Gia Lai Calling for Investment in High-Tech Agriculture and Tourism

 In recent years, Vietnam has continuously called for foreign investors to come and set up business in Vietnam and most recently, Department of Planning and Investment of Gia Lai province is planning to coordinate with the Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to organize Gia Lai Investment Promotion Conference 2017.

The conference is scheduled to be held at the end of this year in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province. The areas highlighted at the conference will be: high technology agriculture, agricultural products processing and tourism. These areas are considered as strengths with high potential development of Gia Lai province.

In terms of projects that are given the investment policy decision by Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee (10 projects - total registered capital of 5,516 billion VND) at Gia Lai Investment Promotion Conference 2016, currently 3 projects have completed construction and go into operation: Sugar Factory Project and An Khe Biomass Power Plant Project, which is invested by Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company, Beef Experiment Project of Tay Nguyen Dairy Products Joint Stock Company. In addition, six projects are under development and another is being revised.

Finding the right business partner in Vietnam is also important. We recommend doing research on the reputation of the company and individual shareholders, corporate or individual, gathering publicly available company information, and performing background checks on key personnel to find potential risks in cooperation. Working with a reliable partner can help achieve economic benefits, saving time and money in business.

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Foreign investor in Binh Duong

  Korean investors have set up business in Vietnam a lot in the recent years and this country is also the third largest foreign investor in Binh Duong province with 619 projects.

At the meeting between Binh Duong People's Committee and Korean investors held on August 16^th, according to reports of Department of Planning and Investment of Binh Duong province on the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2017, there was positive changes. The total FDI capital reached 1.726 billion USD, equal to 123% of the year plan and increase by 51% over the same period in 2016.

Specifically, there are 97 new projects with capital of 1.034 billion USD, 62 projects adjust and increase capital of 670 million USD. The sectors attracting a lot of investors are electricity, electronics, mechanics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, trade and services...

Particularly for Korean investors, in six months of 2017, there are 16 new projects and 17 projects adjusted for capital increase. Overall, total investment reached 306 million USD. Accumulated until June 30^th, Korea is the third largest foreign investor in Binh Duong (after Taiwan and Singapore) with 619 projects worth 2.694 billion USD.

With the efforts to improve the investment environment, Binh Duong is always attracted by investors, the number of foreign investors coming to the province to explore investment opportunities in the first half of 2017 continued to increase over previous years. FDI attraction results of Binh Duong is a good signal, affirming that the investment environment of the province is very attractive to foreign investors.

Binh Duong currently has 28 industrial parks with an area of 10,560 hectares and 11 industrial clusters with an area of over 802 hectares, occupancy rate reaches over 70%.

Binh Duong is still implementing some new industrial zones and expanding existing industrial parks such as Bau Bang Industrial Park (1,000 ha), Nam Tan Uyen (446 ha), approving new investment of An Lap industrial cluster (75 ha).

In the period 2016 - 2020, Binh Duong will develop up to 33 industrial parks with an area of nearly 15,000 ha.

Finding the right business partner in Vietnam is also important. We recommend doing research on the reputation of the company and individual shareholders, corporate or individual, gathering publicly available company information, and performing background checks on key personnel to find potential risks in cooperation. Working with a reliable partner can help achieve economic benefits, saving time and money in business.

Source: https://www.antconsult.vn/news/industry/foreign-investor-in-binh-duong.html

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TATA Build Instant Coffee Factory in Vietnam

  Vietnam has always been an attractive market for foreign enterprises to come and set up business in Vietnam and most recently, TATA Coffee Ltd - a subsidiary of TATA Group has become the first company in India building instant coffee factory in Vietnam.

TATA Coffee is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TATA Global Beverages (TATA Group) - Asia's largest coffee company and one of the largest instant coffee exporters in India.

The ground-breaking ceremony of instant coffee factory in Vietnam marked the beginning of a coffee factory project with capacity of 5,000 tons of instant coffee per year of TATA Coffee Ltd in VSIP II Industrial Park (Binh Duong).

TATA Coffee Factory is set to start production in 2019, aiming to serve its global clients with a new mix of instant coffee.

According to CEO of TATA Coffee Ltd, TATA Group has a close relationship with Vietnam in various fields such as automobile, steel, trade, energy and watches. With this investment, the beverage industry will also become a major area of TATA's participation in the investment here. Although TATA's products have been exported to more than 40 countries around the world, instant coffee so far has only been produced in India.

Vietnam has marked TATA's first breakthrough outside the Indian borders as a manufacturer, so this is TATA’s milestone on the journey to become a global company specializing in coffee. TATA Coffee will make every effort in coffee processing operations with a special focus on safe working conditions. The project will contribute positively to foreign exchange earnings and create more local jobs.

It is reported that Vietnam is currently the world's largest producer of Robustas, which is conducive to providing a favorable raw material for the plant.

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Source: https://www.antconsult.vn/news/tata-build-instant-coffee-factory-in-vietnam.html

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Why employee background check is important?

  It has been increasingly important for employer to understand about the employee through employee background check to reduce potential hiring risks.

