Chinese using proxies to acquire land: public security ministry

Ho Chi Minh City is seeking $53.8 billion worth of foreign investment in 210 projects with a focus on infrastructure.

American and Japanese businesses will invest almost $490 million in eight new projects in Da Nang, city authorities announced Friday. 

Most Vietnamese banks fall short of international capital adequacy norms and have to focus on attracting foreign capital this year, Moody’s has said.

Cheap labor and resources may attract foreign investors, but the nation and its people benefit little.

FDI pledges for new projects, increased capital and stake acquisitions in Vietnam rose 51.9 percent year-on-year to $1.9 billion in January.

Vietnam’s Jan-Oct trade surplus was the highest in eight years at $7.2 billion. FDI firms dominated this performance. 

Developing countries sent much more to the rest of the world than they received.

A new $130 million fund will be used for an integrated development at a prime site in downtown Hanoi.

Vietnam's growth forecast is strong enough to have foreign investors paying premiums to buy into the market.

Vietnam's market size, socio-economic stability and low labor costs all appeal to Japanese companies. 

Lower corporate income tax at home could prompt U.S. firms to withdraw their investments from Vietnam.

A move likely to disappoint cash-starved businesses amid growing doubts over the management of the economy by Aung San Suu Kyi.

The country is speeding up its privatization drive as it grapples with a deteriorating fiscal picture.