British financial institution pledges $15mln for energy transition in Southeast Asia (25/05/2023)
Investment marks the start of institution realizing its ambition of investing up to £500 million ($622.3 million) of climate finance in the Indo-Pacific region.

Vietnam up 12 places in business environment rankings (25/05/2023)
Country attracted $8.9bln worth of FDI in the opening four months of the year.

Indian firms seek investment opportunities in southern Vietnam (24/05/2023)
Seventeen Indian businesses have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in order to seek greater investment opportunities across multiple fields in southern provinces of Vietnam.

Large room for Vietnam, New Zealand to boost trade, investment ties: official (24/05/2023)
There is great potential for Vietnam and New Zealand to further strengthen cooperation in terms of trade, industry and investment, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang at the 8th meeting of the Vietnam-New Zealand Joint Trade and Economic Commission (JTEC) held in Hanoi on May 23.

Vietnam shows significant improvement in business environment: EIU (24/05/2023)
Vietnam jumped 12 places in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s latest business environment rankings which measure the attractiveness of doing business in 82 economies with 91 crucial indicators.

Việt Nam will continue to be prime destination for FDI: VinaCapital (24/05/2023)
The global corporate minimum tax is unlikely to impede Việt Nam’s FDI inflows given the fact that tax incentives are not the primary attraction for setting up a factory in Việt Nam, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, said.

Deputy PM urges acceleration of electricity licensing for finished wind, solar power projects (23/05/2023)
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to accelerate the process of issuing electricity licenses for wind and solar power projects that have been completed but have not yet been put into operation.

Ample opportunity for Việt Nam-Slovenia trade, investment (23/05/2023)
HCM City will improve its business climate and create favourable conditions for foreign businesses, especially those from Slovenia, to invest in the city, said a city official.

Foreign stock investors break 3-session buying streak (23/05/2023)
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.33% to 1,070.64 points Monday with foreign investors net selling after three buying sessions.

Vietnam should attract FDI for sectors in need: experts (23/05/2023)
As up to 22.5 percent of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises in Vietnam have a modest charter capital average of VND1-3 billion (US$42,602-127,806) each, the selection of FDI once again makes headlines and local economic experts agree that the country should attract such investment in sectors that it wants to develop.

Quality and quantity advances sought (22/05/2023)
The scale and quality of foreign-led projects in Vietnam have been fostered thanks to the promulgation of new policies to improve the investment environment.

PM Chinh addresses G7 expanded Summit’s 2nd session (22/05/2023)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20 emphasised the importance of a global approach, multilateralism, self-reliance of every country, and extensive international cooperation to realise sustainable development, climate change responses, emission reduction, and energy transition.

Retail businesses improve quality to gain competitive advantage (22/05/2023)
The presence of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam’s retail sector has increased competition among businesses, jointly regulating supply and demand in the domestic market.

Vietnam, Japan sign three ODA projects valued at $500M (22/05/2023)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida witnessed the signing of three ODA projects with a total value of 61 billion yen (US$500 million) on Sunday.

Asian investors leaning towards going greener across Vietnam (19/05/2023)
Asian investors are leading foreign investment inflows into Vietnam, with the trend towards a greener transition.

FDI sector posts over 14 billion USD in four-month trade surplus (19/05/2023)
Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than 14 billion USD in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy.

Vietnamese unicorn VNG targets $100 million in funding round to fuel expansion (19/05/2023)
VNG Corporation, a prominent Vietnamese internet company supported by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, is pursuing a fresh funding round with the goal of raising $100 million.

FDI sector posts over 14 billion USD in four-month trade surplus (18/05/2023)
Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than 14 billion USD in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy.

Shares continue losses on selling forces (18/05/2023)
Shares extended losses on Wednesday as the state of profit-taking from the previous session still asserted and restraining indices’ development.

Strategic investors’ engagement helps promote Vietnam’s tourism growth (18/05/2023)
The investment of domestic and foreign investors in tourism infrastructure, especially resort real estates, poor rural areas have been turned into enchanted destinations for tourists, making Vietnam more attractive to investors.