Consumer credit soared by 65% in 2017, accounting for an increasingly high proportion of total outstanding loans, according to a report from the National Financial Supervision Council (NFSC).

Foreign-invested auto enterprises in Vietnam have canceled orders for imports from Thailand and Indonesia because they still cannot get certificates from agencies of export countries, as required by Decree 116, according to Pham Anh Tuan from the Vietnamese Auto Manufacturers Association (VAMA). 

Foreign e-commerce retailers are dominating Vietnamese firms through ad campaigns, delivery services and money collection services.

Giant retailers who have been eyeing the drug retail market for years have finally joined the game with ambitious plans to remap the market.

The Chinese JD Group has announced a plan to pour money into Tiki, a Vietnamese e-commerce website.

Japanese investors continue pouring money into Vietnam real estate firms despite the prediction that hot growth will slow in the time to come.

According to Ban Viet Securities (VCSC), the Vietnamese beer market is now controlled by Sabeco which holds 40% of market share, Heineken 25%, Habeco 18% and Carlsberg 10.8%. 

IPhone X products are still selling like well in Vietnam, though international media report that poor sales because of its high price, about US$1,000.

Many Vietnamese famous brands, one after another, are being bought by foreigners.

2017 was a discouraging year for investors who poured money into condotels. However, analysts believe that once legal problems are settled, investment in this type of property will be increasing rapidly.