thanhniennews.com, January 16, 2008 Gia Minh Conic Company broke ground last Saturday on its Conic-Lang Co resort project with an investment of VND400 billion (US$25 million).Two other high-end resorts also began construction last December and should be in operation by 2010.Singapore-based Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts has just received the investment certificate from Thua […]
VNECONOMY, 03/01/2008Viet Nam has drawn around US$83.1 billion worth of 8,590 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects over the past two decades, according to an official from the Foreign Investment Department.According to Director of the Department Phan Huu Thang, the FDI flow into Viet Nam increased rapidly during the 1991-96 period before declining from 1997 […]
Nhan Dan Online, January 5, 2008 Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh stressed that the tight co-operation between tourism and culture, between businesses and artists were of great importance in popularising the image of Vietnam to international tourists.The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism held a get-together last night at the […]
Vietnam net bridge, 24-12-2007According to Saigontourist Travel Service Co., 2007 has been a boom year for the MICE market. Even in the low season, October and November, Saigontourist won several big MICE-tour contracts. In December alone, the company conducted 40 tours and served 5,655 visitors among which there was a group of 2,700.Earlier, Saigontourist […]
Jones Lang LaSalle , 14 December 2007 As exclusive advisor to Magnum Asia Limited, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels (the “Firm”) is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of a 39-hectare prime beachfront site in Danang to US-based Kor Realty Group LLC (“Kor”). This deal marks the Firm’s second transaction this […]
VietNamNet Bridge, 11/12/2007 A delegation left Rach Gia port in southern Kien Giang Province on December 10, starting a trip to survey a sea tourist route linking Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.The delegation, including 162 representatives from the three countries’ travel administrations and agencies, will call at tourist sites in Kep, KoKong and Shihanoukville […]
Bangkokpost.com, December 08, 2007As Thai businessmen continue to look at Vietnam as a destination to invest, experts warn that doing business in the country that is just opening up its doors can be a double-edged sword.Doing it right means you have hit a jackpot but landing on the wrong footing can send shivers through […]
(eTN) 7-12-2007Vietnam on Thursday greeted its four-millionth visitor of the year, celebrating a milestone for the tourism sector as it is seeking to position itself as a leading Southeast Asian travel destination.US citizen Michael Davis Magidson was surprised to be greeted with flowers by women wearing traditional au dai dresses and conical hats as […]
TTGasia.com, Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2007MOST travel agents do not know of Mui Ne or Phan Thiet, but they should as this area is being discovered by international tourists, mostly Europeans and Russians.But more travellers from Asia, Australia and the US are being drawn to Mui Ne’s long stretches of deserted beaches, impressive […]
Asia Property Report – December 04 2007The central province of Binh Thuan has been asked to combine economic restructuring with human resource development and job placement to tap into sea and tourism-based industries.Working with Binh Thuan leaders on December 3, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said the province, which boasts 52,000sq.km of […]
