After more than two years of negotiations, the European Union (EU) and Vietnam reached an agreement in principle for a new free trade deal.
The Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 123/2015/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of new provisions of Vietnam's Securities Law on foreign ownership limits in public companies.
After nearly three years with 14 official rounds of negotiations and mid-term negotiation sessions, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is nearing to its signing.
Viet Nam has become the second biggest destination for Japanese investors in ASEAN – after Thailand – with 1,463 members in the Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN.
David Cameron has made the first trip to Vietnam of any serving United Kingdom Prime Minister, signaling a pivot of the UK towards the booming Assocation of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged HCM City to become one of Southeast Asia's major centres for finance, trade, science and technology by 2020.
According to the Foreign Investment Agency, in 8 months of 2015 the total new and additional FDI registered capital up 30.4% over the same period in 2014.
With 800 projects worth US$2.7 billion, Japan is the 6th biggest foreign investor in Ho Chi Minh City.
The index of industrial production (IIP) in August saw an increase of 9% over the same period in 2014, showing signs of a decline from that of 11.3% in July.
The business community is considered an important factor that contributes to the formation and development of a green economy in Vietnam.
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