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Support needed to boost FDI in education

11:29 | 29/05/2018

Thang Tran, President of the Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (IVCE), tells VET about the potential of Vietnam's education sector for foreign investment and the State policies needed in support.

Vietnam’s FDI attraction in retrospect

11:49 | 02/05/2018

In late 1987, the Vietnamese National Assembly promulgated the Law on Foreign Investment which has greatly contributed to national development, especially the renewal process. Vietnam has evolved from a poor country to a middle-income country with a rapid rate of integration and growing status in the world.

Many FDI projects to Vietnam in Q1 increase capital

21:53 | 31/03/2018

A number of foreign projects increased their investment capital to expand production in the first quarter of the year, according to figures from the Foreign Investment Agency at the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam's brighter FDI attraction prospects for 2018

22:08 | 31/01/2018

In 2017, Vietnam saw soaring foreign investment capital inflows totalling at $35.6 billion, up 44.2 per cent compared to 2016. Phan Huu Thang, former director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises, told VIR about the spotlight review of 2017 as well as the motivation and recommended the strategies in attracting foreign investment capital in 2018.

RoK's FDI to Vietnam: Grow and diversify

22:39 | 25/12/2017

(VNF) – According to Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises, US$8 billion is the annual investment value from the Republic of Korea (RoK) firms to Vietnam in the past four years.

Vietnam receives 36 billion USD from FDI in 2017

16:53 | 25/12/2017

In overall for 12 months of 2017, total value of newly, additionally registered capital, capital contributed and shares bought by foreign investors of 35.88 billion USD, up 44.4% compared to the same period of 2016.

Strengthening linkages between FDI and domestic enterprises to support industry development

08:56 | 18/12/2017

The processing and manufacturing industry is always the most attractive foreign direct investment (FDI) segment, accounting for 45 per cent of total registered investment capital. However, Vietnamese enterprises are stuck on the lower rungs in the global supply chain.

HCM City’s FDI attraction doubles in Jan-Oct

17:26 | 31/10/2017

Ho Chi Minh City, the southern economic hub, attracted 5.04 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of 2017, a two-fold increase year on year.

Economists warn about FDI flow into real estate

10:43 | 12/09/2017

After 10 years of being left idle, the Vietnam International University Township (VIUT) project proposed by Berjaya is facing closure. Many other foreign invested projects are in the same situation.

New trends for Japanese FDI in Vietnam

16:17 | 10/05/2017

Japanese investors are now eyeing non-production sectors, such as the retail industry.

Bac Ninh takes lead in FDI attraction

16:12 | 12/04/2017

The northern province of Bac Ninh is leading the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, drawing over US$2.6 billion from 14 newly-licensed projects and 48 capital-added projects in the first quarter of this year.

The green economy needs the right kind of FDI: gov't

10:10 | 27/03/2017

The government, recently reviewing 25 years of (1988-2012) FDI, has decided that Vietnam needs to attract low-carbon FDI and develop a green economy. A national strategy on green growth aims to improve efficiency in using natural resources and protecting biodiversity and ecosystems. To date, Vietnam has gained encouraging achievements in this field. Nguyen Mai, an expert in FDI, now chair of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIEs), cited a report by The Financial Times in July 2015 as saying that with an 8.14 score, Vietnam is leading emerging markets in terms of attracting FDI for green growth.