At several real estate projects in Ho Chi Minh City, especially in districts 2 and 7, the number of apartments sold to foreigners has reached the mandated ceiling. 

Two investors have decided to pour big money into a plasma technology-based firm, while Vingroup has set up a high technology research institute headed by the leading scientist in plasma technology in Vietnam.

Foreign real estate brokers, one after another, have landed in Vietnam to take advantage of a market that has been heating up in the last four years.

Foreign investors, encouraged by new laws and information that Vietnam is among 21 IMS Health-ranked markets with the fastest growth rate, have completed M&A deals to save time for procedures and starting production lines.

Manzi Art Space in Hanoi will host “Shades of the Sounds”, a contemporary music concert by the Hanoi New Music Ensemble and Dong Kinh Co Nhac (the Ancient Music Group of Tonkin) on September 8, 2018, starting at 8 p.m.

Many banks have had credit growth rates near the ceiling set by the State Bank (SBV), which has warned that it will not consider lifting the rate ceiling for any bank.

Vietnam misses many opportunities to export farm produce because of food safety requirements set by import countries.

Vietnamese SMEs are using e-commerce to export products at reasonable costs.

 The brands were once ‘king’ in the market, but later lost their market share to foreign rivals.

Experts have voiced their concern about the capability of Vietnamese retailers, wondering if they can compete with powerful foreign retail groups flocking to Vietnam.