28-03-2024 10:52
Vietnam-based B2B food sourcing platform KAMEREO announced that it has raised $2.1 million co-led by Reazon Holdings, Inc., Quest Ventures, and Thoru Yamamoto (CEO of FOODISON, B2B seafood supply chain company listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange with ticker code of TSE7114).
26-03-2024 09:09
With the Vietnamese government last week boosting commitments to supporting foreign-invested enterprises, more green business and funding initiatives are expected in the coming months.
25-03-2024 18:01
ScaleUP, a provider of innovative solutions for e-commerce, announced on March 22 that it has received seed funding from the South Korean venture capital fund Nextrans.
08-03-2024 14:37
The Thai Binh liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is located in Thai Binh Economic Zone, and will have a designed capacity of 1500MW. The investment consortium behind the project is responsible for nearly $2 billion in funding and consists of Tokyo Gas, Kyuden, and Truong Thanh Vietnam Group.
29-02-2024 16:29
Australia’s Acuity Funding has agreed to lend $720 million to Nam Song Hau Trading Investing Petroleum JSC (NSH Petro) to implement eight projects.
27-02-2024 11:13
Vietnam-based fintech platform 1Long announced on February 26 that it has secured $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round with the capital coming from a consortium of investors, including Iterative, Monk’s Hill Ventures, R2VP, and Orionis Capital.
26-02-2024 10:48
The Vietnamese economy targets higher growth this year. Wanwisa Vorranikulkij, senior economist at the ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office based in Singapore, told VIR’s Thanh Tung about how the country can weather various challenges to realise this ambitious goal.
11-02-2024 22:26
Despite the current slowdown, German companies remain strongly committed to investing in Vietnam, understanding the long-term opportunities.
11-02-2024 21:49
Vietnam has stood strong in a challenging global economy, showing impressive growth and attracting significant foreign direct investment in 2023. Despite global uncertainties, Vietnam saw a 62 per cent increase in foreign investment capital in 2023 and a 57 per cent rise in new projects, indicating its success in drawing in funding, particularly under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) framework.
05-02-2024 16:42
There are various barriers in terms of liquidity and the funding ecosystem for startups in the region. Udhay Furtado, co-head of Asia Equity Capital Markets at Citi, talked to VIR’s Linh Le about Asia’s capital market performance and emphasises Vietnam’s attractiveness.
01-02-2024 17:06
Ho Chi Minh City is choosing green growth as its future development strategy, seeking funding for almost 30 priority projects to help achieve economic prosperity and environmental sustainability.
23-01-2024 13:38
On January 22, Acuity Funding signed a letter of intent with Nam Song Hau Trading Investing Petroleum JSC (NSH Petro) to provide a $650 million loan for petroleum development.
17-01-2024 08:00
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a trailblazer in the global impact investing movement, announced the successful mobilisation of $500,000 for Detech Coffee on January 15, thanks to its partnership with Incofin, a major global impact investment firm headquartered in Belgium.
15-12-2023 16:46
Total funding into Southeast Asian tech startups dropped 65 per cent to $4.3 billion in 2023, compared with $12.4 billion in 2022.
07-12-2023 17:00
M Village, a start-up providing short-term and long-term accommodation services, has raised $2.3 million in an internal funding round to accelerate its dream of appearing in big cities at the beginning of the fourth quarter.