Patience needed for startup success
Under pandemic-induced restrictions, capital for startups has been tightened as investment funds struggle with adversity.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:17:54 +0700
Reshuffle underway to further stimulate revival of economy
The 13th National Party Congress is expected to set the country’s average annual growth rate of 6.5-7 per cent from now until 2025, when Vietnam may become a higher middle-income nation. To this end, restructuring public investment and state-owned enterprises will be more critical in order to create a level playing field in the economy.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:16:55 +0700
The giddy rise of Vietnam’s steel billionaire
Tran Dinh Long, dubbed the “king of steel,” had no experience in the steel industry when he decided to enter it anyway in the mid-90s.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:48:17 +0700
Caution urged for SME fund processes
With many small- and medium-sized enterprises having difficulties accessing financial resources to improve their capability, the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Fund under the Ministry of Planning and Investment is aiming to meet their greater financing needs.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:36:03 +0700
Thai investors focus on sustainability in Vietnam
In addition to impressive growth in the number of projects and registered capital, many Thai investors place sustainability as their top concern when investing in Vietnam.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:31:52 +0700
VN eyes strong recovery from pandemic this year
Viet Nam's economy is likely to experience a strong bounce back in 2021 with GDP growing at 6.9 per cent in the best-case scenario in which the country able to secure significant FDI investment boosts coupled with a strong recovery of the global economy, according to a forecast by the Vietnam Institute of Economics (VIE).]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:24:31 +0700
Thai investment in Viet Nam increases
Data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed that Thailand had 40 new registered projects, 23 projects registering for capital adjustment and 100 capital contribution and share purchases in Viet Nam with total registered capital of nearly US$1.8 billion last year.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:22:47 +0700
Vietnam becomes 6th largest trading partner for China
Vietnam's trade with China rose by 14 percent last year to $133.09 billion, making it the latter's sixth largest trading partner.]]>
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:00:06 +0700
Int’l. media impressed with Vietnam economic successes amid pandemic
Vietnam’s participation in a wide range of free trade agreements is set to open new doors for further economic growth, according to Nikkei Asia.]]>
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:59:38 +0700
Foreign aid disbursement falls way short of 2020 target
Faster disbursement of public funds, including official development assistance (ODA), is essential to drive post-pandemic recovery both in terms of helping those affected and shoring up investor and donor confidence.]]>
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:46:20 +0700
Vietnam economy to enjoy a rosy 2021: HSBC
Thanks to its successful Covid-19 containment, Vietnam saw one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world in 2020.]]>
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:45:54 +0700
VinaCapital invests further in live video streaming startup
A Vietnamese startup that provides multi-platform livestream service for social sellers, GoStream, has received a second round of investment from venture capital firm VinaCapital Ventures.]]>
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:45:32 +0700