October 12, 2023
Power shortages in Vietnam possible up to 2050
A report produced for the National Assembly Standing Committee on energy development in Vietnam has found that the country could experience power shortages up to 2050, VN Express is reporting. The article notes this will be most problematic in the near term in the north, and that this will see
US firm opens new chip factory in northern Vietnam
American chip maker, Amkor Technology, has officially opened its newest, US$1.6 billion factory in Vietnam, The Investor is reporting. The factory will provide packaging and testing services to global semiconductor and electronics manufacturing firms. Why does it matter: the-shiv noted at the start of September that a White House fact
Vietnam’s biggest oil refinery is back in business after maintenance closure
Vietnam’s trouble-plagued Nghi Son refinery is set to restart operations after a weeks-long closure for maintenance work, Reuters is reporting. The refinery is looking down the barrel of a US$1 billion loss this year on the back of volatile prices, interest payments, and production delays due to maintenance. Why it
VN-Index up 7 points to 1,150.8 at close October 11
Large caps in the oil sector gained yesterday lifting the local bourse overall, Vietnam News is reporting. Foreign firms trading on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, however, only slightly shifted their position net buying less that US$1 million worth of stocks. Foreign investor trades on HOSE October 11
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This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It