A forum aiming to fortify Vietnam ’s marine economy took place in the central coastal city of Quang Ngai on March 19. The second forum on marine economy entitled “From deep-water ports to marine economic zones” was jointly held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Investment and Planning and the Quang Ngai provincial People’s Committee. The forum was expected... 

HANOI – Juniper Networks Vietnam opened the country’s most advanced next generation network (NGN) information technology laboratory in Danang City on Thursday with total investment of US$10 million. Located in Danang Software Park, the laboratory will help enterprises in Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands check efficiency of their network solutions before expanding IT-applied projects.... 

HCMC – Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the leading provider of global business information, just opened an office in Vietnam to better meet a huge increase in inquires of global customers for this market and the needs of local business community. D&B executives on Thursday described the company’s opening of a representative office in HCMC as a move to support local information industry... 

HCMC – After two falling sessions in a row, the market bounced back on Thursday although liquidity on the bourse continued to fall. The VN-Index gained 8.88 points, or 1.74% from the session earlier to end at 519.73. On the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, bids rose a slight 9.1% to 100 million shares while offers dropped by 18% to 76.6 million shares. Closing the session, investors traded 44.3 million... 

US real-estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has been named exclusive marketing, distribution, and management agent for two luxury properties in Hanoi, one a mixed-use development and the other a housing complex. Under an agreement signed last week with their developer, PVFC Real Estate Joint Stock Company (PVFC Land), the US group will manage Dolphin Plaza and Diamond Tower. Dolphin Plaza,...