Land inventory to be conducted nationwide Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Prime Minister has issued a directive on land inventory and mapping the current land use status in 2019.

Việt Nam: the destination of foreign capital While investors tend to withdraw capital from emerging markets and frontier markets, Việt Nam is still the destination of foreign investors with foreign indirect investment (FII) in the first half of 2019 reaching US$1.28 billion.

Ministries need to complete regulations for equitisation of SOEs

Ministries and sectors by the end of the year need to complete legal documents relating to the equitisation of state-owned enterprises, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said at a meeting of the Steering Committee for Innovation and Development of Businesses held in Hà Nội on July 8.

Equitisation moves at a snail's pace in May

Only three state-owned enterprises got the nod from the State authority for their equitisation plan in May, lifting the total number of companies to have plans approved in the first five months of the year to 30, the Ministry of Finance revealed.

UK investors concerned about Vietnamese market institutions The three biggest concerns for UK investors when investing in Việt Nam were labour, State influence over the market and infrastructure.

State capital divestment faces pressure

Capital divestment from State-owned enterprises had slowed and was still facing difficulties, said Đặng Quyết Tiến, director of Corporate Finance Department under the Ministry of Finance.

Fitch revises Việt Nam's outlook to positive; affirms 'BB' Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed Việt Nam's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BB' and revised the outlook to positive.

Tourism stocks likely to heat up during peak season

Summer is the peak season for tourist companies and high sales and dividend rates are expected to drive tourism shares up in the coming months.

GAS to increase stake in PV Gas South to 51%

PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS) has approved a plan to increase its capital contribution in the Petrovietnam Southern Gas JSC (PGS) to 51 per cent of the company’s charter capital.

Gov’t agencies blamed for lack of corporate transparency

The slow listing of post-equitisation firms, including State-owned enterprises (SOEs), may make Vietnamese firms less attractive regarding a lack of corporate transparency and government agencies managing those firms must be blamed for the problem.