Expert asks for frequent adjustment of electricity prices

Saturday, Mar 07, 2020

Electricity prices should be adjusted more frequently to better promote market competitiveness, said Tran Dinh Long, Vice President of the Vietnam Electricity Association.

Hoa Phat invests nearly VND43 trillion on Dung Quat project

Tuesday, Jul 30, 2019

In the first half of 2019, Hoa Phat Group poured nearly VND9.17 trillion (US$393.35 million) into Dung Quat iron and steel production complex, raising total investment in the project to approximately VND42.92 trillion.

Founder of steelmaker Hoa Phat relegated from Forbes’ billionaire list

Monday, Dec 03, 2018

The founder of Viet Nam''s largest steelmaker Tran Dinh Long has been knocked off the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires after shares in Hoa Phat tumbled 30 per cent from the peak recorded in March.

Vietnamese billionaires inspire local firms

Tuesday, Mar 20, 2018

Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of conglomerate Vingroup and Viet Nam’s first billionaire in the Forbes list, has been an inspiration to Vietnamese enterprises, especially young entrepreneurs.  

Number of VN Forbes billionaires doubles

Wednesday, Mar 07, 2018

Viet Nam now has four billionaires named in the annual Forbes list released on Tuesday. This is double the number in last year’s rankings.

Five largest families own assets worth $12.2b

Thursday, Jan 04, 2018

Five richest families have seen their wealth swell in early 2018 thanks to the boom of Viet Nam’s stock market.

Experts eye sliding tax scale for power

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2015

Experts in pricing and economics said yesterday that they preferred pricing for power to be based on a sliding system of tariffs as at present rather than a flat rate proposed by Electricity Viet Nam (EVN). At present, rates are based on six...