VN MoIT to Impose Compulsory Reserves on Key GoodsApr 29, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is finishing a draft decision, which will be signed off by Vietnam Prime Minister on compulsory reserves of several key goods.
Saigon Tel to Delist from HSXApr 26, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – 99.5 percent of Saigon Tel (HSX: SGT) shareholders agreed on the company’s plan for delisting from Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HSX). Saigon Tel is a subsidiary of Saigon Invest (SGI). Mr. Dang Thanh Tam – the company’s chairman – is major shareholder of Tan Tao Investment Industry Corporation (HSX: ITA), Kinh Bac City Development Corporation (HSX: KBC), and a number of other high-profile businesses in Vietnam.
Apr 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net | Boise State Radio) – You’ve probably heard about weblogs, or blogs, those on line chat spaces that are increasingly common on the Internet. Lots of individual use them, but what about organizations? What are blogs and what can they do? Perhaps you’ve about web logs – or blogs, for short. Blogs are part of a new wave of Internet-based interactive communication that let allows customers and others share information – both good and bad. So should your organization try to monitor or set up a blog? According to Boise State Marketing professor, Jason McDonald,...
Green Buildings as Competitive AdvantageApr 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net | Boise State Radio) – We hear about green buildings and think, “right, good for the environment.” But we should also be thinking, “green buildings, good for the pocket book – for builders, for landlords and for tenants.” What is a green building? A trend gaining ground in business is the idea of sustainability. But what is it and why are companies pursing ideas to help them and their communities thrive in the future? Sustainability means building something now that will be good for people and the environment long into the future. When it comes...
Apr. 23, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – This report is republished with the express permission of STRATFOR and may not be republished by any other parties without STRATFOR’s consent. Laos reportedly has deferred its decision on whether to pursue a controversial dam on the Mekong River that has sparked strong opposition from its downstream neighbors, particularly Vietnam. Though Vietnam retains strong influence over Laos, and could use its investment and aid as a bargaining chip to influence the dam plan, it can do so only at the risk of expanding China’s growing influence in Laos.
Apr. 23, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – Following the financial scandal (Agribank Leasing Executives Detained by Police on Possible Fraud Counts, Vietnamica Apr 17), Sai Gon Tiep Thi reported early interogation result that CEO of ALC 2 allegedly “helped” a privately held firm borrow VND 587 billion – or approximately US$28 million – without collateral assets and violating Agribank’s regulations.
