Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung urged local companies to utilise their relative advantages over foreign firms during the pandemic to go on an M&A spree and buy into promising overseas enterprises.

Rooftop solar development in Vietnam seems to be immune from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to its government’s concrete measures.

Vietnam has demonstrated significant progress in promoting renewable energy thanks to its policies over recent years, but it remains in question whether or not the development of solar and other energies in the nation’s new energy development strategy for the next decades can take centre stage.

The wave of transiting factories out of China by multinational companies, assistance from primary preferential trade agreements, and international acknowledgement of effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic from the Vietnamese government have greatly increased the chances of welcoming more investments in the country’s industrial real estate arena.

Vietnam’s ranking continues to rise in the list of transparent property markets, making luxury projects more attractive to foreign investors.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed not granting ownership certificates to allow condotels, tourist villas and officetels to be turned into residential projects.

As Vietnam is attracting high-quality foreign inflows, domestic firms now have an even greater opportunity to draw technology transfer to improve added value in its manufacturing industry.

Speeding up infrastructure development and improving ease of doing business and vocational training are among things Viet Nam can do to make itself more attractive to foreign investors post-Covid-19, according to investment fund VinaCapital.

Privately-placed corporate bonds can no longer be sold within their first year of issuance, according to a new decree.

With the successful control of COVID-19, Vietnam has been widely recognised by the international community as a safe and attractive investment destination.

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s new immigration law includes a new type of visa for foreigners who come to Việt Nam to conduct activities as part of international agreements Việt Nam has signed.

Several of the world's largest technology corporations plan to shift their production chains to Vietnam post-Covid-19, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A policy allowing foreign individuals and organisations to buy and own houses and construction works in Vietnam will help lure investment and high quality human resources from the outside to the country for national development, according to Nguyen Tran Nam, Chairman of the Vietnam Real Estate Association.

HO CHI MINH CITY: A tech-savvy population, a fast-growing economy, and the perks of being first in an emerging market -- Vietnamese entrepreneur Le Thanh saw the potential in booming Ho Chi Minh City for his start-up transforming coffee grounds into masks.

The number of e-wallet users completing identity verification surged ahead of the July 7 deadline, according to e-wallet firms.

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has proposed the Government to allow enterprises in industrial zones (IZs) to purchase or lease-purchase social housing units for their workers.

On July 7, KPMG Vietnam in conjunction with Pharma Group organised a dialogue to discuss the potential and challenges of Vietnam in unlocking world-class healthcare.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal-making will probably increase at a steady pace in the second half of 2020, led by the upcoming mega deal of Vietnam’s leading brewer Sabeco.

Anti-transfer pricing measures were included in the Law on Tax Administration for the first time, but a guiding decree has not yet been written. Experts said this could mean the rules are less effective.

Dozens of thousands of local advertisers of Facebook and Google are on edge since the Law on Tax Administration has come into force on July 1.