In 2018-2019, Vietnam continued to witness high-value mergers and acquisitions transactions in a variety of sectors, such as food manufacturing, real estate, banking, and retail.

With recent movements in Taiwanese investment, focusing on hi-tech industries and other sectors, Vietnam is seeking to attract more high-quality capital flows for the economy in alignment with the country’s new foreign direct investment attraction strategy. 

Industrial property in Vietnam is stepping into the spotlight with the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

Vietnam’s aspirations to advance smart technology will help develop the largest municipalities into smart cities in a decade, with the Asian Silicon Valley of Taiwan ready to assist via innovative solutions.

Vietnam’s mergers and ­acquisitions market recorded steady growth since early last year, buoyed by foreign ­investors who desire a speedy entry into the large market of over 96 million people. However, whether the market will continue flourishing in the time to come depends on how existing hurdles are tackled. 

Taiwanese investors are making their way into Vietnam’s stock arena, lured in by a fast-growing economy and a more mature financial market. However, some hurdles need to be removed to attract more capital. 

Through the eyes of many European countries, Vietnam is seen as an ideal investment hub in the region of Southeast Asia, following the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement.

The 600-megawatt Thang Long thermal power plant using GE stream - boiler technology will contribute to ensuring reliable power during the end of the dry season and into the early months of the rainy season.  

Vietnam has attracted plenty of foreign direct investment (FDI) into industrial manufacturing, and while previously overseas investors talked about the weakness of supporting industries, the current changes are step-by-step contributing to the attraction of FDI for the future.

Vietnam has been advised to apply Japanese technical standards and remove some obstructions, including those regarding tax and incentives in order to develop the country’s supporting industries.