M&A deals could help businesses restructure amid pandemic

Market insiders have predicted M&A activities will sharply increase soon.

Domestic enterprises need protection from takeovers: experts Foreign investors are eyeing processing and manufacturing industries.

Rubber plantations converted into industrial land

There is a rising wave of converting rubber plantations into industrial land as developers eye spots for industrial zones to capture opportunities from global value chains.

SCIC asked to focus on key sectors Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) to focus its investments on key sectors of the economy to boost efficiency and contribute to socio-economic development.

VN healthcare market, a big draw for investors, foreign and local

Last year, VinaCapital’s flagship fund, Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), invested US$25 million in a private hospital operator, Tâm Trí Medical Joint Stock Company.

Korean conglomerate sets up $860m investment fund for Việt Nam The National Pension Service of Korea recently launched a $860 million corporate partnership fund with the Korean conglomerate SK Group that will allow the latter to increase investment in Vietnamese firms Masan Group and Vingroup, according to the Korean Investors news outlet.

ASL Intends to Spin Off U.S. Business with a Valuation of Approximately HK$3 Billion Listed on Nasdaq ASL Intends to Spin Off U.S. Business with a Valuation of Approximately HK$3 Billion Listed on Nasdaq

KEB Hana Bank becomes BIDV’s strategic shareholder

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has officially become a foreign strategic shareholder in the Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV) following a cooperation agreement with the two sides inked on Monday.

Hà Nội splashes out US$13.5 mln on startup, innovation activities As of October 26, 2019, more than 275,000 enterprises registered to operate in the city. 

Việt Nam needs renewal of property market to lure more foreign capital Việt Nam needs to renew its real estate market to attract more foreign investors and increase the quality of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector, according to experts.