Vietnam’s Telehealth Network Connects 1,000 Medical Facilities

Vietnam’s Telehealth Network Connects 1,000 Medical Facilities

After more than two months of piloting, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health officially opened a network connecting 1,000 medical examination and treatment facilities with 27 central hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The new telehealth network is part of an...
Offshore Gas Pipeline Design Contract Awarded to McDermott

Offshore Gas Pipeline Design Contract Awarded to McDermott

American offshore engineering, construction, and services provider McDermott has won a contract from Delta Offshore Energy to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a subsea gas pipeline at its Sisyphus project. Moreover, McDermott has been awarded...
Vinamilk Investing in Hi-Tech Dairy Farms in Laos

Vinamilk Investing in Hi-Tech Dairy Farms in Laos

Vietnamese dairy giant Vinamilk has announced plans to increase its investment in Lao-Jagro, its Laotian subsidiary, by USD 41 million. The funds will be used to complete a hi-tech organic dairy farm in the northern province of Xiangkhouang with 4,000 cows and also...
Thai Developer to Build Two Industrial Parks in Vietnam

Thai Developer to Build Two Industrial Parks in Vietnam

WHA Industrial Development Group, a leading industrial estate developer from Thailand, is currently seeking approval to build two industrial parks in Thanh Hoa province, on 1,300 hectares of land. According to statements from the provincial government, the first park...
Australian Logistics Real Estate Developer Expands to Vietnam

Australian Logistics Real Estate Developer Expands to Vietnam

LOGOS, a logistics firm from Australia, has announced expansion to Vietnam, bringing in a yet-to-be-disclosed partner to establish a new venture. The venture will focus on the key cities of Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi and Da Nang and aims to establish an initial forecast...
Vietnam Government Calls for Improvements in the Water Sector

Vietnam Government Calls for Improvements in the Water Sector

A new directive from Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for strengthening the management of clean water production and trading activities in Vietnam, urging ministries, agencies and stakeholders to complete legal frameworks and adopt new models...
Vietnamese Telco Develops Artificial Intelligence Platform

Vietnamese Telco Develops Artificial Intelligence Platform

Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication has officially launched the Viettel AI Open Platform, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform developed by the telecom group Viettel. Viettel, a state-owned enterprise and operated by the Ministry of Defense,...
EVFTA Creates New Opportunities for Vietnamese Agricultural Exports

EVFTA Creates New Opportunities for Vietnamese Agricultural Exports

Vietnam is expected to significantly increase its agricultural exports to the EU as a consequence of the recently concluded EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, leading agricultural exports will...