Led by developments of the US election, local gold price saw significant reverse while VND/USD exchange rate dipped.

High rents and expensive imported materials have driven local and foreign cafés into a costly coffee tug-of-war to win Vietnamese customers.

The consortium of Japanese company Marubeni Corporation and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) on November 8 signed the investment agreement for Nghi Son 2 thermal power plant in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

The expected image of the new Honda SH 1251 and SH150i scooter models, to be marketed under the SH luxury motorcycle brand by Honda Vietnam, have been released attracting great public interest.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is endowed with geographic advantages to develop the agricultural and aquatic sectors. 

In spite of worries that the real estate market in Vietnam is revealing imbalances between high- and mid-end accommodation, experts say such concerns are overblown.

Vietnam’s foreign direct investment picture should rebound in the remaining months of this year, though concerns remain over fulfilling the 2016 target.

ANZ’s client survey has come up with a conclusion that special economic zones are proving successful in attracting investment and production into the Greater Mekong economies.

On November 3, a multitude of organisations mentoring start-ups in Vietnam signed a strategic cooperation agreement to establish Vietnam Mentors Initiative (VMI) with the aim to connect mentors with Vietnamese start-up founders in Vietnam and over the world.

One fifth of the kieu hoi (overseas remittance) volume in 2015 has gone into the real estate sector, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).