Experts believe that the strong rise of emerging markets will be the highlight of the resort real estate market segment in 2019.

Foreign capital inflow to Vietnam was still higher than outflow by $1.8 billion, or VND41 trillion, an increase of 60 percent over 2017.

Having an estimated value of $33 million, the competition in the food delivery sector is as cutthroat as the ride-hailing market.

Steel, fiber, household-use products and electronics in Vietnam are vulnerable to anti-dumping and anti-countervailing duties imposed by other countries. 

For a small-scale economy, high growth rates will not be enough to create big value, according to economist Tran Dinh Thien.

Experts believe that following a stable year, the real estate market will continue to develop well, with no bubbles, in 2019.

The barriers that exist in state management as well as high operation costs have contributed to the high number of dissolved businesses. 

Along with the growing demand for organic food of Vietnamese people, the market for organic food has become a new land for businesses to embrace, with the presence of big, reputable foreign brands.

Sabeco, the biggest Vietnamese brewer, has fallen into Thai hands, while Carlsberg is stepping up the process to become a controlling stakeholder in Habeco. 

Consumer habits have changed as technologies have penetrated every aspect of life, leaving product and service providers with no other choice than to adapt.