samsungs confident pitch

Samsung’s confident pitch

Samsung is expecting to obtain an investment certificate for its $2 billion manufacturing factory in northern Thai Nguyen province at the end this month.
las vegas style strip encountered hiccups

Las Vegas-style strip encountered hiccups

The $4.2 billion Ho Tram Strip integrated resort is facing a delay in its opening due to the pull-out of its first resort’s operator and financing problem.
thais see value of investing

Thais see value of investing

While some foreign investors go cold on Vietnam, Thai investors are jumping in boots and all.
health sector fresh blood

Health sector fresh blood

The lack of high-quality hospitals, increasing income levels and the rising age of the general population in Vietnam is making healthcare a profitable sector for private investors.
bold overseas investments paying dividends

Bold overseas investments paying dividends

Vietnamese firms continue profit from broadening their horizons with bold overseas investments coming up trumps.
consumerism with a jolt of caffeine gets caffeinated

Consumerism, with a jolt of caffeine gets caffeinated

As the incomes of consumers perks up, Vietnam has emerged as a new market for famous coffee and foodservice brands to exploit. Ngoc Linh reports.  
air mekong has its wings clipped

Air Mekong has its wings clipped

Twenty-eight months after launching its first flight in a challenging aviation market, Air Mekong has been forced to temporarily halt operation because of losses.
aeons vote of confidence in local consumers

Aeon’s vote of confidence in local consumers

Japanese retail group Aeon will build a third store in Vietnam as it takes aim at the young, potential market.
jfe takes step for steel project

JFE takes step for steel project

Japan’s JFE Steel Corporation has completed a pre-feasibility study for a $4.5 billion integrated steel mill in central Quang Ngai province to be submitted for governmental approval, moving a step closer to gaining an investment certificate for the project.
ascendas ready for new investment opportunities

Ascendas ready for new investment opportunities

Singapore-based Ascendas is upbeat about its development potential in Vietnam despite some headwind.
southern port complex in a storm

Southern port complex in a storm

The opening of a new terminal is expected to take the oxygen out of the lungs of struggling Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex investors.
hurdles in fast tracking fdi inflows

Hurdles in fast-tracking FDI inflows

A snail’s paced legislative process is holding back efforts to address Vietnam’s dwindling foreign direct investment inflows.
ma bright image appears

M&A bright image appears

Foreign direct investment inflows to Vietnam through the modes of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and new “greenfield” investments are showing diverging trends, with M&A rising and greenfield projects in decline.
nation incentives its charm offensive

Nation incentives its charm offensive

Vietnam is extending incentives for foreign investors to expand their projects six months before the amended Law on Corporate Income Tax takes effect.
banks call for room to fund giant projects

Banks call for room to fund giant projects

Vietnam-based bankers are suggesting that the State Bank should actively ease regulations on single-borrower limits to enable them to finance large foreign invested projects.