The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed the development of large textile and garment industrial zones (IZs) to attract investment in dyeing, and fabric and yarn production.

A business delegation of Yantai city in the Chinese province of Shandong had a working session with officials of Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang on July 15 to explore investment opportunities there. 

VOV.VN - In Vietnam, the trade of fake goods is pervasive with many market analysts estimating that the overwhelming majority of retail consumer goods sold are counterfeit and likely to have been produced in China.

The BRG Group has secured approval from Hanoi authorities to build a luxury hotel and services complex on a “golden” land plot near the capital’s famed Hoan Kiem Lake.

Thirty firms from Vietnam and the European Union (EU) attended a seminar on water and environment technology held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 14.

VOV.VN - Vega Balls Manufacturing Co Ltd, a leading producer of sports balls with production facilities located in Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam has announced plans to construct a second plant in Vietnam.

Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings is launching a cheaper beer brand later this month, marking its expansion from the high-end segment of the Vietnamese beer market.

Though the foreign direct investment flow into real estate sector accounts for only 5.3% of the total in the first half of the year, experts see the flow is at a more feasible stage.

Ninh Binh is committed to creating favourable conditions for Lao investors who wish to enter the local market, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tong Quang Thin. 

Vietnamese online hotel booking start-up vntrip.vn on July 11 said it got US$3 million from a group of foreign investors led by Fenghe Group and Hancock Revocable Trust.

Thailand hopes to become one of the 10 biggest investors of Vietnam in the next two or three years from the 11th ranking at present, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper said, quoting President of Thailand-Vietnam Business Council Sanan Angubolkul.

The Haiphong Industrial Zone Management Board has granted an investment license to Flat Group from Hong Kong (China) for a solar glass factory worth US$200 million.

Thailand’s Amata Group is asking for special incentives from the Vietnamese government for its US$1.6 billion industrial park and township complex in Quang Ninh province, enabling the complex to be competitive with neighbouring VSIP Haiphong and Dinh Vu industrial parks. 

Japan's largest gas utility company Tokyo Gas is going to establish a joint venture with PetroVietnam Gas (PV Gas) and others within the month to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG).

VOV.VN - Real estate developer Minh Tran on July 11 unveiled the signing of a contract with the Thien Vuong Group to manage the Time Hoi An project. 

VOV.VN - Outgrow Energy Consult Co Ltd (OEC) based out of Bangkok, Thailand has unveiled its proposal to oversee construction of an electricity power plant utilizing municipal solid waste (MSW) technology at the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone.

Knauf Vietnam Co., Ltd. has introduced its new gypsum board – Knauf StandardShield made in Vietnam - at a ceremony in HCM City on July 8.

The biggest environmental scandal ever in Vietnam by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corporation has caused foreign firms doing business here to be more concerned with regards to environmental protection issues.

Losing out in the carbonated soft drink market segment, Vietnamese drink manufacturers also cannot compete with foreign ones in products which use materials available in Vietnam.

The government is aiming to complete the construction of the giant North-South highway project by 2020 with major funding from private investors.

Foreign companies providing technology solutions for textile, garment, and footwear production have been increasingly active in Vietnam, taking advantage of the expected growth of the industry.

Many successful merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in the hotel sector were reported in the first six months of the year. Some of the deals were worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

VOV.VN -Spanning 4.5 hectares, Vingroup’s Farm Tam Dao is growing a green future with the capacity to supply about 1 ton of fresh vegetables daily.

Should the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) be ratified by the National Assembly on July 20, there will be a flood of changes across Vietnamese laws in the fields of labour, investment, state enterprise, and public procurement. 

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang drew nine foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the first half of 2016, doubling the figure for the same period last year, with seven landing in its industrial parks. 

The White paper: “Vietnam Private Economic Forum – Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions,” debuted at a press conference in Hanoi on July 8. 

Vinh Long province, located at the heart of the Mekong Delta – a farming hub of Vietnam, is calling for investment in 43 projects on agriculture and rural areas in an effort to restructure local agriculture. 

VOV.VN - Foreign investors have pledged to invest US$53.1 million in eight new projects and the same number of ongoing ones in agri-forestry and fisheries in the first half of this year, up 86.5% in invested capital and 62.5% in the number of projects against the same period last year.

HCM City should promote the public-private partnership model in infrastructure projects to diversify capital resources for developing urban infrastructure, according to economic experts. 

VOV.VN - Escorts Group, a leading manufacturer of auto and tractor products for over four decades based out of India, is drawing up plans to expand its presence in the Vietnam manufacturing market.