The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) directed MobiFone Corporation and VTC Multimedia Corporation to finish their equitisation in 2018, while Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) should be equitised in 2019.

Giving in to the dominance of Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott), traditional lottery companies in Ha Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces decided to co-operate with Vietlott instead of seeking a confrontation.

The construction of the international terminal at Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa is accelerated in order to start test operations in April 2018.

Capital movements across the Southeast Asian region have begun to take shape, evidenced by the growing interest in international investment.

Citi swept Global Finance Magazine’s country awards in the Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank category, winning 15 accolades for Vietnam, Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, ROK, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Thailand.

In the first seven months of this year, along with developing new projects, Nova Real Estate Corporation (Novaland), one of the leading property developers in Vietnam also expanded its operations via mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Dragon Capital and VinaCapital have completed the purchase of a 30 per cent stake, equaling six million shares, in FPT Retail, aiming to plunge deeper in the retail sector in general and the mobile retail sector in particular.    

Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) announced opening its first store on September 9, 2017 at Vincom Centre Shopping Mall in Ho Chi Minh City.VOV.VN -

Vietnam M&A Forum 2017 has announced 2016-2017’s top mergers and acquisitions deals at the Gala Dinner at Ho Chi Minh City's Gem Center.

More foreign investors are looking to enter Vietnam’s food and beverage market, especially via mergers and acquisitions.