
(VEN) - The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will hold its initial public offering (IPO) in the end of March 2018. The state is expected to hold 65 percent of its chartered capital of over VND13.9 trillion, or US$630 million.

Vincom Retail could be added into the investment portfolios of the two major foreign-run exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Vietnamese securities market: FTSE Vietnam ETF and VNM Vietnam ETF.

The Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) targets an 8 percent rise in revenues and 33 percent rise in pre-tax profits this year, VRG Deputy General Director Nguyen Tien Duc has said.

(VEN) - DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has appointed Shoeib Reza Choudhury as the new General Director of DHL-VNPT Express Ltd.

VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Company Limited, a subsidiary of Vingroup, opened a center for mechatronic and industrial mechanical technician training in northern Hai Phong city on February 7.

Many businesses across the country have resumed production after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

(VEN) - FECON is considered to be the “king of foundation and underground construction” in Vietnam.

(VEN) - Thanks to the application of slip form technology, the Asia Slipform Corporation has been conducting major construction projects not only in Vietnam but also in other countries.

AkzoNobel, a world-leading paint and coating manufacturer, with Dulux and Maxilite product lines, accompanies a wall painting project featuring the beauty of the sea and islands in Vietnam with the theme “Fresco for the Future”, helping restore the appearance of Canh Duong fishing village in Quang Binh Province after storm number 10 in September 2017.

Czech-backed consumer financial firm Home Credit Vietnam Finance Company Limited has just received the Best Consumer Finance Mobile App Vietnam 2017” by International Finance Magazine.

On February 3, coffee giant Starbucks officially opened its first coffee store in Danang, marking its 35th restaurant in Vietnam, to celebrate its fifth year since entering the country, according to newswire Vneconomy.

The Hoa Binh Construction Group JSC on January 31 signed a contract worth 470 billion VND (over US$20.6 milion) with the Cam Lam Investment Ltd under which it will undertake the construction of the Swiss Belresort Nha Trang in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnam’s largest state-owned shipping firm and port operator is planning to launch an initial public offering in the middle of this year, according to the acting CEO of Vinalines, Nguyen Canh Tinh.

The Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City held a conference on January 31 to honor 200 outstanding enterprises which had contributed much to the sector’s budget in 2017.

GoBear, will commence operations of its new regional software development team, known as the GoBear Code Unit in Ho Chi Minh City on 1st February 2018.

(VEN) - The Microchip Technology Vietnam University Scholarship Program Award Ceremony was successfully held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, providing scholarships and resources to five leading universities across the country. Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) awarded a total of 11 scholarships, 200 development tools and 500 books to academic institutions, benefitting nearly 2,000 students.

Dairy giant Vinamilk will continue to expand operations abroad, especially in emerging market like Laos and Myanmar, this year.

The joint venture between the country’s leading retailer Saigon Co.op and Singapore’s NTUC FairPrice has opened its third hypermarket in the country in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10.

(VEN) - Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam has recently been recognized by the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) as one of its top ten outstanding members by Assets under Custody in 2017. The award honours outstanding members who have contributed positively to custody, clearing and settlement of securities transactions in the market.

The list of top 500 largest Vietnamese enterprises (VNR500) was announced in Hanoi on January 19, with the number of private companies in the list rising by 2.5 times in 2017 since the rankings were first made 10 years ago.

The Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Industry Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade to conduct a joint research for electric vehicles development in the Southeast Asian country.

First Solar, a global manufacturer of thin-film modules, has said it will increase the total number of employees in Vietnam to over 950 after recently announcing plans to open its second factory in the country in the Dong Nam Industrial Park in HCM City.

GS Retail Co., a major convenience store chain operator in the Republic of Korea (RoK), said on January 17 that it will open its first two foreign branches in Vietnam.

(VEN) - Keeping abreast of the country’s renewal over the past three decades, Long An has grown from an underdeveloped province to a top foreign direct investment (FDI) attractor in the Mekong Delta, which is home to many large industrial parks (IPs). Long Hau industrial and urban zone has become one of the reliable, attractive destinations for investors in the province.