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).