A survey of the private-equity sector in July by consulting firm Grant Thornton found that 72 per cent of respondents (down 14 percentage points from six months ago) anticipated higher level of investment activities in Việt Nam in the next 12 months.

Many Japanese companies are exploring investment opportunities in the Vietnamese food market, which is expected to grow at around 5 per cent a year.

Potential threats to the nation’s economic sovereignty, natural environment and social fabric should be limited to the maximum extent possible, a foreign investment expert has said.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has allowed Domesco Medical Import Export Joint Stock Corporation (Domesco) to increase its foreign ownership to 100 per cent, a move that shows Việt Nam’s willingness to open up to more foreign capital.

A fall in tea export value is putting pressure on the tea industry to enhance product quality to raise the value and price of tea products.

 Nine companies have registered to buy all 95,000 tonnes of salt inventory from farmers in HCM City’s Cần Giờ District, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Vietnamese Representative Office of Hanjin Shipping Global, South Korea’s giant container shipping company, announced that it would not accept any new booking of freight orders from August 31.

Vietnam Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 10 more A350-900 aircraft in Ha Noi on September 6.

Vietnamese shares were mixed yesterday while large-cap stocks continued to sink on foreign selling.