UOB Vietnam CEO Victor Ngo talks about the country’s robust pipeline of FDIs, the bank’s digitalisation plans and more.
Accor signs new Sofitel property in Vietnam
Accor has signed the new project, Sofitel Sapa Hotel & Residences, which is set to open in 2030 and bring Sofitel’s luxury brand to northern Vietnam. This addition expands Sofitel’s presence in …
Investors upbeat about Vietnam’s industrial property market
Investors are bullish on Vietnam’s industrial property market growth on the back of the nation’s strategic location, sound infrastructure, and increasing demand for industrial space.
India’s RMG takes off. Should Bangladesh be worried?
During the July-September period this year, Bangladesh’s garment exports grew by only 5.34% while Vietnam and India recorded a growth of 15.57% and 13.45% increase, respectively. Industry insiders say …
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted Thursday of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison, in a case that has been a centerpiece of the …
Vietnam central bank says Vietcombank, MBBank to take over smaller lenders
Vietcombank and Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank) will take over smaller lenders Construction Bank and Ocean Bank, respectively, Vietnam’s central bank said on Thursday.
What is behind Vietnam’s economic success story?
The World Bank has forecast Vietnam will show the strongest growth out of emerging economies in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam tycoon Lan gets life sentence; already has death sentence from separate trial
A court in Vietnam on Thursday handed a life sentence to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan on financial fraud charges, after she was sentenced to death in April in a separate trial.
Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to life for fraud worth equivalent to 3% of country’s GDP
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison, in a …
Vietnamese real estate tycoon found guilty of billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars in a case that has been a centerpiece of the government’s crackdown on corruption …