Ranked No. 7 of 101 countries and territories investing in Vietnam for the past five years, the United States has invested more capital in the country through new brands.

The domestic ice cream market is still controlled by Vietnamese brands, but the makeup of the market is expected to change in the near future.

Many Japanese investors have been taking quiet steps to pour money into the agricultural sector in Vietnam. 

As many as 14,000 new businesses were set up in the first two months of 2015, with real estate firms increasing sharply by 89% in comparison with the same period in 2014.