Chinese investment has generated jobs and brought capital, but it may also bring about environmental risks and cause problems in foreign worker management, experts say.

Foreign investors are eyeing Vietnam’s healthcare sector, but they find it difficult to invest in the field.

With the growing participation of foreign players in Vietnam's financial market, big international names are gradually dominating Vietnamese leading brands.

A recent initiative in Japan aimed to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong subregion nations will continuously contribute to increasing the Japanese inflow to the Southeast Asian country.

Japanese investment in Vietnam is expected to grow this year, given Japan’s recent initiative to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong River nations, as well as free trade agreements (FTA), experts said.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) says it will change the current policy on attracting and using FDI and begin to offer investment incentives more selectively.

China is now not only Vietnam’s largest trade partner but also its largest foreign investor as it poured US$723.1 million into the country in the first quarter of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Japanese-invested factories have opened in industrial zones as well as shopping malls in large cities and provinces in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have reported losses, though they continue to enjoy attractive investment incentives. Economists say this is ‘abnormal’.

VietNamNet Bridge - Will foreign portfolio investment (FPI) continue flowing to Vietnam in 2019 as it did in 2017 and 2018?

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are still reluctant to invest in m-commerce despite the boom in smartphone use n the country. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After 30 years of attracting FDI, the country understands what it has gained and what it should ‘pay’ for capital flow. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese investors are expected to become a leader in FDI inflow into Vietnam once the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) takes effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to receive more foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan in the coming years as part of its strategy to shift investment attraction towards high-quality capital.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foxconn, one of Apple’s most important partners, is planning to set up factory in Vietnam, possibly in the northern province of Bac Giang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have called for a rewriting of the rules to create a level playing field in which foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) and Vietnamese have equal opportunities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong inflow of FDI into the real estate sector could be a problem rather than good news, analysts say.

Mai Van Nhon, from the Industrial Zone Management Board, said the province will be choosier when licensing FDI projects and will refuse outdated technologies.

Vietnam has become an even more attractive destination amid escalating trade disputes. The land leasing rate in Industrial zones has soared since mid-2018, and is expected to continue in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Brokers and Chinese-related enterprises are seeking to buy Vietnamese small and medium sized farm-produce and seafood export companies.