VietNamNet Bridge – Total value of stock market capitalisation in the first 10 months was equal to 61 per cent of Viet Nam’s gross domestic product, 

France's financial market regulator said Monday it had fined luxury conglomerate LVMH a record 8 million euros for failing to inform markets it was raising its stake in elite handbag and scarf maker Hermes.

Foreign enterprises were believed to be the only investors financially capable enough to take over businesses in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals.

Carlsberg, the Danish brewery, shows its determination to buy another 13 percent of stakes of Vietnamese Habeco. Sabeco has been looking for someone to become its strategic shareholder.