All Nippon Airways and Vietnam Airlines are drawing ties together through the appointment of a Japanese representative to the board of directors of the Vietnamese national carrier.

Many big companies in Vietnam, including Vietnam Airlines and Vinamilk, have stopped advertising on Youtube after local authorities announced that their ads have been running on illegal videos.

With infrastructural upgrades and less risk than other investment channels, the resort and second-home real estate market has been developing rapidly. And though experts warn that the breakneck development of projects could lead to oversupply in the coming years, all signs point to optimism.

Vietnamese pharmaceutical market harbours immense potential, but domestic enterprises are exploiting only half of this at best. 

Vietnam’s small businesses are among the fastest growing and most confident in the region, according to new survey data released on March 2.

Up to two thirds of domestic financial leasing companies operate at a loss and are riddled with inefficiencies.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is going to provide Nam Cuong Corporation with technical support in order to accelerate the developer’s green construction agenda and promote green building in Vietnam.

On March 1, the Department of Information Technology under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and US tech giant Microsoft Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration, particularly in the information technology development. 

Numerous flagship/anticipated real estate projects with foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan are expected to launch for sale in 2017.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is expecting a wave of private investment into the infrastructure sector as it collects comments on the revision of legal documents pertaining to public-private partnership projects and selection criteria with the aim of attracting more investors.