VOV.VN - While global startup fundraising remains sluggish, many Vietnamese startups continue to draw strong interest from foreign investors.

Vietnam is actively recalibrating its core investment prospects from cost gain to institutional trust, said Dr. Sven David, general director and CEO at VIET Transformation Advisors.

Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms in the first half of 2025 surged more than 3.5 times, reaching over US$487 million, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) reported.

The Immigration Division of southern Dong Nai province has issued Level-2 electronic identification (e-ID) accounts to over 200 foreign residents during the first two days of implementation, as part of the Ministry of Public Security’s 50-day campaign running from July 1 through August 19.

A seminar on Vietnam–Singapore Halal trade has been held recently in a hybrid format, aiming to highlight Vietnam’s potential and attract foreign investment in Halal-related industries.

The Vietnamese Government has issued a new decree stipulating that foreign investors could only buy treasury stocks which were purchased by credit institutions before January 1, 2021.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is regarded as a high-quality investment base with a long-term vision suitable for foreign investors thanks to its great efforts to accelerate institutional reforms, according to insiders.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam exceeded US$ 6.9 billion in the first two months of 2025, marking a 35.5% year-on-year surge, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

A set of 42 criteria for the evaluation of foreign direct investment (FDI) efficiency in Vietnam has been released following Decision 315/QD-TTg freshly issued by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, which are divided into 29 economic, eight social, and five environmental indicators.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong has outlined a set of comprehensive solutions to propel Vietnam's economy toward an 8% growth this year, setting the stage for even higher leaps in the future.