Cheap labor only an advantage to lure investment in short term

Date: 30/10/2016

Cheap labor has been an advantage of countries in the Mekong River basin, including Vietnam, to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) but the factor cannot affect investment decisions of foreign firms in long term, heard a conference held in Hanoi on October 25.

Fears of a Vietnamese property bubble grow

Date: 30/10/2016

More warnings have been raised around unbalanced development in supply and demand in the property market.

Vietnams Jan-Oct FDI inflow rises 7.6 pct y/y to $12.7 bln

Date: 30/10/2016

Vietnam received actual inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) totalling an estimated $12.7 billion in nearly the first 10 months of this year, a rise of 7.6 percent from the same period a year ago, the government said on Friday.

Registered FDI capital slightly drops

Date: 30/10/2016

For the year to October 20, total registered of new foreign-invested projects in Vietnam dropped 1.3 percent year-on-year to 12.26 billion USD despite a 24.4 percent increase in the number of projects.

VN sets its sights on e-commerce growth

Date: 29/10/2016

Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to promote brand building and e-commerce development to enhance competitiveness at a workshop on e-commerce yesterday in Cần Thơ City.

Philips Lighting to build smart lighting system in Binh Duong

Date: 29/10/2016

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing a smart public lighting system in Binh Duong New City of Binh Duong Province was signed on October 25.

Vietnam needs VND10,000 trillion for economic restructuring

Date: 29/10/2016

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, presenting the plan to restructure the national economy in the 2016-2020 period, said Vietnam would need VND10,000 trillion to do so.

French firms seek investment opportunities in HCM City

Date: 28/10/2016

French Ambassador to Viet Nam Bertrand Lortholary said that French businesses were interested in investing in the country because of its favourable investment policies and stable economic growth, particularly compared to other Southeast Asian countries.

Bashkortostan ready to boost trade ties with Vietnam

Date: 28/10/2016

The Republic of Bashkortostan is willing to discuss economic cooperation in every form with Vietnam, particularly in establishing joint ventures in farming, machinery manufacturing, oil processing and fertilizer production.

Public-private apparel firms ink deal

Date: 28/10/2016

Representatives from public private partnerships (PPP) in apparel and footwear yesterday signed a co-operation agreement for the two sectors’ sustainable development in Việt Nam.

Startups in Vietnam attract cash, but still struggle to succeed

Date: 28/10/2016

Vietnamese startups have attracted big infusions of cash and have great potential, but only a few of them have reaped fruit.

Amata IP, complex expected to start before Tet

Date: 28/10/2016

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh has asked Thailand’s Amata Group to start constructing the first phase of the high tech industrial park (IP) and township complex before Tet (Lunar New Year) in 2017.

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