Hurdles remain on HCM City’s way to yearly growth target (19/06/2023)
Ho Chi Minh City is facing challenges to realise its yearly growth target of 7.5%, as the rates recorded in the first and second quarters failed to meet expectations.

IFC investments to strengthen agribusiness value chain (19/06/2023)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is initiating two new investments in Vietnam’s retail and agribusiness sectors. These investments are aimed at strengthening the agribusiness value chain and ensuring food security, while stimulating job creation, and fostering competitiveness on the country.

Industrial real estate picks up steam (19/06/2023)
The demand for industrial real estate has begun to pick up steam in recent months as foreign manufacturers are expanding their presence in Vietnam.

Experts pin high hope on FDI injected into industrial property market (16/06/2023)
Although the real estate sector has suffered a fall in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, experts are still optimistic about its prospects, especially the industrial segment which is described as a bright spot.

Foreign investors increasingly interested in Viet Nam’s carbon market (16/06/2023)
Joining the mangrove carbon market will not only help Viet Nam implement its policies for reducing emissions but can also create a competitive advantage for Vietnamese goods.

VN strives to facilitate digital transformation (16/06/2023)
Digital transformation is seen as a new breakthrough method to shorten the process of industrialisation and modernisation.

Marine planning a prerequisite for offshore investment plans (15/06/2023)
Vietnam may require a more active planning process and appropriate policies to reach its offshore wind capacity goal of 6GW by 2030.

Malaysia invests nearly $5bln in HCMC to date (15/06/2023)
Malaysian businesses had invested in 329 projects in Ho Chi Minh City as of the first quarter of 2023, with total registered capital of nearly $4.9 billion, according to Mr. Phu Lu, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center of Trade and Investment Promotion.

Vietnam, RoK intensify trade cooperation (15/06/2023)
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have become top important partners of each other in various fields, with economic, trade and investment cooperation serving as both pillar and primary driver of their increasingly growing relationship, said Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Vietnamese stock market becomes reliable destination for investors worldwide: official (15/06/2023)
The Vietnamese stock market has become a reliable destination for many investors worldwide in recent years, especially those in the Asia-Pacific, said Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission Vu Thi Chan Phuong.

Four mega highway projects to kick off (14/06/2023)
The construction of inter-regional highway projects and Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road No.3 will start in mid-June, according to the prime minister’s plan.

Vietnam, Belgium promote partnership in seaport, logistics (14/06/2023)
There are great opportunities for Belgian investors in the development of seaports in Vietnam, a country owning a coastline of over 3,200km, heard a conference held in Anvers city of Belgium on June 12.

Việt Nam, Thailand to advance “three connections” to raise bilateral trade to US$25b (14/06/2023)
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đỗ Hùng Việt and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan co-chaired the ninth political consultation between the two countries in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Vietnam becomes attractive colocation markets for foreign investors (14/06/2023)
Vietnam ranked seventh among the top 10 emerging colocation markets globally with a market size expected to hit 1.5 billion USD by 2026, according to a recent report by KPMG published earlier this month.

Five Vietnamese banks named in Forbes Global 2000 (13/06/2023)
A total of five local banks have been included in this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 2,000 largest firms.

Small-scale projects still in ascendency (13/06/2023)
Foreign-invested projects that are valued at less than $1 million continue to make up the majority of ventures as a whole, with enterprises often hedging their bets in terms of diversification and the upcoming global tax overhaul.

Vietnamese major bourse’s profit plunges 23% in 2022 (13/06/2023)
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE)’s total revenue in 2022 reached over 2.5 trillion VND, down 23% compared to 2021, the country’s major bourse has announced.

VN eyes investment in clean energy to develop carbon market (13/06/2023)
Viet Nam is seeking investment in clean energy as part of its scheme to develop a carbon market to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

HoREA proposes using $5 billion credit programme to assist struggling enterprises (12/06/2023)
This capital, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA), should be used to assist enterprises that are experiencing hardships but have the potential to be rehabilitated.

Deputy PM urges early handover of clean land for Long Thanh airport’s sub-projects (12/06/2023)
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to closely coordinate with the People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai to accelerate ground clearance work and early hand over clean land for construction of sub-projects of Long Thanh international airport.