Vietnamese firms invest over US$320 million abroad in seven months (02/08/2023)
Vietnamese enterprises invested a total of US$320.6 million abroad, including newly and adjusted capital, during the opening seven months of the year, representing a drop of 10.6% year on year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam plays an important role in global supply chain (02/08/2023)
Vietnam sees many opportunities to become an important link in the global supply chain, despite economic difficulties in the domestic and international markets. Countries’ shifting of production and diversifying supply chains have helped Vietnam become a favorite destination for foreign investors.

Vietnam’s new businesses up 4.3% in July (02/08/2023)
The number of newly established enterprises in July was estimated at 13,700, up 4.3% from a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office.

Foreign investment in VN showing signs of recovery (01/08/2023)
Foreign investment registered in Việt Nam showed signs of recovery in the first seven months of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Historic support enters new phase for Japan and Vietnam (01/08/2023)
Japan’s investment in Vietnam’s new sectors will expand thanks to a new scheme currently under discussion, expected to help increase bilateral trade.

Singapore’s GIC sets sights on Vietnam, India, and Indonesia (01/08/2023)
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, is shifting its investment strategy to focus more on emerging markets like India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The move was prompted by escalating tensions between the United States and China in a bid to navigate potential trade and capital flow restrictions.

Việt Nam-Singapore relationship now at its prime: Ambassador (01/08/2023)
The Việt Nam-Singapore relationship is now at its prime with deep political trust, close economic and investment cooperation, and strong people-to-people exchange, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phước Dũng has said.

AmCham Vietnam has new chairman (31/07/2023)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam said Wednesday that Greg Testerman, CEO of banking advisory firm Gregory Advisory, has been elected its chairman.

Market likely to struggle this week but head towards new highs (31/07/2023)
The Vietnamese stock market posted a positive week last week, with the VN-Index officially surpassing the key psychological level of 1,200 points. Experts expect that the market may struggle this week but gradually head toward new highs.

Vietnam keen to attract high-quality investment capital from RoK (31/07/2023)
Vietnam desires to continue to attract high-quality investment capital from the Republic of Korea (RoK), especially leading enterprises such as Samsung, in the fields of high technology, electronics, and semiconductor chips.

Vietnam to apply global minimum tax in 2024 (31/07/2023)
Vietnam supports the global minimum tax and plans to begin the tax application in 2024, creating a favorable mechanism to encourage enterprises to pay additional tax in Vietnam.

Vietnam considers cash support for FDI firms to offset global minimum tax (28/07/2023)
Vietnam is considering providing cash support from the state’s coffers for multinationals who are subjected to the global minimum corporation tax to offset its negative impact on foreign investment attraction.

Alibaba to double investment in Vietnam (28/07/2023)
Alibaba.com, the global business-to-business e-commerce platform of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, will double its investment in emerging manufacturing centers in Vietnam and additionally hire hundreds of employees.

Vietnam attracts nearly US$16.24 bln in foreign investment in first 7 months (28/07/2023)
By July 20, the total newly registered capital, adjusted and contributed capitals to buy shares and buy contributed capital of foreign investors to Vietnam reached nearly US$16.24 billion.

International aid for carbon mitigation now on the table (27/07/2023)
International institutions, including the World Bank, are willing to provide financial aid for Vietnam’s agricultural sector to complete carbon emissions mitigation.

Vietnam, Israel sign free trade agreement (27/07/2023)
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat on July 25 signed the Vietnam - Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA) in Tel Aviv in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Visa waivers for all EU citizens could give Vietnam regional advantage (27/07/2023)
The exemption of tourist visas for citizens of all 27 EU member countries would help Vietnamese tourism compete with neighbors like Thailand and Singapore, experts say.

Ecovacs Robotics opens first robotic vacuum cleaner store in Vietnam (27/07/2023)
Leading global manufacturer and distributor of robotic vacuum cleaners and floor-mopping robots opens first store in HCMC, providing a modern shopping space for Vietnamese consumers.

Long An attracts over $10bln in 1,200 FDI projects to date (27/07/2023)
Prime Minister attends working session with authorities from the Mekong Delta province, where he said the work to attract quality FDI must continue.

Tony Blair Institute to cooperate with Vietnam in attracting high-quality investment (27/07/2023)
Institute has already helped Vietnam connect with foreign investors.