Corporate bond trading system improves market transparency, liquidity (17/07/2023)
The operation of a separate corporate bond trading system is necessary to develop a transparent secondary market and increase liquidity for corporate bonds.

Vietnam could benefit as investors look for low-cost production centres: Savills (17/07/2023)
Countries like Vietnam and Indonesia could be beneficiaries if firms start to look for low-cost production centres in Asia, particularly for labour-intensive and low-margin industries, Savills Asia Pacific has said.

Ho Chi Minh City attracts 2.9 billion USD in FDI in H1 (17/07/2023)
Ho Chi Minh City attracted 2.9 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from the beginning of this year to June 20, a year-on-year increase of 30.7%.

Foreign investors increasingly keen on real estate projects in Vietnam: report (17/07/2023)
Foreign investors, mainly from South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand, showed an increasing interest in property projects in Vietnam in the first half of this year, according to a newly-released report by the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS).

Ziehl-Abegg expands footprint with new production facility in Vietnam (17/07/2023)
Ziehl-Abegg, a manufacturer of electric motors, air conditioning equipment, and fans that is headquartered in Germany, has just unveiled its strategic plans to establish a new production facility in Vietnam, a move aimed at expanding its global footprint.

Vietnam’s potential for Halal industry untapped (14/07/2023)
Only a handful of Vietnamese enterprises have taken advantage of expanding the Halal industry in general and increasing demand for Halal food in particular to boost exports, heard at a workshop held on July 13 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam, Nebraska to beef up cooperation in potential areas (14/07/2023)
There is more room for stronger cooperation between the US State of Nebraska and Vietnam in general and Vietnamese localities in particular, shared Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Nebraska governor Jim Pillen.

Vienam mostly exports wood pellets to RoK, Japan (14/07/2023)
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan have become the biggest importers of Vietnamese wood pellets, accounting for over 95% of Vietnam’s total export of this product, reported the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association.

Foreigners wishing to buy a house in Vietnam in great demand (14/07/2023)
More than three million foreign individuals and organisations have purchased apartments in Vietnam, and the number is expected to continue rising moving forward, heard a workshop held on July 13 in Hanoi.

Experts confident in Vietnam’s economic recovery (14/07/2023)
Although Vietnam’s growth has slowed down amid global economic crises, he country is showing stronger performance than the majority of others in the world and continuing to be an attractive destination for foreign manufacturers, according to insiders.

FDI inflows into VN real estate total over US$66 billion (14/07/2023)
Vietnam has to date attracted 37,500 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth nearly 450 billion USD, including 1,100 projects in real estate with a total capital of 66.4 billion USD, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on July 13.

Software exports play key role in digital economy (13/07/2023)
Software exporters took the spotlight in the Vietnamese digital economic picture in the first six months of this year, posting high export revenue.

Shares of rice exporters in focus on higher demand, prices (13/07/2023)
Rising demand for rice and higher prices are benefiting the country’s export as well as export enterprises in the industry.

Trade connection program attracts more than 300 businesses (13/07/2023)
On July 12, the Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted an event called “Connecting Trade between Suppliers in the Southern Provinces and Exporting Enterprises and Trade Promotion Organizations.”

Pangasius exports to Germany witness double-digit growth (13/07/2023)
Vietnamese Tra fish (pangasius) exports to Germany between January and June 15 surged by 53% to reach more than US$17million against the same period from last year, duly accounting for 2.1% of the nation’s pangasius export value to foreign markets, according to figures given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam sets out stall on GMT impacts (13/07/2023)
Concerns among multinational corporations about new global tax impacts are expected to be eased by Vietnam’s efforts to facilitate the foreign business community.

AMRO revises up Vietnam’s growth forecast for 2024 (13/07/2023)
Vietnam’s growth forecast for 2024 has been raised to 7.6% from last April’s projection of 7.1%, reflecting signs of an emerging turnaround.

Vietnam sees sharp increase in new FDI projects in first half of 2023 (13/07/2023)
The total of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in Vietnam was more than 13 billion USD in the first half of this year. 1,300 new projects have been granted investment registration certificates, up 70% from last year.

Vietnam struggling to secure new PPP contracts since 2021 (13/07/2023)
Vietnam’s efforts to attract new investments through the public-private partnership (PPP) model have faced a setback, with no new contracts being signed since the enactment of the PPP Law in 2021.

Vietnam sets out stall on GMT impacts (12/07/2023)
Concerns among multinational corporations about new global tax impacts are expected to be eased by Vietnam’s efforts to facilitate the foreign business community.