For many years, the Vietnamese retail market has been the playing field of state-owned and foreign invested enterprises. However, it is now witnessing a strong rise of private investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a major shift in perspective, the Government is viewing small scale projects as the best, most sustainable way of tapping the nation’s hydropower potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is looking for private investors to fund urban development, especially the relocation of 20,000 households living along canals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The transport ministry should consider the possibility of cost overruns and prepare accordingly as it prepares to build a 654km section of the North-South expressway, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Several railway development projects have attracted the interest of investors after the state called for funds from the private sector.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors have registered to develop railways, airports, seaports and highways, but developing infrastructure, a lucrative business field, only suits financially powerful investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank’s Country Director for Vietnam, Victoria Kwakwa, has called for the Vietnamese Government to attract more private companies to get involved in water supply and waste treatment projects

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more private investors are pouring money into the infrastructure development sector, which the State dominated until 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after the Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced the plan to call for public capital for railway projects, business tycoons announced they were interested in investment, even though they have no experience in the field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Solid waste continues to increase rapidly throughout the country, and is expected to reach a high rate of 44 million tonnes annually, starting this year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned enterprises (SOEs) under equitization are turning out to be very attractive in the eyes of private investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investment opportunities for renewable power projects in Ninh Thuan Province are widening as the local authority announced it would reject three more long-delayed projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Open end funds will not be popular in Vietnam until 2015, economists say.