The Nestle Group began the construction of a new food and beverage manufacturing factory in the northern province of Hung Yen on March 16 with the total investment of US$70 million.

VOV.VN - The northern Vietnam province of Ha Nam is gaining a reputation as a manufacturing hub, but Kolon Industries may soon add another feather to the cap of the local economy.

The Johnan Shinkin Bank of Japan (JSB) will provide financial information and consultations for Vietnam’s Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise Development Fund (SMEDF) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked in Hanoi on March 14.

The real estate market has become attractive to foreign companies and investment funds, which is evident in some major merger & acquisition (M&A) and cooperation deals struck this year between foreign and local firms.

VOV.VN - The consumer goods retail sector and related industries will lead the next merger and acquisition (M&A) wave in Vietnam, following recent developments involving Thai companies.

Analysts said that Japanese FDI (foreign direct investment) had decreased in industrial sector but was showing growth in the service sector.

Domestic commercial banks are finding it hard to look for foreign strategic partners due to difficulties in the financial market and the current rules on foreign ownership limits.

VOV.VN - There were 1,569 valid Singapore-invested projects with total registered capital of more than US$36 billion in Vietnam up to February 20, 2016, making the island nation the third among 112 foreign investors, according to Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Petrolimex, a state-controlled company that sells more than half of Vietnam's oil products, plans to sell more shares to increase its registered capital by over 26% to VND13.5 trillion (US$596.84 million).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will pour US$ 91 million into building its second factory in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.