A condotel project developed by Nam Long Investment Joint Stock Company (NLG). NLG has approved a plan to issue corporate bonds with a maximum total value of VNĐ500 billion, expected to be implemented in the third quarter of this year. — Photo courtesy of NLG Real estate companies are continuously announcing plans to issue bonds to raise capital. The Board of Directors of Nam Long Investment Joint Stock Company (NLG) on September 19 approved a plan to issue corporate bonds with a maximum total value of VNĐ500 billion (US$21.2 million), expected to be implemented in the third quarter of this year. The bond lot is a non-convertible bond, with a term of five years, without warrants, with an expected interest rate of 9.6 per cent per year. With the proceeds, Nam Long will use them to invest in the Nam Long 2 Residential Area project in Nam Cần Thơ Urban Area, Cần Thơ City. The project has a total investment capital of VNĐ500 billion; total area of 43.8 hectares. In mid-February … [Read more...] about Realty firms look to raise capital via bonds
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Promising future of Vietnam – Brazil cooperative relations
The article wrote that Vietnam and Brazil have maintained long-lasting and stable cooperative relations since the two countries established diplomatic ties on May 8, 1989. Since then, there have been many high-level delegation exchanges between the two nations, notably, the official visit to Brazil in May 2007 by then General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh and the visit to Vietnam in July 2008 by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Leaders of the two nations also met on various occasions, and pledged to further strengthen the bilateral ties. Most recently, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit in Japan in May 2023. The relationship between the parliaments and the Parliamentary Friendship Groups of the two countries has also been developing, contributing to the expansion of the Vietnam - Brazil collaboration, through the signing and implementation of 16 cooperation agreements … [Read more...] about Promising future of Vietnam – Brazil cooperative relations
Vietnamese, Brazilian firms asked to work together to raise trade to 10 billion USD
An overview of the meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian businesses . (Photo: VNA) Sao Paulo (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 24 asked Vietnamese and Brazilian businesses to concretise cooperation mechanisms with specific programmes and projects, with an aim to bring two-way trade turnover to 10 billion USD by 2025, and 15-20 billion USD by 2030 in a more balanced direction. PM Chinh, who is in an official visit to the South American country, stressed that after nearly 35 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties, the bilateral relations have developed positively in all fields. Vietnam and Brazil are currently each other's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and South America, with their trade turnover reaching a record level of about 6.78 billion USD in 2022, up 6.6% year-on-year, and by threefold in the past decade. However, investment cooperation remains very modest, as Brazil currently has six valid projects … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Brazilian firms asked to work together to raise trade to 10 billion USD
PM receives leaders of Communist Party of Brazil, friendship association
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and President of the Communist Party of Brazil Luciana Santos. (Photo: VNA) Brasilia (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for President of the Communist Party of Brazil Luciana Santos and its leadership in Brasilia on September 24 as part of his official visit to the South American country. Hailing the Communist Party of Brazil’s achievements and positive role in the country’s politics, PM Chinh affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, Government and people always bear in mind and respect the Brazilian people, the Communist Party of Brazil, left-wing forces, and peace lovers' sentiments and valuable support for and assistance to the Vietnamese people during their past struggle for national liberation as well as the curent cause of national construction and protection. Amidst complicated and unpredictable developments in the world, Vietnam advocates promoting global solidarity as well as heightening multilateralism, … [Read more...] about PM receives leaders of Communist Party of Brazil, friendship association
Vietnam-Brazil relations: Gateways to regional markets
Vietnam and Brazil would help each other get into large, dynamic regional markets. Vietnam and Brazil are important to each other in facilitating economic cooperation in the regional markets in which they are represented. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian businesses in São Paulo on Sept 24 local time . Photos: Nhat Bac/VGP Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa commented on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s ongoing official visit to Brazil at the invitation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. She said Brazil is Vietnam’s gateway to Latin American markets , whereas Brazil’s businesses use Vietnam as their entry point into the ASEAN market and other Asian nations. Brazil, with a market of more than 200 million people, has potential for Vietnam and is the leading partner in Latin America. Brazil is Vietnam’s biggest trade partner in Latin America, with a two-way trade of US$6.78 billion in 2022. Vietnam’s export staples … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Brazil relations: Gateways to regional markets
