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.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea’s CJ Group will invest an additional sum of US$500 million in Vietnam, bringing its total registered capital to US$900 million, said CJ Vietnam CEO Chang Bok Sang.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is among three leading countries that have the highest number of investors in the Vietnamese stock market, Chairman of the State Securities Commission Vu Bang said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 10.

VOV.VN - Gentherm, the global market leader and a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, announced on March 10 that it has expanded its production capacity in the fast growing Asia market of Vietnam.

Vietnam B.V., a subsidiary of Rosneft Group, has started drilling exploration well PLDD-1X at Block 06.1, located offshore Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Hanoi attracted the most foreign direct investment in the first two months of 2016: US$250 million, 13% of Vietnam’s total. The figure is the result of the city’s efforts to simplify administrative procedures and improve its investment environment.

Only foreign-invested automobile manufacturers can benefit from the current investment incentives, while Vietnamese automobile cannot grow, experts say.

VOV.VN - A delegation of Dutch investors arrived in southern Binh Duong province on March 9 to explore investment opportunities in different sectors of the economy, especially in the agro-processing and hospitality sectors.

VOV.VN - Bangkok-based tech recruitment platform Getlinks has secured US$500,000 seed funding from Cyber Agent Ventures to expand operation to Vietnam and Singapore.

At least five foreign investors have announced they will vie to acquire Big C Vietnam but Vietnamese investors remain indifferent to the deal.

VOV.VN - Hoang Thi Thuy Lan, chair of the Vinh Phuc Province People’s Committee on March 6, spoke at the grand opening of the city’s newest luxury resort, constructed by Vietnamese property developer FLC Group.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong on March 7 launched construction of two major projects aimed at developing a smarter metering system for the nation’s electrical power grid. 

VOV.VN - Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) is on a shopping spree hoping to wrap up its takeover of the Vietnam plastics industry by 2020, said speakers at a recent seminar in Saigon.

VOV.VN - The Myanmar Government has allowed the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to open its branch in Myanmar.

The amendments to Circular No 36 are meant to urge commercial banks to strengthen the risk management of lending activities, rather than tighten the credit sources for the real estate sector, said Pham Huyen Anh, Deputy Chief Inspector of the State Bank of Vietnam.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is looking to attract 15 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of about US$350-400 million.

VOV.VN -By June, 2015, Japan had become Vietnam’s second largest investor with more than 2,600 projects worth a total of US$38 billion. 120 of its projects were located in Da Nang.

VOV.VN - JK&D International, Ltd recently submitted a proposal to provide risk management consulting services on the US$1 billion expansion project at the Chu Lai International Airport in Quang Ngai Province.

VOV.VN - Demolition work is underway, preparing the site for the first luxury complex urban area in Haiphong City, according to a March 4 announcement by Vingroup, the nation’s biggest real estate developer. 

Enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) want to expand investment in the southern province of Dong Nai, said President of the Association of Korean Businesses in Dong Nai Park Hyun Bae.

VOV.VN - Russian Dialog group is to spend US$2.5 billion building a mango processing facility in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, the provincial People’s Committee announced on March 2.