Tag: Yen

Canon unit cleared to build $63 million plant in Hung Yen

A unit of Canon Inc., the world’s largest camera maker, may spend as much as US$130 million to develop a parts factory in the northern province of Hung Yen to supply its operations in Asia. In November, the provincial industrial zone management board granted Canon Electronics Inc. a license to build the $63.4 million factory, with construction scheduled... Read more

Floodwaters kill 1 in Phu Yen, 6 in Khanh Hoa

VietNamNet Bridge - Sudden tidal surges accompanied by torrential rains flooded many parts of the central coastal province of Phu Yen on November 14. VietNamNet Bridge - Sudden tidal surges accompanied by torrential rains flooded many parts of the central coastal province of Phu Yen on November 14. In Tuy Hoa city, floodwaters submerged more than 1,500 houses,... Read more

Soaring yen, collapsing share prices cost high to Japan

Analysts believed a stronger yen and a weakening stock market would cost high to the world’s second largest economy. A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo October 28, 2008. The Nikkei average climbed 6.4 percent on Tuesday, as exporters such as Honda Motor jumped on a softer yen, but trade was volatile with the benchmark briefly... Read more

Private money for Phu Yen hydro

VietNamNet Bridge – Central Phu Yen Province has approved the building of a multi-purpose hydropower project by one of the first private Vietnamese companies to venture into the sector. A scene at the Son La Hydropower Station. Now, more private companies are becoming involved in this type of project.The Trung Nam Construction and Investment Joint Stock... Read more