While many analysts fear that Japanese businesses are leaving Vietnam for more attractive markets in the region, government officials believe Vietnam remains a favorite destination for Japanese investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some analysts, while believing that Japanese have been leaving Vietnam for other regional countries, attributes this to unreasonable policies being pursued by the government of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More foreign invested businesses have embarked on impressive expansion plans to grow their presence in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though there are signs the real estate market is recovering, many investors are still leaving it quietly. This may become a growing tendency in 2015 and upcoming years.

Both Vietnam and Japan are establishing closer ties because of China. Vietnam is receiving more capital from Japan and less from China, and many Japanese businesses are leaving China for Vietnam.

Vietnamese real estate developers have been increasingly calling for foreign investment in their apartment projects as the domestic property market has warmed up after many years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses from throughout the Asian region are seeking to expand the market share for their products and foreign direct investment in Laos after learning about its rapid development over recent years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The economy has seen clear signs of recovery but this has yet to bring significant benefits for domestic firms, heard at a meeting of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Hanoi City on March 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign direct investment could sharply jump in the second half of this year, after the amended Investment Law and Enterprise Law take effect in July 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many huge projects capitalized at billions of dollars only exist on paper and many investors appear to have forgotten or abandoned them. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many economic zones (EZs) have been left idle because they cannot attract investors, but experts agree that revoking investment licenses would not be a good solution.

VietNamNet Bridge - While FDI in agriculture has dropped dramatically by 30 times just over the last 15 years, domestic investment in the sector has been increasing steadily in recent years.

Fifty billion dong is the sum of legal capital investors must have to be able to establish a real estate firm in accordance with the draft government decree being compiled by the Ministry of Construction (MOC).

VietNamNet Bridge – Though many foreign investors have announced investments in new apartment projects, they are unsure about the sustainable recovery of the property market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese investors have been taking quiet steps to pour money into the agricultural sector in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The funds for investment and economic development are approaching critical levels, analysts say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-invested textile and garment projects are no longer welcomed in many provinces in Vietnam because the gains they bring are smaller than the losses.

A report from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) showed that Japanese FDI in Vietnam has dropped by 65 percent to $2.02 billion.

Although foreign direct investment (FDI) has created many jobs and stimulated competitiveness for local businesses over recent years, many citizens have raised concerns that its benefits have not been evenly distributed nationwide.

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