The risk of wrong hiring could be accessing the wrong talent, exposure to criminal activities, legal issues, reputation matters that impact the business, workforce or customers.

It is understandable that if applicants are dishonest in how they obtained a job, they may be dishonest once they have the job.  This could not be found out during the interview.

Hence, it is important to consider investment in background screening service to minimize the risks associated with workplace violence, lost customers, negligent hiring lawsuits, identity theft and fraud, embezzlement, data breaches, and high turnover.

The pre-employment screening by verification and validation of the information and documents provided by the potential candidates could cover the following matters.

Government-issued identification document.  The candidate will provide one or more identification (ID) documents i.e. a photo ID card or passport. The employee background screening firm is asked to verify that the ID document provided by the candidate is valid.

Criminal record check. This information cannot be provided by the candidate. This record check will likely be obtained directly from Provincial Department of Justice, and possibly other local or national law enforcement organizations.  With the authorization of the application, such criminal record could be obtain by background check company.

Employment history.  The candidate will provide the name and location for his or her previous employers for a number of years.  The background screening  firm is asked to verify that the candidate actually worked for the previous employers listed.

Education history.  The candidate will provide a copy of the highest degree or certificate of completion issued by the educational institution i.e. university, industrial training academy.  The background check service company is asked to verify that the degree,  certificate was actually issued by the institution to the candidate. The candidate may be asked to provide official transcripts from the educational institution in lieu of, or in addition to, the copy of a degree, certification in order to assist in the verification process.

Professional accreditation. If a candidate claims to have a professional accreditation or certificate, the candidate should also provide a copy of this to verify.

Managerial position.  This information, a search of government records cannot be provided by the candidate. This record check will be obtained directly from Business Registration Office by employee background check service

If a person passes a background check, it does not mean such hiring would not encounter issues in the future but it is important to have as much information about applicants being verified to warn the risks if found before making hiring decisions to reduce the potential risks to the employer and its workforce, customers.

Source: https://www.antconsult.vn/news/why-employee-background-check-is-important.html

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Many Large Businesses in Norway Want to Invest in Hanoi

  7 leading corporations and enterprises from Norway include ITS Noway, Pixii AS, Ruter, Avfall Norge, Cambi, Host, Tomra want to set up business in Hanoi, at the same time cooperate, invest and transfer the most advanced technology in Hanoi city.

Chairman of the Hanoi City People's Committee has just had a meeting with Innovation Norway and 7 leading Norwegian corporations and enterprises operating in the fields of: Developing smart traffic system, energy and energy storage, management and development of public transport systems, providing solutions for waste and waste sludge management, recovery and recycling of plastic and waste materials.

At the meeting, leaders of corporations exchanged views with the Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee on Norway's strengths, experiences and the most advanced technology such as waste and sludge treatment technology and recycling into fertilizer preparations for agriculture; technology to use clean energy in waste treatment; technology to collect, process and recycle hazardous plastic wastes; payment technology and smart transportation applications that encouraging people to use the City's public transport system; experiences and management mechanisms that encourage corporate cooperation in waste and wastewater treatment and development of public transport.

At the same time, the leading corporations in Norway also expressed their desire to cooperate, invest and transfer advanced technology into Hanoi.

On the side of Hanoi, the Chairman of the city thanked the leaders of the corporations for exchanging and introducing valuable experiences in management as well as advanced technologies in areas that Hanoi is very in need of, serving for the construction and development of Hanoi towards smart, sustainable and effective urban.

At the same time, the city leaders also expressed that Hanoi is willing to create the most favorable conditions for Norwegian corporations and businesses to research, survey and seek investment and business cooperation opportunities in Hanoi.

Notably, representatives of the Innovation Norway, corporations and companies committed to organize Norwegian business delegations to Hanoi as soon as possible to implement the discussed plans.

Finding the right business partner in Vietnam is also important. We recommend doing research on the reputation of the company and individual shareholders, corporate or individual, gathering publicly available company information, and performing background checks on key personnel to find potential risks in cooperation. Working with a reliable partner can help achieve economic benefits, saving time and money in business.

Source: https://www.antconsult.vn/news/many-large-businesses-in-norway-want-to-invest-in-hanoi.html

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Hanoi Calls for Direct Investment in 11 Large-Scale Agricultural and Rural Projects

  Hanoi's agriculture sector is calling for direct investment in Hanoi, in 11 large-scale agricultural and rural projects in the period of 2019 - 2025.

In the process of reviewing and synthesizing projects on development of agricultural production, projects on processing agricultural products being implemented, preparing for implementation, newly proposed investment projects, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hanoi announced a list of projects calling for direct investment in the period 2019 - 2025.

The largest contributor is high-tech agricultural projects. Currently in the city, there are 105 models of high-tech agriculture application, 71 associate models in agricultural production in the direction of high technology. Thanks to the application of high technology, many models have brought the economic efficiency of billions of dong/ha of cultivation. The application of modern techniques and technologies to agricultural production has brought about great effects on the productivity and quality of agricultural products.

