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Doan Nguyen Duc, board chairman at Vietnamese agricultural giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC (HAGL), intends to sell Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hotel in Pleiku City, situated in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, to make debt payments. The management board of the firm has reached a consensus on liquidation of unproductive properties, especially the sale of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hotel, which was the first four-star lodging facility in the Central Highlands region. Starting its operation in 2005, the hotel lies near Phu Dong Square in the heart of Pleiku City and includes 117 rooms. The proceeds from the hotel sale will be used to pay the principal and interest on the bonds issued in 2016 at the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), said Duc. The selling price has yet to be announced. The firm had earlier sold two resorts in Quy Nhon City in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, and in Da Lat City under Lam Dong Province, a hotel in Da Nang … [Read more...] about HAGL chairman plans to sell hotel in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Energy is one of the key pillars in Vietnam-Germany relations over the past decades with a series of projects and programs operated by The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – the German Development Agency. A delegation of nearly 50 German companies led by Minister-President of the German state of Lower Saxony , Stephan Weil, has expressed their interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency , the field in which the Federal Government of Germany has cooperated with Vietnam for years. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Minister-President of the German state of Lower Saxony , Stephan Weil, in Hanoi on October 1. Photo: VGP Other fields of potential cooperation that the Lower Saxony’s government and businesses want to focus on include vocational training, skilled labor migration, tourism, digitalization, and Industry 4.0. The issues were stated by Prime Minister-President Stephan Weil at … [Read more...] about Lower Saxony wants to invest in energy transition in Vietnam

illustration photo/ Photo Le Toan The very first logistics centre from Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) is now being constructed in the south-central province of Quang Ngai, and will be completed and put into use by the end of this year. Being built according to Lotus standards of the Vietnam Green Building Council, the 6-hectare Sembcorp Logistics Park will boast three modern single-storey warehouse blocks. Singapore’s Sembcorp Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, and its state-owned joint venture partner in Vietnam, Becamex IDC Corporation, in August also announced the addition of four new VSIPs. According to Charles Chong, director of Sembcorp in Vietnam, the country has developed strongly in recent years and will continue to be an important manufacturing country in the Asian region. “With the positive growth momentum of production activities and investment attraction, along with the government’s infrastructure upgrade plan, the … [Read more...] about Logistics investors heat up the market

Hung Yen looks to become "promising land" for foreign investors (Photo: VNA) Hung Yen (VNA) – The northern province of Hung Yen has focused on creating a safe, effective and competitive investment environment to turn the locality into a “promising land” for enterprises, particularly foreign investors. Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Nghia affirmed that the province has set a goal to become an industrial hub and an attractive, safe, competent investment destination in its development strategy from now to 2023 with a vision to 2045. Hung Yen boasts a rich network of tangible and intangible cultural heritages and was once a major economic centre. Lastly, the province has an abundant, highly skilled, and hard-working workforce. Vietnam factory project in Thang Long Industrial Park II has the largest investment capital with 132 million USD. The factory specialises in producing LCD polarised films used for smartphones and cars, with a capacity of 176 … [Read more...] about Hung Yen looks to become “promising land” for foreign investors

Employees working under labour contracts are directly affected by increase of minimum regional wage. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has proposed delaying a salary negotiation meeting until the fourth quarter of 2023 because there is not enough scientific and practical basis to propose a time to adjust the regional minimum wage . Accordingly, MOLISA has sent an official dispatch to the Government Office to delay the submission of the decree stipulating the minimum wage for employees working under labour contracts. The ministry was assigned to develop the decree and submit it to the Government in October 2023. MOLISA said that the economy in the second quarter and the first months of the third quarter this year has shown signs of improvement. However, the global and regional socio-economic and security situation continues to have complex and unpredictable fluctuations affecting Vietnam’s economy. … [Read more...] about Labour ministry proposes delay of 2024 regional minimum wage increase