VOV.VN - Sun Group has been named one of the top 10 largest green real estate developers in Vietnam in terms of the aggregate value of work performed over the past year at the BCI Asia Awards.

VOV.VN - A total of 63 Vietnamese businesses are supplying spare-parts and components to Samsung, the world largest electronic producer, said Samsung Electronics Vietnam on May 19. 

VOV.VN - Hanoi, with its emerging domestic market and abundant low priced labour, has sparked lots of interest among foreign businesses who view the City as a potential ‘new destination’ for foreign direct investment (FDI).

Cam Ranh International Terminal JSC has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a study on the construction of an international terminal at the Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

The Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam, Yasuo Fujita, has proposed several measures to help the Vietnamese Government use official development assistance for public-private partnership (PPP) projects. 

Vietnam offers equal treatment and a favourable business climate for all overseas investors in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said. 

VOV.VN - Philippines-based fast food chain Jollibee has revealed plans to open an additional 20 franchises across Vietnam by 2020 as part of a robust expansion strategy serving the Vietnamese market.

Building an investment and trade database for 21 southern provinces and cities was discussed at a meeting between the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) and relevant departments and promotion centres in the south on May 17.

VOV.VN - Central Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee has agreed to let Japfa Comfeed Vietnam build an animal and poultry feed plant with an investment of VND135 billion in the province.

A delegation of more than 70 German enterprises operating in the automobile industry, manufacturing technology, communications, finance and insurance visited Ho Chi Minh City to seek investment opportunities in the southern hub.

VOV.VN -BRG Group, under the leadership of Madame Nguyen Thi Nga, has broken ground on a brand new golf course in the capital city of Hanoi designed by one of the early pioneers of golf.

Listed firms remain reluctant to lift their foreign ownership limit for fear that they will be treated as a non-Vietnamese entity.

VOV.VN - From its breath-taking beaches and rivers to its bustling cities, Vietnam is widely known for its abundant natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, says America’s largest privately held business Cargill.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on May 15 launched work on the construction of Hanoi’s inland clearance depot – the largest one in the capital. 

The Vietnamese dairy firm TH True Milk is looking to expand its investment in Russia following its first project on dairy cow breeding and farming in the European country.

Negative impact of small hydropower projects have been felt in different parts of the country. They have led to forest destruction, flash floods and lack of water for irrigation.

Japanese manufacturers are eyeing the ASEAN region, especially Vietnam as an export base since the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in late 2015, according to a recent survey announced by the Asian Nikkei Review on May 12.

Emerson Network Power, the world’s leading provider of critical infrastructure for information and communications technology systems, continues to expand its footprint in the country. 

Viettel is inviting interested investors to buy part of its Cambodian operation Metfone, according to newswire vneconomy.vn.

British Virgin Islands (BVI) is an archipelago of about 153 km2, with GDP of more than US$1 billion but businesses registered here have invested US$19.3 billion into Vietnam.

The property market in Vietnam has seen an influx of Japanese capital recently, with many projects carried out under partnerships between the countries’ enterprises. 

The Vietnamese Government and State agencies aim to create favorable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to operate in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh.

Government support is vital in tackling numerous delayed real estate projects in multiple hi-end areas in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has built a project on raising the provincial competitiveness index (PCI) for 2016-2020 and devised new policies to improve its competitiveness and attract more investors, especially those from foreign countries, heard a conference on May 10.

Localities in the Mekong Delta region have improved their rankings in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), particularly in business environment, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). 

With various free trade agreements coming into effect in the coming months and years, the southern province of Binh Duong is eager to build more industrial parks to attract foreign companies ramping up investment in Vietnam.

International organisation ActionAid Vietnam recently questioned the annual US$20-million loss of corporate tax income in Vietnam caused by the preferential tax system for foreign-invested enterprises, sparking a discussion on whether the generous treatment of those firms is justifiable.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the world’s top smartphone maker from the Republic of Korea, is planning a production run of 200 million smartphones in Vietnam this year.

More than 500 domestic and foreign experts and businesspeople were brought together at a conference on investment and tourism promotion in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on May 8. 

Many Thai and Filipino students are now learning online under Topica Native’s education platform, which is now heading to Indonesia.