With the effectiveness of this model, Hanoi calls for investment in hi-tech agricultural production projects in An Thuong and Song Phuong communes, Hoai Duc district, on an area of ​​668 hectares, with an expected investment capital of 1,000 billions VND. The project of hi-tech agriculture in Hien Ninh commune, Soc Son district with the scale of 120 hectares and expected investment capital of 350 billion VND. The project of high-tech agriculture in Thanh Xuan and Tan Dan communes, Soc Son district, on an area of ​​70 hectares, with an investment of 150 billion VND.

High-tech agricultural production projects in the banks of Day river in Dong Thap commune, Dan Phuong district, with scale of 23.3 ha, estimated investment of 1,000 billion VND. High-tech agricultural production projects in Kim Son commune, Son Tay town, on an area of ​​80 ha and an investment of 1,300 billion VND. High-tech agricultural production projects in Ba Vi district, with the scale of 300 ha, expected investment of 100 billion VND.

Project on agriculture in combination with ecotourism in Hiep Thuan commune, Phuc Tho district, with a scale of 200 ha, expected investment of 1,300 billion VND.

In addition, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hanoi also proposed a series of projects of concentrated cattle slaughtering areas in Quang Lang and Tri Thuy communes specializing in cattle slaughtering in Phu Xuyen district, with an area of ​​2.74 hectares and expected investment capital of 350 billions VND. Project on cattle slaughter area in Tri Lai village, Dong Thai commune, Ba Vi district with a scale of 4 ha and expected investment capital of 350 billion VND. Project of cattle and poultry slaughtering area in Trach My Loc commune, Phuc Tho district on an area of 10 hectares, estimated investment of 400 billion VND. Project of ​​cattle and poultry slaughtering in Minh Phu commune, Soc Son district, on an area of 10 hectares, estimated investment of 400 billion VND.

With a series of these new projects, Hanoi strives to reduce by 50% the number of small slaughterhouses in residential areas by 2020, proceed to end small scattered slaughtering activities in districts and towns.

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Foreigners Rushing to Buy Real Estate in Vietnam

 Hundreds of millions of dollars are waiting to pour into Vietnam real estate market in most segments. The real estate market attracts a lot of foreign investors, mainly through M&A activities.

According to the newly announced report from Savills Vietnam, in quarter 2 of 2017, housing development projects received strong attention. China Fortune Land Development Group has bought shares in VinaCapital's Lotus Dai Phuoc project for 65.3 million USD. Dai Phuoc Lotus is a residential area project with a total area of 198.5 million hectares in Dong Nai province, bordering Ho Chi Minh City.

In addition, VinaCapital's Times Square project (Hanoi) worth 41 million USD is also transferred to Elite Capital Resources Limited.

Japanese investors are also active in the market. Nishi Nippon and Hankyu cooperate with Nam Long to build a 26 hectares Mizuki Park residential project in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City with total investment capital of 351 million USD.

In addition, Aeon Mall - the famous Japanese retailer has officially co-operated with BIM Group to develop the second shopping center of Aeon in Hanoi with an area of 16.7 ha, the estimated investment capital is 200 million USD.

In the field of industrial real estate, Hemaraj Land & Development (Thailand) and Cienco 4 (Vietnam) have officially confirmed the joint venture to establish 1 billion USD industrial park on 3,200 hectares of land in Nghe An province.

In recent years, the real estate market of Vietnam has witnessed the strategic moves of investors, including mergers - acquisitions and development - cooperation. Some typical deals include Gaw Capital's acquisition of a series of high-value commercial properties from Indochina Land, Gamuda Land's acquisition of stake of local investors in the Celadon City project.

At the same time, the M&A market happened on a large scale in all different segments, such as the joint venture between Chau Tai Phuc and Suncity Group into the large resort and casino project in Nam Hoi An with total investment of up to 4 billion USD or the deal that Lotte acquired Diamond Plaza.

The market is expected to continue to be active in 2017 with a series of acquisitions and mergers.

According to JLL Vietnam, in the first half of 2017, Vietnam has attracted about 19.2 billion USD of foreign investment capital, increase by 54.8% over the same period last year. This shows that Vietnam is still one of the potential markets for investment in Southeast Asia.

There are hundreds of millions of dollars waiting to be poured into the domestic market in most segments, including housing, offices, retail, hotels and industrial parks, according to JLL. Investors come from different countries like Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the growth of investor groups from China.

Joint ventures are becoming more popular among foreign investors - with strong financial strength and experiences, they will work with local corporations - investors who holding land in the market and also has close relationships with local authorities.

The hotel segment has always attracted the attention in the recent time with a lot of foreign capital poured into Vietnam. Forecasting this trend will continue to grow, while other markets such as industrial park and education are also growing constantly. The affordable housing market is seen as attracting much investment capital, largely due to the rise of the middle class.

Lastly, according to Savills Vietnam, M&A will continue to be the form that the vast majority of investors will use to enter the Vietnamese market in order to realize their goals. 

Source: https://www.antconsult.vn/news/industry/foreigners-rushing-to-buy-real-estate-in-vietnam.html

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