Việt Nam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is drawing up a report summing up 30 years of foreign direct investment (FDI) since approval of the national Law on Foreign Investment, looking back at the impact of opening the country’s doors to multinational companies.
The development of high-tech agriculture in Việt Nam remains sluggish due to unplanned and small-scale production, and is not commensurate with the country’s comparative advantages and efforts.
Shares rebounded yesterday after four consecutive downturns on the two national stock exchanges last week, boosted by recovery of large-cap stocks.
The central city has listed 68 Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects, of which 22 in High-Tech industries, for calling investment from domestic and foreign businesses in 2017-20.
Outstanding loans of credit institutions in the northern Bắc Giang Province touched VNĐ34.4 trillion (US$1.52 billion) in the first seven months of 2017, up 10 per cent since last December.
Seven State-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) equitisation plans were approved in July, bringing the total number for the first seven months of 2017 to 26.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ Võ Thành Thống on August 13 had a working session with a Japanese delegation to discuss cooperation opportunities in agriculture and personnel training in this sector.
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The current technology era is creating both opportunities and challenges for businesses in the process of enhancing and managing resources, delegates told a seminar in HCM City last Friday.
Agricultural products exported to China now account for 50 per cent of total border trade flow between the two countries, signifying greater approval from Chinese consumers, officials say.
The legality of condotels needs to be clarified to better manage this new type of property gaining popularity in Việt Nam, a representative from the Ministry of Construction said.
A National Assembly resolution on nonperforming loans takes effect tomorrow with lawmakers hopeful it will help resolve much of the remaining bad debts held by commercial banks and real estate projects across the nation.
The occupancy rate at operational industrial parks (IPs) nationwide has hit 73 per cent, according to the Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Việt Nam’s business climate is anticipated to improve in the second half of 2017, but economic growth will be at 6.5 per cent, falling short of the Government’s target.
Vietnamese shares have had a rough losing week and the next five trading sessions at least are likely to trade negatively, according to analysts and brokerage companies.
The first Việt Nam international woodworking machinery and wood material show (VIFA WOODMAC Vietnam 2017) will be held in Bình Dương Province from August 23-25.
Analog television signals will be switched off in 15 cities and provinces on August 15, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said.
The Việt Nam Software Association (VINASA) has launched a programme to choose Việt Nam’s top 50 IT companies 2017, aiming to honour the leading IT firms and connect promising partners inside and outside the country.
A lull in the HCM City real estate market is pushing developers to offer promotions to bring back buyers.
Source: Cushman & Wakefield Research)
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