FPT Retail to build 'healthcare ecosystem'
FPT Digital Retail JSC, known as FPT Retail, intends to conduct a private placement, offering no more than 10% of its Long Chau pharmacy chain shares, in a bid to build a healthcare ecosystem.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Central Vietnam province seeks investments in logistics and environment
The central province of Quang Ngai is looking for investment in 33 projects between 2024 and 2025, with a focus on transportation, the environment, and healthcare.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s M&A market faced rough seas in 2023: KPMG exec
Vietnam's M&A market in 2023 followed the global downward trend even though the national economy remained relatively stable, writes Nguyen Cong Ai, KPMG Vietnam's deputy general director.
A year in review and 2024 forecasts - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Singapore firm to spend $84 mln on northern Vietnam medical equipment project
The industrial zone authority in the northern province of Nam Dinh granted an investment certificate Thursday to Singapore-based Xingyu Safety Technology for building an $84-million medical equipment factory.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Japan medical device maker Asahi starts works on $74 mln Vietnam plant
Asahi Intecc Hanoi, under Japanese medical device maker Asahi Intecc, on Thursday kicked off construction of a $74-million factory in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Raffles Medical Group to acquire majority stake in HCMC's American International Hospital
Singapore-headquartered Raffles Medical Group (RMG) will spend $45.6 million on acquiring a majority interest in the American International Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
PM urges Apple, Boeing, Google to up Vietnam investments
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on multinational giants like Apple, Boeing, Google and Siemens Healthineers to invest more in Vietnam.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Pfizer putting even more breakthroughs in Vietnamese patients’ hands
Pfizer is pursuing what the U.S. drugs giant believes to be the most innovative biopharmaceutical therapies with a purpose of making breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, Pfizer Vietnam general director Darrell Oh tells The Investor.
Executive Talk - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Singapore’s Thomson Medical to acquire FV Hospital for $381 mln
Thomson Medical Group has agreed to buy French-backed FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for $381.4 million, the Singapore-headquartered company announced Wednesday.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam sees post-Covid surge in healthtech investment
A series of healthtech startups have raised millions of dollars in quick time, showcasing the great post-Covid growth potential seen in Vietnam’s healthcare market, industry insiders say.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Thai healthcare firm THG expands investment to Vietnam
Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) has co-invested in the construction of a 170-million-baht ($4.9 million) wellness clinic in Ho Chi Minh City to serve wealthy customers in Vietnam.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam hospital market opens up to investors
Healthcare assets in Vietnam’s market of 100 million people are attracting attention from investors looking to expand in or enter the market.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Pfizer signs child healthcare deal with Vietnam pediatrics association
Pfizer Vietnam, part of global drugs giant Pfizer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Vietnam Pediatrics Association to enhance the capacity of healthcare professionals in pediatric diagnosis and treatments from 2023-2026.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Hospital heads must be trained in health governance: FV Hospital CEO
The French-backed FV Hospital opened in Ho Chi Minh City in 2003 and has become a prominent general hospital in Vietnam with its treatment and healthcare services of international standards, serving nearly five million patients to date. French doctor Jean-Marcel Guillon, its CEO, tells The Investor that it is necessary for those who run hospitals to get training in managing healthcare establishments.
Executive Talk - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Thai Binh province to build Vietnam’s first bio-pharma industrial park
Northern Vietnam's Thai Binh province plans to build a bio-pharma industrial park in Quynh Phu district, the first in Vietnam, with a target to attract investments of $800 million in 2024-2027 and $1.2 billion in 2028-2030.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Healthcare startup Medigo raises $2 mln in funding
Medigo, a Ho Chi Minh City-based startup providing remote healthcare services, has raised $2 million in a Series A funding round led by the East Ventures fund, with the participation of Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Digital transformation race in medical sector
Businesses in the healthcare industry are rushing to promote digital transformation and develop e-commerce to shorten check-up and treatment waiting times.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Microsoft inaugurates first AI healthcare partnership in Vietnam with VinBrain
Vietnam’s AI healthcare software company VinBrain and American tech giant Microsoft have embarked on a healhtech partnership that will see the duo work on data sharing, product validation, and R&D.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Pharma market needs innovations to cope with fragmented supply chain
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to changes in the perception and behavior of pharma consumers. Hoang Nguyen, CEO and co-founder of Buymed Co. Ltd., the operator of medicine e-commerce platform thuocsi.vn, talks to The Investor about the startup's innovations and opportunities arising for healthcare businesses in this context.
Executive Talk - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Japan medical device maker Asahi Intecc to build $74 mln Vietnam factory
Asahi Intecc Hanoi, part of Japanese medical device maker Asahi Intecc, has secured an investment certificate to build a $74 million factory in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Central Highlands province calls for investment in 5 key projects
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is calling for investment in five urban, tourism, industrial park and transport projects, in order to boost its key economic drive.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam a rising destination for wellness-based real estate investments
Vietnam, already home to a robust tourism industry, is predicted to become a rising destination for wellness-based real estate development given its natural beauty, abundance of mineral springs, and diversity of traditional medicine and herbs.
Real Estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
VAFIE helps boost cooperation between Vietnam, India firms
Invest Global, an investment consultancy under the Vietnam Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises (VAFIE), and a delegation of 15 Indian businesses have signed an agreement on boosting investment cooperation between the two countries.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Foreign drugmakers ramp up investments in Vietnam
Multinationals are scaling up investments in the growing pharmaceutical industry in Vietnam, which boasts a population of 100 million and a medicine market valued at $6.2-6.4 billion a year.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Private equity investment gathers pace in Vietnam
Private equity funds have been gathering pace in Vietnam to capitalize on what the fast-growing economy, with an almost 100 million population, can offer.
Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Jio Health raises $20 mln in series B round
Vietnam-based healthcare startup Jio Health has successfully raised $20 million in the second round of funding.
Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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