Nestlé makes bricks from waste, uses for building school facility

Nestlé Vietnam on Thursday handed over 10,000 unbaked bricks made from steam boiler waste sand during the process of producing instant coffee at its Tri An factory for building a dining room for more than 1,000 students at the Nguyen Hue Primary School in Dong Nai Province.

Confidence, technology key to Vietnamese firms

With fast-rising technological advancements, Vietnamese companies are encountering strong competition in both domestic and international markets. Chief Executive Officer of Bee Logistics Corporation speaks to Viet Nam News reporter Nguyen Hoang Son about what Vietnamese firms need to do to tackle arising challenges.

Wake-up call in ODA use and management

The Ministry of Investment and Planning has issued a warning against borrowing from the Official Development Assistance (ODA) source fearing the country could fall into an “ODA and preferential loan’s trap”. Whether ODA will be the "trap" of the economy in the medium and long term depends on our ability to change ourselves, economist Vo Tri Thanh says.

Supply overhang threatens condotel market

According to the Viet Nam Real Estate Brokers Association last year around 23,000 units of condotels, or condo-hotels, were offered for sale, and 65-70 per cent of them were snapped up.  However, demand for condotels seems to be falling.