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To mark Vietnam Investment Review’s 33rd anniversary on September 27, leaders of businesses across the board share their view on how VIR could forge ahead to best serve investors and the business community at large. Ramla Khalidi, resident representative United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam I would like to congratulate Vietnam Investment Review on its 33rd anniversary. VIR has consistently played aRead more

By NGUYEN DIEU TU UYEN | Bloomberg | Published: December 15, 2018 In the race to lure companies looking for alternative sites amid the U.S.-China trade war, Vietnam wields a slew of advantages over its rivals. Vietnam was ranked No. 1 among seven emerging Asian countries as manufacturing destinations by Natixis, which looked at demographics,Read more

Pristine white sandy beaches with palm trees line the coastlines, surrounded by large tracts of dense jungle in the heat of a tropical climate.  Welcome to paradise.  Welcome to Phu Quoc.

When Vingroup announced its plan to list on Singapore’s Stock Exchange (SGX) in 2014, it was considered that such a listing would pave the way for local companies to quickly follow suit; especially, as Vietnam could benefit from foreign demand.

Beyond Bottlenecks: Attracting International Investment in Vietnam’s Infrastructure Sector Introduction Over the past decade Vietnam has made spectacular progress in GDP growth and poverty reduction. Annual per capita growth has averaged 5.9 percent, the eighth highest in the world over the decade.

Vietnam has seen an increase in M&A activity in recent years as investors view an emerging investment channel for companies both within and outside of Vietnam.   In accordance with the Government’s restructuring plan for strengthening the banking sector, Vietnam’s domestic banks are anticipated to carry out voluntary M&As to help some of the ailing lendersRead more

An increase in the number of overseas investments by Korean companies is leading to more transactions between Korean companies and their overseas subsidiaries. Korean companies are increasingly looking to minimize the tax burden on their international investments and this article examines the tax issues of two real examples where a Korean company has invested inRead more

You may purchase phone plans with more than enough data to cover things like casual web surfing and streaming the occasional song. But you may not realize that browsing Facebook could be a big hit against your data plan too. According to Cisco’s online VNI Services Gauge Tool, one hour of browsing through social mediaRead more