Vietnam tops regional peers in FDI attractiveness: report

Vietnam is soliciting domestic and foreign investment in eight components of the North-South Expressway as it seeks to improve infrastructure for its robust economy.

Both the VN-Index and HNX-index closed in the green today despite foreign investors being net sellers for a third consecutive session.

The first quarter saw a flurry of interest among foreign investors in LNG-fired power projects in Vietnam.

With its demographics and state of technological development, Vietnam is all set to churn out highly successful start-ups, foreign investors say. 

Vietnam will get selective with new FDI projects, rejecting those that don’t benefit the country, a senior official says.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Thursday that domestic enterprises should actively acquire stakes in foreign-invested  companies.

Cash-strapped firms are seeking to withdraw from major oil refinery projects, opening the door wider for foreign investors.

Disbursed foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached $13.25 billion between January and September, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent.

Vietnam wants to collaborate with foreign investors to strengthen its position in the global value chain, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

High-end properties in HCMC, where prices are much lower than in major cities in neighboring countries, are attracting plenty of foreign interest.

Mergers and acquisitions are becoming a favorite investment mode for foreign investors as reflected by the surge in transactions this year.

'There is no concrete evidence that North Korea is moving to build trust among investors.'

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