FDI pledges decline for third straight month
Total foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals in November are put at US$490 million, the lowest monthly level this year. For the third month in a row, fresh FDI pledges have fallen against the same period last year.
Standard Chartered PE pours US$40 million in Vietnamese lifestyle platform
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE), the private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank, has poured $40 million into acquiring a significant minority stake in N Kid Corporation (N Kid), a Vietnamese lifestyle platform for kids and teenagers.
Quang Ninh licenses seaport complex project
The northern province of Quang Ninh recently presented an investment licence to a project on developing a seaport complex and industrial park in the Dam Nha Mac area, Quang Yen town.
Malaysian companies eye Vietnam state owned enterprises
VOV.VN - Malaysian companies on November 24 showed interest in investing in Vietnam’s oil industry and other state owned enterprises at a seminar in Kuala Lumpur sponsored by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Quang Ninh sees foreign investment surge in 2016
Foreign investors poured US$567.3 million in registered capital into 12 new projects and eight existing one in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh so far in 2016.
Warburg Pincus and VinaCapital establish US$300 million hospitality joint venture
Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, and asset management firm VinaCapital has announced the establishment of a joint venture spanning over development, acquisitions, and operation in the hospitality industry across Southeast Asia.
Hanoi facilitates foreign investment in infrastructure, energy
Hanoi is ready to provide information for Ukrainian and Spanish enterprises to enhance investments in infrastructure and energy with the Vietnamese capital city.
Santomas caters to rising demands
Malaysian-backed Santomas Vietnam JSC has broken ground on its third plant in VSIP Bac Ninh. VIR’s Bach Quang talks with chairman and CEO Chua Ah Lay on the firm’s robust expansion and innovations to stay competitive.
JETRO: Japanese firms keen on environmental projects
Japanese enterprises are likely to pour large investments into environmental projects in Vietnam in the near future to fully tap its potentials, said a representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).
Japan companies and investors migrate to Vietnam
VOV.VN - Nowadays, Thu Huong no longer shops at the traditional stores and wet market near her home, choosing instead to grab a cab and head to a newly opened air-conditioned Aeon Co. mall across town in Hanoi.