The Vietnamese real estate market in 2017 welcomed a record-high number of foreign investors, especially from Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and China.

The demand for iPhones in Vietnam are high, but 40% of iPhones sold come from unofficial import sources, leaving room for new distributors. 

Vietnamese companies leading the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market could be acquisition targets for foreign firms in the near future.

Demand for industrial robots coupled with the skills of Vietnamese technology firms are expected to help drive the robotics industry in the country.

Da Lat, the ‘city of thousands of pine trees’, located 1,500 meters above sea level on Langbian Plateau, has attracted agriculture investors from Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea (RoK) who are growing vegetables, flowers and strawberries.

The eastern part of the city will still be hot in 2018, while infrastructure works in the western part will attract house and apartment buyers, analysts say.

Euromonitor, in its latest report, commented that Vietnam will be the next major battlefield for brewers. 

High tolls in Vietnam are contributing to one of the highest logistics costs in the world.

More and more Vietnamese manufacturers are calling for foreign investment to implement their business expansion plans.

An international airport, seaport system, road traffic and good infrastructure are attracting investment in Phu Quoc. Hundreds of trillion of dong have been poured into the island which will be an SEZ (specialized economic zone) in the near future.