foreign investors bullish on vietnam prospects

Foreign investors bullish on Vietnam prospects

Nguyen Duc Tai was happily busier than usual last week as the Mobile World Company CEO took part in a high-profile Vietnam investment event in Ho Chi Minh City.
vsip haiphong gears up for early year fdi inflows

VSIP Haiphong gears up for early year FDI inflows

A rash of large scale investment projects at the outset of 2014 has many hoping that the year will yield a bumper crop of foreign direct investment to Vietnam.
finance mogul prosecuted for major charges

Finance mogul prosecuted for major charges

Nguyen Duc Kien, one of Vietnam's most powerful tycoons, will be charged with major crimes that caused huge losses to a local bank.
policy incentive boost for high tech projects

Policy incentive boost for high tech projects

Policy incentives and further investment to bolster support industry development would help Vietnam gain more from foreign hi-tech projects.
vietnam a big korean investment venue

Vietnam - a big Korean investment venue

A strategic cooperative contract was inked in Korea early this week under which four leading household appliance groups from the Republic of Korea would pour $45 million onto Vietnamese partner Kangaroo Group.
banks striking mobilisation move

Banks’ striking mobilisation move

Banking Research Institute deputy chief Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung is weighing up the interest rate situation after several state banks moved to lower mobilising rates in the past week.
russia ups its stake in vietnam

Russia ups its stake in Vietnam

The economic ties between Vietnam and Russia are on the upswing, including more than $1 billion worth of rubles registered into seven major projects in Vietnam since the outset of 2013.
fpt looks to dial in profits

FPT looks to dial in profits

Bolstering outbound investments and revving-up services development are FPT’s strategic focuses in 2013 as a leading local information technology group.
carrots for attractive investment projects

Carrots for attractive investment projects

The Vietnamese government is weighing up alluring incentives to nail down further important foreign investment projects that could make Vietnam more attractive to multinational companies.
surplus figures send mixed messages

Surplus figures send mixed messages

Reversing a typical pattern, Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $1.68 billion during the first two months of 2013.
supporting industries engineer growth

Supporting industries engineer growth

There are brighter signs for Vietnam’s supporting industries with new foreign invested manufacturing projects recently licenced.
anti corruption in focus

Anti-corruption in focus

Anti-corruption topped the agenda of the National Assembly (NA) ongoing session in early November 2012. NA Economic Committee deputy chairman Nguyen Duc Kien said tightening budget discipline and increasing transparency in capital usage were vital to boost efficiency of public investment and curb wastes.
loud foreign investment warning

Loud foreign investment warning

Vietnam’s investment authority is urging local businesses with investment ventures in Laos and Cambodia to pay heed to recent policy changes in these countries.
market left on tenterhooks

Market left on tenterhooks

Selling pressure soared up Wednesday on the new movements relating to the scandal of banking tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien.
despite highlighted banking risks contagion unlikely sp

Despite highlighted banking risks, contagion unlikely: S&P

The arrest of banking mogul Nguyen Duc Kien early last week, though having highlighted some existing risks of Vietnam’s banking system, will improbably lead to any systemic contagion, said a member of the world’ Big Three credit rating agencies.