Industrial Centre YP2C is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2024 and will feature 34,500 sq.m of high-quality industrial and logistics space Industrial Centre YP2C is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2024 and will feature 34,500 square metres of high-quality industrial and logistics space designed in accordance with Frasers Property’s premium estates concept that reflects its commitment to healthy, sustainable, and high-performing industrial assets. The 3-in-1 multi-functional industrial space will seamlessly integrate showroom, office, and production assemblies with 7,000sq.m dedicated to a green recreation park and on-site service centre to support occupier wellbeing in the estate. According to Lim Hua Tiong, CEO of Frasers Property Vietnam, Bac Ninh is a strategic manufacturing hub in the northern key economic zone that is contributing to Vietnam’s push to move up the value chain. Nguyen Trong Hien, chairman of GELEX Group, stated, said … [Read more...] about Frasers Property Vietnam and GELEX Group break ground on Bac Ninh project
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Commission metes out disciplinary measures against former officials in Quang Ninh
At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission has given a warning to the Party Affairs Committee of the Quang Ninh provincial People's Committee in the 2011-2016 and 2016-2021 tenures and several officials and former officials of the province as a disciplinary measure, at its 32nd meeting in Hanoi. The commission said the Party Affairs Committee of the provincial People's Committee in the 2011-2016 and 2016-2021 tenures had violated the democratic centralism principles and working regulations. They showed a lack of responsibility and loose leadership, leading to the provincial People's Committee and various collectives and individuals breaching the Party’s regulations and State laws on managing and implementing projects/contracts by the Advanced International JSC (AIC) and its affiliates, and the FLC Group JSC. These violations have resulted in very serious consequences, substantial financial losses and a significant risk of … [Read more...] about Commission metes out disciplinary measures against former officials in Quang Ninh
How a Vietnam War diary found its way home after 56 years
For Thien, the official visit to Vietnam by U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this month was not only an important event between Vietnam and the U.S., but a memorable milestone in his life. At the National Assembly Building on September 11, Thien received his war diary lost during a battle in Tay Ninh that borders HCMC in 1967, as witnessed by Biden and National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. "I couldn’t have imagined ever receiving my lost diary from the war around 60 years ago. It was truly surprising and moving. For me, it was an invaluable relic," said Thien, 75. Thien was born in northern Thai Binh Province and joined the army in 1965, at the age of 17. He brought with him a diary to recount what happened during his march into the southeastern Vietnam battlefield. "I want my descendants to know how their forefathers used to face dangers and hardship," he said. He would often sit down and write in his diary one or two days into the march, or when emotions ran … [Read more...] about How a Vietnam War diary found its way home after 56 years
Development banks extend role in green-related loans
Vietnam’s JETP plan must cover energy efficiency, storage, and more, photo Le Toan European Investment Bank (EIB) vice president Kris Peeters told VIR when he visited Vietnam last week that the non-profit credit institution and lending arm of the EU is eager to meet with partners in Vietnam to provide more green loans for environmentally friendly projects in various sectors from transport, water treatment, and smart urban development to renewable energy and infrastructure. “We have been providing loans for seven projects in Vietnam with total loans of €561 million ($602.8 million), and we hope the figure will double in the coming time,” Peeters said. Last year, the EIB invested over €70 billion ($75.2 billion) in many green projects worldwide. “We want to increase our investment portfolio and Vietnam is also on our priority list, as the country’s economy is going green, meaning the growing need for relevant projects in many sectors,” Peeters said. “Vietnam is an important … [Read more...] about Development banks extend role in green-related loans
Fusion Hotel Group launches business hotel brand
The 172-room hotel – HIIVE by Fusion Binh Duong – is located in Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park 1 in Thuan An of Binh Duong province. Created for business travellers around industrial and logistic hubs, the hotel is near AEON Mall, Song Be Golf Resort, and just an hour from Ho Chi Minh City’s international airport. The opening of HIIVE by Fusion Binh Duong will mark the new brand’s Southeast Asia debut With interiors and facilities to support both work and leisure travel, the HIIVE hotel features spacious rooms for longer stays, flexible meeting rooms, coworking spaces, an all-day dining restaurant, a sports bar, a golf simulator, a 24-hour fitness centre, and guest laundry facilities on every floor. “There has been a steady increase in foreign investment and business travel into Vietnam, with Binh Duong quickly emerging as a main manufacturing hub located just outside Ho Chi Minh City,” said Christopher Hur, president of Lodgis Hospitality, the parent company of … [Read more...] about Fusion Hotel Group launches business hotel brand
Vietnam opens arms wide to Latin American friends: Mexican journal
Mexico’s magazine Voces Del Periodista has run a story spotlighting the traditional ties between Vietnam and Latin America in general and Brazil in particular. (Photo: VNA) Mexico City (VNA) – Mexico’s magazine Voces Del Periodista (Voice of Mexican journalists) has run a story spotlighting the traditional ties between Vietnam and Latin America in general and Brazil in particular, on the occasion of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ’s official visit to Brazil from September 23-26. The article, entitled "Vietnam opens its arms of friendship to Latin American countries", highlighted the image of a Vietnamese nation with increasing integration in all fields with friends all over the world, becoming an important factor in the Indo-Pacific region. Vietnam’s glorious history of national defence has inspired millions of peace-loving people around the world, it said, underlining that the country has risen from the ashes of war into a strong country playing a … [Read more...] about Vietnam opens arms wide to Latin American friends: Mexican journal
Thai experts assist Ben Tre in community-based tourism development
Members of the Thai delegation experience a boat tour of a mangrove forest in Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province. (Photo: VNA) Ben Tre (VNA) – A delegation of experts from Thailand visited the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on September 20 - 21 to prepare for the implementation of a project on sustainably developing coastal communities based on ecotourism and applying the philosophy of sufficiency economy. The delegation included representatives of the Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the International Cooperation Agency at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international colleges of Thailand, the Burapha University, and the Thailand Community-based Tourism Institute. They visited the districts of Binh Dai, Ba Tri, Thanh Phu, and Cho Lach to experience tourism activities linked with the mangrove forest ecosystem, those typical for the water-connected culture in the Mekong Delta, and the ornamental flower village of Cho Lach. Through the trip, they … [Read more...] about Thai experts assist Ben Tre in community-based tourism development