The freshly-signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will not only mark a breakthrough in bilateral economic and trade cooperation but also serve as a strong impetus to attract substantial investment from the Middle Eastern nation in such sectors as energy, industry, high technology, and supply chain development.

The Masan High-Tech Materials Group (MHT) and the Japanese-based Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) signed a definitive agreement on May 30, with the latter fully acquiring the former’s member company of H.C. Starck Holding (Germany) GmbH (HCS) at a cost of US$134.5 million.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will benefit from a partnership deal on global logistics between Lotte Global Logistics of the Republic of Korea and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC).

Vietnam maintained its third position in the number of investment deals and regained the third place in terms of total investment in startups in Southeast Asia.

Masan Group Corporation on April 23 announced that it has completed the mobilisation of US$250 billion from Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm with assets worth US$180 billion under management.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast officially signed its first letters of intent for cooperation with 15 dealers in Thailand on March 27.

Compared to three years ago, domestic investors outperformed on the merger and acquisition (M&A) market, but the most valuable deals still belonged to foreign investors, heard a conference on M&A trends in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12.

VOV.VN - Representatives of Airbus, Europe's leading aircraft manufacturing corporation, welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with Vietnamese Carrier Vietjet Air on February 22 after the two sides agreed on a trade deal to purchase 20 wide-body A330neo aircraft from Airbus.

To gain a firm foothold in the European market, Vietnamese enterprises have been advised to soon adapt to the European Green Deal (EGD) to meet new requirements of this choosy market.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is focusing on improving local capability in helping businesses take advantage of free trade agreements such as the UKVFTA and EVFTA by issuing an FTA Index by the end of 2023.