The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has inaugurated a high-tech dairy farm in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam in the first quarter of 2018 witnessed a significant yearly decline of 25% to US$5.8 billion, but disbursement rose by 7.2% year-on-year to US$3.88 billion.

Hundreds of poultry farming companies provide meat and eggs, and tens of thousands of household-run farms are operating throughout the country. However, no powerful company has yet to lead the market.

Vietnamese businesses have invested in 23 projects totaling US$123.62 million in other countries in the first quarter of this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. will shake hands with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to develop an offshore wind farm project as the Korean corporation’s first foray into the overseas offshore wind power generation market.

Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment JSC (CII) targets to open the mock-up unit of the US$400-million Thu Thiem River Park complex in April this year.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Nexen Tech established a new facility to improve production capacity to meet customer demand and enhance its competitiveness through the systematic production of specialised parts for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Developers in Ho Chi Minh City are trying to realise the dream of greening out their real estate projects.

Vietnam will create favourable conditions for enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to invest in Vietnam, Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung told Kyung Shik Sohn, Chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, in Hanoi on March 23.

A conference entitled “Meet Japan – Mekong Delta region” will take place in Can Tho city on April 18 and 19, expected to provide the city a golden opportunity to promote trade and investment ties with Japanese firms.

Administrative reforms, improving the business environment, building policies for industrial zones, and industrial clusters development are the key solutions Hanoi will use to welcome investment.

Start-ups will be given support from the State budget in localities with no more than 30% of total investment mobilised from investment funds.

The Vietnam-RoK Strategic Cooperative Partnership has enjoyed strong and sustainable development in all fields over the past years. The RoK now ranks first in terms of investment, and second in ODA provision, tourism and trade.

A workshop was held in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on March 21 to call for Thai investment in Vietnam, particularly the southern province of Binh Duong.

VOV.VN - Co-Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) Nicolas Audier has suggested removing trade barriers and cutting down tariffs in order to improve investment climate for European businesses keen on increasing foreign direct investments (FDI) in Vietnam.

Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Japan and Hong Kong (China) are the largest foreign real estate owners in Vietnam, according to a survey recently published by CBRE Vietnam. 

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hoped that the Japanese Government and businesses will continue support and investment in the city, especially in high-quality infrastructure.

Teakwang Industrial Co (Taekwang Ind) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said it wants to become a strategic investor of PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power).

VOV.VN -Improving the business environment and the quality of growth is the priority of the Vietnamese Government, heard an international conference on sustainably improving the business environment to strengthen economic growth in Hanoi on March 15.

The State-run Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood II) raised nearly VND1.16 trillion (US$51.1 million) from selling 22.97% of its stakes at an initial public offering (IPO) on March 14.

VOV.VN - The business groups of KMH, Glostar, and OCC Company of the Republic of Korea are planning to invest in tourism projects in central Thua Thien-Hue province, according to Park Mo Won, a representative of KMH group.

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Binh Duong on March 12 granted investment certificates to 19 projects.

Japanese giant shopping mall developer AEON MALL Co., Ltd. has just held the ground-breaking ceremony of AEON MALL Hadong. The construction will be officially started soon so that it can be opened in 2019.  

After a series of conflicts at “premium” apartment complexes, it seems like homebuyers and developers in Vietnam have learned many great lessons for their own.

After projects started landing en masse at beachfront locations, many real estate developers are shifting their attention to mountain sites to build new-style resort properties. Mountain property investment, however, is not an easy game.

Vietnam has become the second largest investor in Laos with investments of US$5 billion, mainly in the agro-forestry sector.

Vietnam’s real estate sector has witnessed significant participation from Japanese investors through cooperation with Vietnamese businesses recently, promising to bring benefits to the real estate market.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Industrial Zone project in the central province on March 10.

Huge investments have been flowing into the agriculture sector in recent years, making it increasingly competitive.

Vietnamese companies leading the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market could be acquisition targets for foreign firms in the near future.