Japanese investors are continuing to take advantage of Vietnam’s real estate market  opportunities with new projects from both new and existing developers.

VOV.VN - Danang is an important investment destination for UK businesses and with the advent of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), business opportunities are set to increase, said speakers at a June 3 seminar in the city.

VOV.VN - Around 53.5% of the surveyed Japanese businesses chose Vietnam as their investment destination in ASEAN, up 4.9% over last year, according to a survey conducted by Mizuho Research Institute on 1,100 businesses.

Myanmar is finalising regulations to allow foreign investors to join the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), and allow joint ventures with the involvement of foreign companies to list, the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission revealed on June 1.

Managing Director of the German Association of the Toy Industry (DVSI) Ulrich Brobeil has met with Vietnamese diplomats to discuss the association investing in Vietnam.

Many enterprises have reported unsatisfactory business results for 2015, with shares remaining attractive in investors’ eyes.

The Ho Tram Project Company – the developer behind the US$4.2-billion The Grand Ho Tram Strip integrated resort and casino in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, is jump-starting the construction of the resort’s second hotel tower and  additional amenities.

The northern port city of Hai Phong still holds its position among the country’s top performers in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction with 31 newly-registered and capital adjusted projects valued at more than US$1.74 billion in the first five months of the year.

Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), talks with Nhan Dan Cuoi Tuan (People Weekly) Newspaper about creating a good business environment in Vietnam.

In anticipation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership tariff slashes, and due to the rising costs of production in China, Vietnam has become a hotspot for investment by foreign footwear manufacturers.

Hundreds of Vietnamese and foreign investors interested in business opportunities in Hanoi will be present at a conference slated for June 4 in the capital city. 

Local listed firms remain hesitant to remove conditional business lines from their charter to lift foreign ownership limits. 

A Boeing official said the American airplane manufacture is committed to continued investment in Vietnam in the time to come. 

A delegation of leading enterprises from Richmond, a coastal city in western Canada, led by Councillor Chak Au, visited HCM City on May 27 to seek cooperation opportunities.

Renowned Malaysian-backed developer, Gamuda Land Vietnam, has just announced plans to build a number of new facilities and amenities in its integrated lifestyle township Gamuda Gardens in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district.

Kusto Home Vietnam – developer of Diamond Island – on May 26 announced the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Diamond Island.

The Sembcorp Development company from Singapore has expressed intention to invest in a Vietnam-Singapore Innovative Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Two Japanese companies – Toppan Printing Co Ltd and Tokyo Shoseki – have agreed to acquire a stake in FPT Corporation, a leading multinational information technology company of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s logistics industry is expected to be wholly controlled by foreign firms over the next few years.

Japan’s ANA Holdings would officially become a strategic investor of Vietnam’s flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines under a deal expected to be signed during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working visit to Japan this week.

Franchising has grown into a prevailing investment channel with strong adaptability and a bright growth prospect in Vietnam.

The Angkor Dairy Products Co Ltd, a joint venture between Vietnam’s Vinamilk and its partner in Cambodia, the BPC Company, opened the Angkor Dairy Plant, the first of the venture in Cambodia. 

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding on cooperation with the US’s Honeywell and Murphy oil and gas companies. 

Vietnam’s real estate market has been experiencing something of a heatwave over the past few months.

After years of feeble attempts, Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest electronic component manufacturer, advanced its investment commitment in Vietnam by acquiring Microsoft’s smartphone factory in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

Compared with other countries in the region, Vietnam has outstanding consumer potential and new opportunities, which will help stimulate capital to flow from the US to Vietnam.

Despite the quantitative and qualitative growth of US investment into Vietnam, much remains to be done to make the best use of this capital source. 

Foreign investors have shown a large appetite for wind power projects in Vietnam. However, in order to spur investment in the sector, there must be a more attractive tariff regime. 

Spending billions of dollars in Vietnam, the Central Group is a powerful conglomerate. However, earnings from the business in Vietnam remain in question.

Vietnam’s dairy giant Vinamilk removed its 49% limit for foreign ownership after a shareholders' meeting on May 21, amid plans to divest its huge government stake.