VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will revamp the Investment and Enterprise laws to make them more liberal for honest investors but tougher for those either failing to fulfill their investment commitments on schedule

 VietNamNet Bridge – Industry experts welcomed the government’s Decree 01/2014/ND-CP which relaxes the bank ownership cap rules for foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is the legal representative of the Government in dealing with international investment disputes as said in the Prime Minister's Decision No. 4/2014/QĐ-TTg.

 Da Nang attracts US$295 million in FDI; Forest product exports exceed US$5 billion in 2013; Vietnam – an attractive investment destination for foreign investors; Shrimp exports projected to rise; Vietcombank unveils online fees

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ceiling proportion of stakes a foreign investor can hold in a bank has been lifted from 15 percent to 20 percent. However, the 5 percent increase proves to be not attractive enough to foreign institutions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Trade Department of Ha Noi revoked the licences of 106 representative offices of foreign investors in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A wholly-foreign company has just won a lawsuit against Binh Thuan People’s Committee, which could set a precedent for other foreign investors to follow when facing administrative barriers in project development.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors seem to make an enigmatic decision when selling stakes in large quantities and discreetly withdrawing capital from leading Vietnamese companies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan and South Korea are the two biggest foreign direct investors in Vietnam. However, they have been following the different ways to develop investment projects and do business in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Site clearance is a continuing problem which discourages foreign investors in Vietnam,” said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam stock market returns to its position as an important capital mobilisation channel, when capital flows not only come from domestic investors, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry says on its website.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 90 per cent of National Assembly deputies on Friday, Nov 29, passed amendments to the Land Law, which will take effect on July 1 next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In November, Vietnam had four new FDI projects in the fields of real estate with a total value of approximately $300 million, the highest since the beginning of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors may soon have their hopes of higher ownership ratios in listed companies realised.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Vietnam has opened its doors widely to welcome foreign investors to the domestic real estate market, it still prohibits Vietnamese investors to mortgage real estate at foreign banks for loans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho started construction of a hi-tech scientific research centre funded by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s government in Tra Noc industrial zone on November 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors turned to sell off shares after a period of being net buyers, although a draft decision has opened opportunities for them to increase ownership in Vietnamese companies.

 Foreign investors refind confidence; MARD to source foreign partners for agriculture; HDBank plans sale to Japanese investors; VN-China trade fair lifts business; Bridgestone Viet Nam pumps capital

VietNamNet Bridge – By being net buyers in October with a net value of VND1.2 trillion, foreign investors had created a positive momentum in the market, and domestic investors expected they would be more active,