KUALA LUMPUR: Industrial chemicals distributor Samchem Holdings Bhd is exploring the possibility of listing its Vietnam unit Samchem Sphere JSC (Samchem Sphere) on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange to capitalise on the country’s fast-growing economy. “The proposed listing will enable Samchem to capitalise on the fast-growing Vietnamese economy and the potential growth of the industrial chemical […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam is dramatically accelerating sales of stakes in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), announcing this year’s plan to sell 6.5 times more shares than it offered last year. The plan is aimed to boost revenue and ease a strained budget, while seeking to exceed its economic growth target this year, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh […]
Read MoreSET-listed Malee Group Plc, one of the country’s top juice makers, has sealed its first acquisition deal with a Vietnamese drink producer as part of its ambitious strategic plan to become a health-driven global food and drink firm by 2021. Chief operating officer Roongchat Boonyarat said the company spent 330 million baht to acquire a […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – A delegation of representatives from 40 Japanese processing and manufacturing firms is now in Vietnam to explore business and cooperation opportunities in the Southeast Asian nation. At the meeting with Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on January 22 in Hanoi, Yasuzuka Irino, vice chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization […]
Read MoreFood-and-beverages firm Malee Group is investing Bt330 million in its first foreign acquisition, Long Quan Safe Food Joint Stock Company (LQSF), a major beverage producer in Vietnam. The acquisition will increase Malee’s production base for emerging markets in Southeast Asia, helping to drive the proportion of the company’s foreign revenue, currently at 40 per cent, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Private Economic Development Research Board (IV Board) composed a list of recommendations for the business community, which will be submitted to the Prime Minister in February 2018. The list is mainly focused on priority sectors such as agriculture, tourism, digital economy, startup innovation, and financial investment. In the agricultural sector, the board raised […]
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