Forum discusses impact of climate change
At the forum, held also thanks to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, speakers emphasised the substantial challenges faced by the climate finance sector in Vietnam in aligning significant investment opportunities with environmental objectives. This sentiment was shared by Allen Forlemu, the IFC's regional industry director for Financial Institutions Group, Asia-Pacific, when he said, “It is evident that climate change is an increasingly disruptive factor for Vietnam's economy, and the costs are already starting to undermine growth. In 2020, Vietnam lost $10 billion, or 3.2 per cent of its GDP, to climate change impacts.” “If nothing is done, costs will only rise. In a business-as-usual scenario with limited global mitigation efforts, climate change could cost Vietnam up to 14.5 per cent of GDP annually in roughly 30 years, with the potential to push a million people into extreme poverty in less than a decade,” … [Read more...] about Forum discusses impact of climate change
Parents accuse HCMC international school of dodging debts
Van Phuong, who lives in District 7, said he signed a contract with AISVN's chairwoman Nguyen Thi Ut Em in 2018 to lend the school VND5 billion (US$205,000). With such loans from their parents, the children would be allowed to study for free at the school in Nha Be District until they graduate from high school or move to another school. As stated in the contract, the loan is interest-free, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade. "My children moved in 2022 but the school has paid us nothing," Phuong said. He added that the school had promised to pay the debt twice, in January and May this year, but has defaulted until now. "When signing the contract, I simply thought that my two children could get access to an international education free of charge if I lent them the money, which is a long-term benefit. I did not expect the school to break its promise like this," he said. In the same situation, Thanh … [Read more...] about Parents accuse HCMC international school of dodging debts
Planes face kites, lanterns during takeoff and landing
A representative from Noi Bai said crew members of four planes reported the presence of kites and lanterns in the sky above the tarmac on September 23. Police later verified that people were throwing a Mid-Autumn Festival party in Thanh Xuan Commune, Soc Son District, a neighborhood that borders the airport to the west. Lanterns were released into the sky as part of the party, police said. Meanwhile, to the east of the runway in the capital’s Xuan Non Commune, Dong Anh District, some children were flying kites, police added. "Lanterns and kites entering the runway area may collide with planes, endangering the pilots and passengers. Regarding the aforementioned cases, as pilots were able to detect them early and inform ground control to deal with them, the flights were not affected," an airport representative said. Operations at Noi Bai Airport have also recently been affected by lasers and high-capacity lights coming from several areas of Hanoi, Bac Ninh and Vinh Phuc. Since … [Read more...] about Planes face kites, lanterns during takeoff and landing
Technology the answer for wastewater treatment
Technology the answer for wastewater treatment, illustration photo Nearly 20 Dutch businesses will visit Ho Chi Minh City on October 11-13 to participate in the 14th VietWater summit. The event, which covers international water supply, sanitation, water resources, and purification, is deemed an ideal platform for exhibitors to showcase the most advanced products in water resource management, irrigation, urban water supply and drainage, and other water-related areas. Kees van Baar, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Vietnam, said that the reason Dutch environmental technology and wastewater treatment businesses choose to come to Vietnam is because the two countries “speak the same language of water”. “Our companies have a lot to offer. With state-of-the-art technology and expertise, we have the tools to tackle some of the toughest challenges while lowering the water and carbon footprint at the same time. This is important to meet our goals, but it is also important for those … [Read more...] about Technology the answer for wastewater treatment
Good news for Việt Nam’s tra fish exports to US
Processing tra catfish fillets for export at the Cửu Long An Giang Seafood Import-Export JSC in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Việt Nam’s tra fish exports to the US are expecting a better outlook in the remaining months of this year after receiving some good news. In early September, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) lowered anti-dumping duties on frozen tra fish fillets from Việt Nam following its latest preliminary conclusion. The Federal Register, the daily journal of the US government, published the preliminary results of the 19th anti-dumping duty administrative review (POR19) by DOC on Việt Nam’s frozen tra fish fillets exported to the US for the period of August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. Accordingly, the US authority determined that two Vietnamese companies, Vĩnh Hoàn Corporation and Cần Thơ Import Export Seafood Joint Stock Company (Caseamex), which were selected for individual examination as mandatory respondents, will enjoy a tax … [Read more...] about Good news for Việt Nam’s tra fish exports to US