December 3, 2011
Real estate has regained the top spot as the most attractive sector for private equity investment, Grant Thornton says. Private equity investors’ optimism in the Vietnamese economy has dropped sharply as they continue to worry about inflation, high interest rates and a slowdown in domestic growth, according to Grant Thornton. Negative sentiment toward the economy [...]
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October 18, 2011
Vietnam’s business community became more pessimistic in the third quarter as economic uncertainty and financial instability hurt sentiment around the world, Grant Thornton said in a new report. Optimism for the country’s economic outlook saw a second successive fall, moving from 54 percent to 38 percent, the report said. The research company said in [...]
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August 27, 2011
Guenter Giesenfeld and Marianne Ngo, who won a notable award in Germany this year for their translation of a short story collection by Vietnamese author Le Minh Khue I first met Professor Guenter Giesenfeld at an international conference on promoting Vietnamese literature more than a year ago. Our paths crossed again after Le Minh [...]
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January 27, 2010
Annually Vietnam may have to pay between JPY20-25 billion of ODA debts to Japan according to the chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency at a press conference. JICA’s chief representative Motonori Tsuno.LookAtVietnam – Annually Vietnam may have to pay between JPY20-25 billion ($222-277 million) of official development assistance (ODA) debts to Japan according [...]
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November 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Grant Thornton’s mid-November 2009 survey shows definite improvement compared to the report in April 2009. The most attractive investment fields are health care and pharmacyThe surveyor polled 200 decision makers who are either operating in Vietnam or have interest in Vietnam during the months of October and November 2009. 10.5 percent of people [...]
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October 26, 2009
Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba signed diplomatic notes on October 26 on Japan’s ODA grant to Vietnam for the 2009 fiscal year. The Japanese ODA-funded Can Tho Bridge. The diplomatic note officially marks the resumption of Japan’s ODA grant to Vietnam, since it was halted in [...]
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September 12, 2009
Hanoi police bust contraband cigarette racket; World Bank provides $160 mil for Vietnam urban upgrade; Eye doctor arrested for intentionally transmitting HIV; Police seize tonnes of illegal books Hanoi police bust contraband cigarette racket Police in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District raided a large unlicensed tobacco shop situated on Hang Hanh and Bao Khanh Streets on [...]
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August 27, 2009
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba said that this year the Japanese government will present the biggest ever sum of ODA to Vietnam. Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba.VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba said that this year the Japanese government will present the biggest ever sum of official development assistance (ODA) [...]
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June 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Experts forecast hotel room occupancy, particularly at luxury hotels, will fall further this year after hitting a new low last year as the global economic malaise continues to jeopardize Vietnam’s hotel industry. Caravelle offers a 50% room rate discount for online bookings. Ken Atkinson of Grant Thornton Vietnam says hotels should add meaningful [...]
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June 4, 2009
Japan businesses explore opportunities; VietUnion, banks ink net deal; Agricultural exports rise just 1%; Tariff on fuel oil cut by 5%; Canada slaps dumping duty on shoes Lilama Corporation workers build equipment for export to Japan. Japanese businesses have so far initiated 1,100 projects in Viet Nam with a total registered capital of US$17.2 billion.The [...]
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