Toshiba’s colossal losses and the resulting distrust of creditors may negatively affect its operations in Vietnam and raise questions about the future of its plans here.

Projects by companies from other APEC countries not only have big scales but also make sizeable contributions to Vietnam’s socioeconomic development. FDI from these countries is still continuing to flow into Vietnam.

Six years after entering Vietnam, Subway, the world’s biggest fast food brand, is increasingly looking for franchising partners to reach the ambition of opening 50 restaurants in this market.

VOV.VN - A subsidiary company of CJ Group, the CJ Vina Agri Co., Ltd, held a ground-breaking ceremony on February 16 for US$19.4 million animal feed plant at Nhon Hoa Industrial Park in An Nhon Town, Binh Dinh province.

Samsung finds itself in hot water with its last year overly wrought with exploding mobile phones and political scandals. Will this affect the group’s plans in Vietnam?

Berjaya Land Bhd. will sell its entire stake in Vietnamese 4-star Berjaya Long Beach Resort Phu Quoc to Sulyna Hospitality Hotel Restaurant Travel Service Co., Ltd. at the price of VND333.25 billion, or RM65.32 million (US$14.67 million).

 The southern province of Binh Duong has set a target of attracting at least US$1.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2017, prioritising projects with high technology and large-scale ones on urban and service development.

The southern province of Dong Nai has lured 16 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth almost US$163 million since the start of the year, announced the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

 The People’s Committee of the northern province of Ha Nam held a meeting with foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses in the locality to discuss labour issues on February 15. 

With investments in real estate, finance, and most recently lottery, chairman Vincent Tan showed his ambition to expand Berjaya Corporation’s footprint in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee on February 13 granted an investment licence to Japanese company Marubeni Lumber and signed a land lease contract for projects in Nhon Hoi Industrial Park (Zone A).

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has emerged as an investment hotspot, attracting multi-million dollar investment projects in the first month of 2017.

VOV.VN - Co-working space operator Toong has announced an initiative designed to connect with the Ho Chi Minh City tech community through opening a co-working space inside the Oxygen Mall.

VOV.VN - More than 20 Japanese businesses want to seek opportunities for trade, finance, investment and hi-tech cooperation with their Vietnamese partners during their upcoming Feb 20-23 fact-finding tours of Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province.

On February 6, Heineken Vietnam Brewery Vung Tau Joint Stock Company received the investment certificate for the 12-fold expansion of its factory in My Xuan A Industrial Zone. 

The Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) of the Republic of Korea plans to construct a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant in the central province of Quang Tri in 2018.

VOV.VN - Kovtun Andray, head of Gazprom International’s representative office in Vietnam has  revealed that Russia’s VietGazprom is destined to invest in a gas-to-power project in the central province of Quang Tri.

Politburo member and Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee Dinh La Thang has asked the contractor for the city’s tidal flood control project to complete construction by April 30, 2018.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has set a target of luring 20 projects to its economic zones and industrial parks with a total investment of about VND6 trillion (US$272 million).

VOV.VN - F&N Dairy Investments has registered to purchase 21.77 million shares of Vinamilk in February after acquiring more than 16.5 million shares before the Lunar New Year Festival.

 Two waves of European investment will hit Vietnam after the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is signed, a foreign expert has forecast. 

VOV.VN - It won’t be long before Hanoians will be able to say ‘hello’ to Hello Kitty – or at least to food made in her likeness – in Hanoi later this year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for D.J Pandian, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Hanoi on January 18. 

While Intel is cutting jobs globally, Intel Products Vietnam (IPV) has plans to increase investment in 2017.

Vietnam has become an attractive destination for Chinese and Taiwanese solar panel makers who want to make use of tax advantages to export to the US and Europe, according to Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.

VOV.VN -  Vietnam is considered a favourable and important destination in the ASEAN region for Thai transnational companies to invest and do business, say leading economic experts from both countries.

The southern province of Dong Nai is stepping up investment-trade-service promotion activities to attract more foreign investments from major markets like Japan, the EU, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, said the provincial Department of Investment and Planning.

With high growth potential, Vietnam has become a promising destination for leading global beer companies, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

VOV.VN - Woori Bank Vietnam, subsidiary of Woori Bank - the Republic of Korea’s second-largest lender by assets, has established a branch in Hanoi under a business licence approved by the State Bank of Vietnam.

Industrial zones in Ho Chi Minh City hope to attract investments worth SU$500 million in 2017, according to the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).