Vietnam's insurance has large room for growth: Hillridge exec
Executive Talk - Tue, March 26, 2024 | 8:32 am GTM+7
Australian insurtech startup Hillridge has marked its presence in Vietnam with a partnership with Bao Minh Insurance in providing a typhoon insurance package. Dale Schilling, CEO and founder of Hillridge, speaks to The Investor about the firm’s plans for the Vietnamese market and beyond.
Vietnam a crucial area of potential for Bosch: exec
The Vietnamese and Southeast Asian markets remain crucial areas of potential for Bosch Group, given Vietnam's rapid economic growth and its appeal to foreign investors, said CEO of Bosch Vietnam Dominik Meichle.
Executive Talk - Tue, January 2, 2024 | 8:12 am GTM+7
Vietnam livestock market ‘resilient, highly entrepreneurial’: Cargill exec
Vietnam presents solid growth potential for the animal nutrition industry as consumers get more discerning about protein quality, said Pham Duc Thang, managing director, Cargill Animal Nutrition Thailand & Vietnam.
Executive Talk - Mon, January 1, 2024 | 6:15 am GTM+7
Luxury tourism underperforming in Vietnam despite great potential: resort exec
Luxury travellers are willing to travel far and wide for truly memorable experiences and Vietnam can do more to provide these to tap a lucrative market, said Duy Tran, CEO of P Q Hai Quoc JSC, owner of LUXNAM* Phu Quoc, a resort on Phu Quoc island, southern Vietnam.
Vietnam Tourism: Developing High-end Products - Thu, December 28, 2023 | 11:11 am GTM+7
Vietnam an attractive country for all travel needs: hotel exec
Vietnam has become known as a new destination in Southeast Asia in terms of leisure tourism, thanks to its culture, people, destinations, cuisine and history, said Julian Wong, CEO of Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers.
Vietnam Tourism: Developing High-end Products - Thu, December 28, 2023 | 11:07 am GTM+7
Rising rice prices create long-term opportunity for Vietnam: former German Vice Chancellor
Vietnam’s rice production is more efficient - almost double the yield per hectare - than other countries like India, Thailand, and the Philippines. The long-term outlook for Vietnamese rice is great as prices are increasing, said Philipp Rösler, former German Vice Chancellor and member of the board of directors of Loc Troi Group.
Executive Talk - Wed, December 6, 2023 | 10:00 am GTM+7
Vietnam most attractive ASEAN industrial zone market: WHA exec
Choosing Vietnam as the first investment destination outside Thailand has been a successful, satisfying move, said Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, chairman of the executive committee and group chief executive officer, WHA Corporation Public Company Limited.
Companies - Fri, December 1, 2023 | 9:09 am GTM+7
China poised to become an even bigger investor in Vietnam: KPMG exec
China’s efforts to strengthen economic ties with the U.S. through third countries will see it become a bigger investor in Vietnam, Nguyen Cong Ai, KPMG Vietnam's deputy general director, tells The Investor.
Executive Talk - Thu, November 23, 2023 | 7:59 am GTM+7
Vietnam should speed up implementation of new power plan, offshore wind projects: Equinor
Petrovietnam and Equinor, two state-owned oil-gas firms of Vietnam and Norway, have signed an agreement on clean energy, extending their cooperation to hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture and storage. On the occasion, The Investor talks to Jacques-Etienne Michel, country managing director and country representative Equinor Vietnam, on Norway's offshore wind development experiences and the firm's plans in the Southeast Asian country.
Executive Talk - Fri, November 17, 2023 | 8:53 am GTM+7
Vietnam has to up its game for green FDI: industrial park exec
Vietnam has to improve its business environment further, ensuring policy and legal stability in order to lure green FDI, said Pham Van Chinh, deputy CEO of IDICO Corporation JSC.
Executive Talk - Tue, October 31, 2023 | 6:59 am GTM+7
Right technology will drive pricing down: Grab exec
Grab's strategy involves constant innovation to provide users with products that are more affordable without hurting driver partners’ incomes or merchant partners’ revenues, said Alejandro Osorio, CEO of Grab Vietnam.
Executive Talk - Mon, October 30, 2023 | 7:00 am GTM+7
Perseverance, adaptability, flexibility women’s advantages in business: NodeX Asia CEO
Perseverance, delicacy, adaptability and flexibility are advantages for women doing business in tough competitive conditions, said Luong Tu Anh, CEO of NodeX Asia, a Vietnamese provider of human resources training and development solutions.
Executive Talk - Sun, October 22, 2023 | 9:26 am GTM+7
Dressed to kill at non-killer prices: Vietnamese designer targets affordable haute couture
“I sell high-end products at reasonable prices so that many Vietnamese women can dress more beautifully,” designer Dang Minh Phuong, who’s struck fame with her My Lullaby brand, tells The Investor.
Executive Talk - Fri, October 20, 2023 | 3:30 pm GTM+7
Success is doing what we want: coconut shell charcoal firm CEO
Success is not about achieving clear, quantitative goals, but doing what we want in line with our abilities, said Nguyen Cam Hang, CEO of Highlandbp, a coconut shell charcoal producer in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.
Executive Talk - Fri, October 20, 2023 | 2:11 pm GTM+7
Museum developer delves into Vietnam's potential
Museum Studio, a French company focusing on architecture and museums, has advanced interest in developing more projects in Asia, and Vietnam is currently very attractive to the firm, said its CEO Delphine De Canecaude to The Investor on the sidelines of a conference themed "How to build a museum" in Ho Chi Minh City.
Executive Talk - Fri, October 20, 2023 | 10:56 am GTM+7
Vietnamese commitment to language learning stands out in the region: Duolingo exec
The number of Duolingo app users in Vietnam has increased approximately five-fold in three years, reflecting that Vietnamese citizens’ commitment to language learning stands out in Southeast Asia, said Haina Xiang, marketing director of Duolingo, Asia Pacific.
Executive Talk - Wed, October 18, 2023 | 8:36 am GTM+7
Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina nurtures sustainability in Vietnam
FrieslandCampina Vietnam (FCV) considers the sustainable development orientation a competitive advantage and differentiating factor, said general director Richard Kiger in a talk with The Investor.
Companies - Tue, October 17, 2023 | 9:59 am GTM+7
Vietnam’s semiconductor investments a shortcut to economic breakthrough: HSBC exec
Investment in semiconductors will definitely be a shortcut for Vietnam to achieve an economic development breakthrough, says Stephen Brade, head of Multinationals, Global Banking, HSBC Asia Pacific.
Companies - Mon, October 16, 2023 | 7:00 am GTM+7
Vietnam businesses “surf thousands of waves” to survive: businessman
Vietnamese entrepreneurs are steering their “ships” to “ride thousands of waves” towards recovery and growth, said Nguyen Quoc Bao, chairman of Thanh Cong Investment JSC (TCC).
Companies - Sun, October 15, 2023 | 5:21 pm GTM+7
From mechanic in Germany to Saigon River tour operator
An Son Lam, director of Indochina Junk Ltd, shared with The Investor his journey to becoming the owner of two boats on the Saigon River and the direction he is heading in next.
Executive Talk - Sat, October 14, 2023 | 7:00 am GTM+7
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