Better decentralisation move

Better decentralisation move

Vietnam will put greater effort into decentralisation model’s feasibility and effectiveness by strengthening state agencies’ coordination and management in a bid to improve the quality of foreign direct investment inflows to the country.
Defining smooth roads for FDI inflows

Defining smooth roads for FDI inflows

While Vietnam is targeting to attract more foreign investment, opaque definitions of a foreign-invested company are causing big barriers for foreign investors to enter this market.
Binh Duong attracts more investment projects

Binh Duong attracts more investment projects

The southern province of Binh Duong on February 15 granted licenses to seven foreign-invested projects and one domestic project.
Striking a balance with the need for survival

Striking a balance with the need for survival

“We have been trying to arrange our lives with low salaries over the past months, every unnecessary expense has been cut”
Reporting burden for investors

Reporting burden for investors

The government is putting the quality of foreign direct investment under the microscope with extra reporting responsibility for investors.

Foreign firms get thumbs up to go public

Foreign-invested enterprises can now form shareholding companies, with the issue of a long-awaited circular from the Ministries of Finance, and Planning and Investment. Inter-ministerial Circular No.08/2003/TTLT-BKH-BTC details the implementation of Decree 38/2003/ND-CP dated April 15 last year on the conversion of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) into shareholding companies.