The land rent in industrial zones (IZs) has been increasing, while offices and apartments are believed to escalate soon. The real estate has heated up on the good news about TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) and other free trade agreements (FTAs).

The rapid increase in exports to one market may force Vietnam to face anti-dumping lawsuits, while large exports to China will bring risks as this is an unsafe market.

Though experts and policy makers all admit the great advantages of ecological industrial zones (eco IP or EIP), they think such IZs cannot be developed in Vietnam at this time.

According to the report, Vingroup’s net sales in the third quarter 2015 was VND7,251 billion, a slight decrease of 5%. 

If Apple considers Vietnam an important market in the future, it is very likely to set up stores, and if so, sales agents will be able to buy iPhones and iPads directly from Apple Vietnam instead of importing from Apple Singapore.

Questions have been raised about the role of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and about what it would do after it sells all valuable assets.

Just within three months, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced a series of plans to borrow money for the state budget totaling US$5.3 billion. 

International institutions agree that Vietnam’s economy is recovering strongly while seeing a bright outlook for its continued growth.

A well-developed automobile market, an abundant rubber supply, a cheap labor force and reasonable tax policies all help make Vietnam an attractive market for foreign tyre manufacturers.

While big conglomerates have poured money into agricultural production projects, many of them cannot reap fruit.