gwak, head of Capital Markets, ASEAN, Standard Chartered Bank For ASEAN bond markets to stand out, there needs to be both an availability of varied bond deals for investors and a wider access to debt financing options for issuers. The year ahead will show us how a greater abundance of choices can benefit portfolios and balance sheets. Intra-ASEAN issuances and regional bond deals denominated in the G3 currencies are expected to feature strongly. In 2018, G3 bond deals as a proportion of overall bond funding in the region rose to 37 per cent from 27 percent in 2013. Having a balanced mix of access to both local- and … [Read more...] about 2019 – the year of choices for ASEAN’s bond markets
South Korea’s Charmvit Group seeks Hanoi support for race-track complex project
The Hanoitimes - Profit generated from the group’s previous projects in Vietnam would be utilized for the race-track complex project. PM okays US$420-million racetrack complex in Hanoi Hanoi to raise US$250 million per year from US$400-million racetrack complex South Korea’s Charmvit Group has been gathering necessary conditions for construction of a race-track complex in Hanoi, and expects to receive supports from local government for early implementation, said the Group’s President Lee Daa Bong. Hanoi People’s Council Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc (R) and Charmvit Group's President Lee Daa Bong on February 21. With strong support from the government, Charmvit Group hopes to soon receive the investment license for the project, said Lee in a meeting with Hanoi People’s Council Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc on February 21. Lee added that profit generated from the group’s previous projects in Vietnam would be … [Read more...] about South Korea’s Charmvit Group seeks Hanoi support for race-track complex project