Foreign enterprises are beginning to shift their investments into industries that require medium-level workers or higher-skilled workers as opposed to putting money into labour-intensive industries as in the past,

France’s Ubisoft, one of the four largest video game companies in the world, officially opened an office in the central city of Da Nang on June 8.

Vietnam is earmarking environmentally friendly, high tech investment to best serve the sustainable growth of the country.

The National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee has pointed out the main obstacles to investment by foreign investors in Vietnam and the Government’s management of foreign-invested firms.

Many foreign businesses have come to explore the investment opportunities in Vietnam recently with the intention of investing or expanding operation in the country.

Many foreign businesses have come to explore the investment opportunities in Vietnam recently with the intention of investing or expanding operation in the country.

Whichever way you look at them, Vietnam’s Key Performance Indicators tell a compelling investment story.

According to a market research by Forest Trend, in the first five months of this year, the number of new FDI projects in wood industry totaled 49 projects, of which there were 32 projects belonging to wood processing field.

Foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in southern provinces, is expected to increase sharply with a number of billion-dollar projects in the pipeline, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Vu Dai Thang, deputy minister of planning and investment, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about the importance of a high-quality workforce to attracting FDI enterprises in high tech fields.

Phan Xuan Dung, Chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Science, Technology and Environment, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about the central region’s readiness for foreign investors.

Tran Hoang Ngan, director of Ho Chi Minh City Cadre Academy, talks to Tuoi Tre newspaper about the need to focus more investment in agricultural development – Viet Nam’s primary industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Early promising signs are fanning hopes for the reiteration in 2016 of last year’s record-breaking level of disbursed foreign direct investment, which stood at US$14.5 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The growth model for economic and industrial zones continues to play a significant role in attracting domestic and foreign direct investment, as well as furthering national development.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea was the top foreign investor in Viet Nam with total new and expanded investments of US$6.2 billion through October 2015,

Over 20 mammoth multibillion dollar foreign-invested projects have been licensed in the country, with 11 in 2008 alone. These include 13 real estate and steel projects, many of which have had their licenses revoked or are still on paper only.

VietNamNet Bridge – Based on the upcoming national foreign investment information system, the quality of inward direct investment to Vietnam could improve, as state authorities should be able to implement better post-licensing monitoring activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investment in agriculture in the Mekong Delta remains low, with a major portion of the funds invested in the industrial, food processing and real estate sectors.

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