Mark Barnes

Freelance business journalist 🇦🇺 in Hanoi 🇻🇳

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

VN is leading SEA in its ability to generate solar power however infrastructure is insufficient to get it to where it is needed. As a result some solar power producers in central VN have been asked to cut the amount of power they generate by up to 70%. https://t.co/0JxCMmE84z

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

Another weekly roundup: Weploy enters VN market, LNG may be on its way, and China’s Sunny Optical is eyeing a US$2.5 billion investment in Vietnam. Here's the Vietnam news in brief for this week... https://t.co/WgqZsUfe3P

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

The @VietnamBriefing FDI tracker has been updated with Feb data and it shows a slight backslide on January for reasons I've mentioned before. The Netherlands was the top FDI contributor to Vietnam in Feb adding US$363 million in regsitered capital. 🇳🇱🇻🇳💰https://t.co/DxYaP4cQdT

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

We're trying a new thing at the VB. It's short and sweet roundups of key business news from Vietnam once a week. This is the first covering real estate, retail, investment, and a couple of other little bits and pieces. https://t.co/2wIvAFCFjw

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

The potential for halal food production in Vietnam is huge with access via multilateral trade agreements to two of the biggest markets for halal food products in the world (read: Indonesia and Malaysia). https://t.co/pkyeDxSMf6

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

Adani is experiencing a whole world of woes and this could have carry over effects into the broad range of markets in which it does business. In this context, here's a short piece I whipped up about Adani's current investments and interests in Vietnam.
https://t.co/H426QAV6LJ

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

Oil auction may not be enough to resolve Vietnam's fuel crisis https://t.co/qy6hwM09Kk

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

Same story. Two very different takes.

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

#noshit "Valuations of Southeast Asian startups becoming ‘irrational’ – Golden Gate" https://t.co/kNJg3UN414

[Southeast Asia Globe @SEA_GLOBE]

Power lines and nickel mines are among the issues #Vietnam must manage in its attempt to become Southeast Asia’s leader in the battery storage industry. By @mbarnesau in partner with @boell_sea:

https://t.co/TAkGy6OGzy

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

🤣🤣🤣 What is wrong with my people? https://t.co/nUrXVPyO60

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

The EU and Vietnam have recorded some pretty big trade gains since the EVFTA was introduced last year in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a brief overview, written by me, of what's happened so far and where it's headed. https://t.co/2bOCqrq7tO

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

@dbsbank has made a pretty hefty downgrade of its growth forecast for VN. Now 1.8%, was 5.0% before highlighting the serious toll COVID lockdowns have had on the economy. https://t.co/oSY2K72uYV

[The Ken @TheKenWeb]

Vietnam has global ambitions for its locally manufactured electric cars. But with electric two-wheelers getting cheaper and easier to charge, that’s the market where the country is really starting to shine, reports @mbarnesau in today's story: https://t.co/19PCexDDVu

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

This is my first piece for the @BusinessTimes. It has a paywall but if you can get through, give it a read 👌👌👌 https://t.co/P28Ezhd0BP

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

Vietnam's biggest island long held onto a seductive image as the country's 'last paradise.' Then came the clubs, a casino, and a safari. https://t.co/AL2m912YEF via @businessinsider

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

Found this out the annoying way - TL:DR supermarkets closed because of COVID https://t.co/ptXclRFaNW

[Khanh Vu @TrongKhanhVu]

Vietnam health ministry reports 8,620 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing its tally to 154,306, with at least 1,306 deaths. Most of the new cases are in epicenter Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbouring provinces.

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

The view from China of @VP Kamala Harris' pending visit to Vietnam - "[Hanoi] needs China's support to tide over its economic difficulties. It is neither beneficial nor achievable for Hanoi to make trouble with... the West [over]the SCS".
https://t.co/dTNreWyJGI

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesau]

A couple more to add to the list of cities under Directive 16 social distancing restrictions https://t.co/K2z6NHaSKD