Japan External Trade Organisation Ho Chi Minh City (JETRO) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency will co-organise the Invest Japan seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

On November 30, Vincom Retail scored “The Best Private Equity Deal across the Asia-Pacific” award from FinanceAsia magazine due to its humongous initial public offering (IPO) raising a record $740 million in less than 30 days.

Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE) and Sinh Thai LLC—a 100-per-cent-owned subsidiary of Vingroup—spent VND1.07 trillion ($47.1 million) acquiring 25.5 million shares, or 51 per cent stake, in Vinaconex Water Supply JSC (Viwasupco) from Vinaconex.

As the online market has grown, firms are increasingly becoming savvier about the newest trends emerging from the digital transformation.

The world’s leading food service retailer McDonald’s officially opened its first restaurant at 2 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi on December 2, marking its first foray into the northern market three years after opening its first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.

For the first time, the young golfers of Vietnam today had an opportunity to learn directly from top-notch LPGA like Thai sisters Ariya Jutanugarn (May) and Moriya Jutanugarn (Mo) and were inspired by their amazing stories of conquering the professional golf world.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first 11 months this year has exceeded forecasts by hitting US$33 billion, up over 82% compared to the same period last year. 

Investors gear up to cash in on Vietnam’s lucrative casino industry as the country’s legal framework for casinos and betting becomes more thorough since its inception earlier this year, Phuong Thu reports.

The Vietnamese government’s granting of investment certificates to thermal power plants with a total investment capital of $8.37 billion contributed to raising the total value of foreign investment capital in Vietnam to $33.09 billion in 11 months of 2017. 

The Danang Hotel Association is starting a training and assistance programme in December to guide one- and two-star hotel members on transforming their business to attract a more lucrative clientele, in a bid to ensure Danang maintains her reputation as a quality destination.