December 17, 2019 | 08:00
On the real estate map of Ho Chi Minh City, while District 2 and District 7 – the representatives of the east and the south – are regarded as the go-to places for the new rich, District 1 always carries a unique value with the imprints of an old Ho Chi Minh City filled with nostalgia.
July 18, 2011 | 06:47
A 27.1 per cent on-year drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam in the first six months of 2011 has signaled the first downturn in the FDI inflows since 2008. Is this a matter of concern? Nguyen Mai, former vice chairman of the State Committee for Cooperation and Investment (now the Ministry of Planning and Investment – MPI), argues that only a long-term approach to FDI can bring a true answer.