VietNamNet Bridge – The General Statistics Office released a list of nations and territories having more than 100,000 visitors travelling to Viet Nam.

 SBV releases new circular on overseas investment; Award honours best company reports; Viet Nam improves global rank in licence procedures; Walmart targets Vietnam as fruitful product source; Keeping market prices under control in 2014

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite 2013’s economic difficulties, Vietnam attracted more than US$21 billion in registered foreign direct investment, a 54.5% improvement on 2012.

 Gov’t intensifies crackdown on trade fraud; Restrictions on foreign currency tightened; No gov't back up for foreign loans; Manufacturing output rises at fastest pace, says HSBC; Vietnam attracts nearly US$22 bln in FDI

 Danang port handles first cargo of 2014; Wood exports top US$5.3bln in 2013; Japanese retailer Aeon opens first VN mall; Shares end the year on a high; Ministry cuts fees on trade activities; Viettel outdoes VNPT second year in a row

VietNamNet Bridge –  2013 is a year worth remembering with the discovery of a series of transfer pricing cases and the presence of the big guy—Samsung, with the committed investment capital of $4 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – In 2013, the provinces in the central region attracted 66 foreign-invested projects worth $1.5 billion, bringing the total foreign capital invested in this region to nearly $25.5 billion.

 IFC to invest in Vietnamese SMEs; Wood exports to pick up; Hanoi inaugurates its largest entertainment complex; Vietnam sees higher trade surplus; Vietnam ranks third in shrimp exports

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities all try to attract as many multi-billion dollar projects as possible, while they don’t care if the projects break the national development programs or bring benefits to the local economies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The foreign portfolio investment has got ready for the disbursement into Vietnamese businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese investors have poured more money into the service, retail finance and banking sectors, but they will continue focusing on industrial projects in Vietnam, experts say.

 Dairy sector looks to triple cattle population; HCM City petition targets capital transfers; Induction stoves popular as gas prices rise; Cashew exports reach $1.5bn annual target

 VietNamNet Bridge – The low stock prices and the strong recoveries of the national economy’s indexes in the fourth quarter of the year explains why Vietnam still can attract foreign capital.

In the first ten months this year, Japanese investors registered FDI capital of $4.8 billion, staying firm as the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. However, South Koreans have also been marching towards Vietnam, with $4 billion.

 Vietnam to join TPP negotiations in Singapore; Lotte Mart inaugurated in Binh Thuan province; Vietnam determined to pursue multilateral trade mechanism; Donor assistance to Vietnam unchanged in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local property industry attracted US$880 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of this year.

 Banking sector tops list of 1000 biggest tax payers; US$400 mil tyre factory inaugurated in Tay Ninh; Vietnam’s exports up 13 notches in WTO ranking; November’s industrial production up 5.7%

 2013 export turnover to hit over US$132 billion; HCM City pledges favourable conditions for Japanese investors; Vietnamese cashew nut exports rocket in 2013; HCM City crucial to Mekong growth

 Businesses optimistic about Vietnam’s economic outlook; Vietnam urged to utilise TPP advantages; Sumitomo red tape tangle delays power plant project; Ministries bombarded with complaints

VietNamNet Bridge – The total newly-registered and additional FDI capital poured into Vietnam in the first 10 months of this year hit 19.2 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 65.5 percent, outdistancing this year’s target of 13-14 billion USD.