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Foreign Direct Investment needs new approach

For the last many years, Vietnam has been in a quandary as to how to approach all Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, and how best to take advantage of the opportunities they offer. 
HCMC attracts most new FDI projects

HCMC attracts most new FDI projects

Ho Chi Minh City leads the whole country in terms of new projects (39.5 percent), number of adjusted projects (21.8 percent), and capital contribution and share purchases (69.3 percent).
Industrial real estate likely to pick up in remaining months

Industrial real estate likely to pick up in remaining months

The industrial real estate sector will likely continue to pick up in the remaining months of the year thanks to the ongoing global supply chain disruption and diversification, and the trade deals that Vietnam has signed, experts said.
Foreign Direct Investment projects essential for growth

Foreign Direct Investment projects essential for growth

Although capital from Foreign Direct Investment projects is essential for the growth of the economy, there are many who believe that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects are being favored much more than domestic enterprise projects.
Registered FDI up in nine months despite pandemic: conference

Registered FDI up in nine months despite pandemic: conference

Despite Covid-19, foreign investors’ new capital registered in Vietnam reached US$22.15 billion in the first nine months, up 4.4 percent compared to the same period last year, as heard at the Government Portal’s online conference held on September 27 with the participation of a number of localities housing foreign direct investment (FDI) projects.
Vietnamese enterprises must strive hard to tap Middle East market's potential

Vietnamese enterprises must strive hard to tap Middle East market's potential


Investment and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Middle Eastern countries have achieved many encouraging achievements. However, there is still a lot of work for Vietnamese enterprises to do to conquer this potential market besides capacity, prestige and understanding habits of consumers.
FDI capital hits US$14 billion despite Covid-19

FDI capital hits US$14 billion despite Covid-19

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, from the beginning of this year to May 20, the total newly registered and adjusted capital, capital contribution, share purchases, and purchases of contributed capital by foreign investors reached US$14 billion, up 0.8 percent over the same period last year. Realized capital of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects was estimated at $7.15 billion, up 6.7 percent year-on-year.
The comprehensive view of the Eastern highly interactive innovative urban area of Thu Duc City. (Photo: SGGP)

Thu Duc City promoting innovation for economic growth

Thu Duc City has a great advantage of owning several developing startup ecosystems and value added chains related to advanced technologies, which promises its prosperous future. Therefore, it is enthusiastically promoting innovative activities in the community, hoping to contribute more to the general socio-economic growth of its mother city – Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

HCMC’s economy still has bright spots amid difficulties in 2020

HCMC’s economy still has bright spots amid difficulties in 2020

The Statistics Office of Ho Chi Minh City held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics of the city in 2020 on December 29 with the attendance of Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People's Committee.
Processing wood for export. (Photo: SGGP)

Vietnam’s wood industry struggle to prevent trade fraud

According to a market research on wood processing market of Vietnam by Forest Trend, in the first five months of this year, the number of new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in wood industry totaled 49 projects, of which there were 32 projects belonging to wood processing field.
A corner of HCMC (Photo: SGGP)

Prime Minister urges HCMC to continue attracting hi-tech FDI projects

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has required HCMC to further attract hi-tech foreign direct investment (FDI) projects; create advantageous conditions to develop small and medium enterprises and support industry; encourage innovation, startup and business development to increase the number of businesses in the city to 400,000 by 2020.