September 10, 2024
Another European renewables firm planning to exit Vietnam: Reuters
Italy’s Enel, a producer of renewable energy, is looking to exit the Vientam market, Reuters has reported. This comes just weeks after it was reported that Norwegian energy firm, Equinor, would be closing its office in Hanoi. Though both firms have suggested their exit is related to broader restructuring of
Can Vietnam Ever Quit Coal?
At the Conference of Parties in Glasgow in 2021, Vietnam committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 a big part of which was reducing the burgeoning Southeast Asian nation’s dependence on coal. Three years on, however, and Vietnam’s de-coalification appears to have stalled with coal power and coal imports both on the rise. So what’s changed? Why has it changed? And what might happen next?
Revenue at Samsung’s Vietnam operations up in first half of 2024
This is a significant development in that Samsung accounts for a huge portion of Vietnam’s exports in dollar value terms. At times this has been as high as 20 percent though this is slowly coming down as more manufacturing firms set up shop in Vietnam…
PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
It’s notable that domestic urea production capacity currently exceeds actual demand. While the annual domestic demand for urea is estimated to be between 1.6 and 1.8 million tons, domestic urea production capacity is approximately 3 million tons. To tackle this issue, large fertiliser companies like DPM are concentrating on growing their market share in NPK, a type of fertiliser that includes nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium…
In today’s news: SBV raises loan-to-deposit cap, Fuel tax cut extension, Denmark jewellery factory opens, Taiwan cooling system manufacturer expansion, SK firm gas power
In today’s news: HNX stocks to transfer to HSX, Exit block VN-Aus. re: tax, MWG employee embezzlement, US-VN patrol boat contract awarded, SK carpet
In today’s news: Long Thanh passenger fees, Violent short film producers fined, Innovation index improvement, Hanoi pilotless aircraft sandbox under consideration, Power project Japan
This is an interview with Chris Walker, a Vietnam Sourcing Expert with Vietnam Factory Tours how rising oil prices and the Middle East crisis are
This is an interview with John Gardner, CEO and Founding Partner, at Optimum Hospitality in Ho Chi Minh City. It covers fuel price impacts on:
This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It