From December 1, 2017, Vietnamese who can show a minimum income of VND10 million (US$440) per month are eligible to gamble at a casino.

Mergers-and-acquisitions in Vietnam in this year’s first nine months has seen continuously strong momentum, with a number of key transactions in commercial and residential sectors.

The Government and the PM issued 14 legal documents, including nine Decrees and five Decisions in September 2017.

The leading renewable energy solutions provider in Vietnam, SolarBK, has just received a licence to develop a 4.4-megawatt peak solar farm in Danang, acting not only as the project owner, but also the first Vietnamese engineering, procurement, and construction firm for a solar project.

It’s time Viet Nam shift its attention to quality and sustainable development and eye industry 4.0 technologies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), experts said at an online dialogue on FDI promotion strategies organised on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

On 12/6/2017, the National Assembly enacted Law No. 05/2017/QH14 on the management of foreign trade operations.

The National Assembly on June 19, 2017 passed the Law on technology transfer to regulate operations in technology transfer operations in Viet Nam.

A quarter of a century of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and South Korea has yielded substantial progress, especially in investment and trade, said Bui Huy Son, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Viet Nam Trade Promotion Department (Vietrade).

Energy is one of the sectors in Vietnam receiving significant attention from foreign investors. Mark Edmunds, Asia Pacific Oil and Gas leader and Southeast Asia Energy and Resources head at Deloitte, speaks with VIR’s Hong Quang about the opportunities for foreign investors in this sector.

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has announced that it will send two business delegations to Vietnam, from now until January 2018, to seek investment opportunities in the country.

HÀ NỘI – The number of foreigners buying real estate products in Việt Nam has increased, but the domestic property market needs policies to attract more foreign investment, according to experts.

HCM City called for investment in 116 socialised projects, 11 national-scale projects and six other projects in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area at an investment promotion conference on Wednesday.

Central Ha Tinh Province approved in principle 76 projects over the past nine months, including three foreign-invested projects, with combined investment capital of over US$330 million, local authorities said.

By the end of 2017, Vietnam will see soaring foreign investment capital, reaching $28 billion with an expected record in disbursed FDI capital of $17 billion.

The Embassy of Vietnam in India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held a workshop in New Delhi to introduce business opportunities in Vinh Phuc.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has issued a circular to amend Circular No 07/2015 on bank guarantees.

The National Assembly on June 20, 2017 voted to pass Law No. 12/2017/QH14 (“Amended Penal Code”) on amending and supplementing some articles of Penal Code No. 100/2015/QH13 issued by the National Assembly as of November 27, 2015 (“The 2015 Penal Code”).

The first-ever Viet Nam Business Summit will be held in Da Nang City on November 7 within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of 21 leaders of economies, the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce (VCCI) announced on Monday.

The net foreign investment in Việt Nam’s securities market was estimated to increase by 80 per cent, year-on-year, to US$1.45 billion in the first nine months of 2017.

Upgrading old buildings and relocating families living near canals are among the major projects that HCM City aims to carry out in the short term, according to city authorities.