Business News

[08-05-2015] Real estate developers are anticipating the implementation of the Law on Housing which opens more rights for foreigners to own property in Vietnam this July. Deputy managing director of Savills Vietnam Troy Griffiths has a look at the proposals. Real estate developers are actively preparing to sell housing to foreigners from this July when the revised law on housing comes into force.

[13-05-2015] The Vietnam Business Forum Consortium, in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the World Bank Group, will hold the Midterm Vietnam Business Forum 2015 in Hanoi on June 9, 2015. The Forum is an eagerly awaited and valued opportunity for a structured dialogue between the Vietnamese Government, local and foreign businesses and the donor community to improve the business environment in Vietnam.

[11-04-2015] The date for VBF Mid-term 2015 has just been confirmed by MPI at 7.30AM – 1.30PM on Tuesday, June 9 in Hanoi. Taking this opportunity, please kindly remind you that the submission deadline of all reports/position papers for VBF Mid-term Report/Book is Thursday, May 14, 2015.

[05-05-2015] HCM City is developing its first special economic zone in the south of the city, encompassing districts 7, Nha Be and part of Binh Chanh and Can Gio with a focus on marine economy. The special economic zone covers the Hiep Phuoc Port, Phu My Hung urban area, industrial parks and other new urban areas, according to Hoang Minh Tri, deputy head of HCM City Research and Development Institute.

[04-05-2015] HCM City is developing a system of seaports to facilitate trade activities between the city and its vicinity. The city is currently home to 38 seaports with a total length of nearly 13 kilometres, including Tan Cang – Cat Lai, Saigon , and Saigon Premiere Container Terminal (SPCT).

[29-04-2015] New policies on unemployment insurance, selection of investors and one-stop shop mechanism will come into effect since May 2015.

[24-04-2015] Real estate will attract lucrative foreign direct investments in 2015 with the market recovering and Viet Nam set to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and other free trade pacts. The Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) announced this week that as of March 20, there were 475 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the real estate sector with a combined capital of US$48.4 billion.

[22-04-2015] Viet Nam Customs will officially launch the one-stop-shop customs mechanism at 9.00 am on May 6, 2015 at international seaports in the provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Da Nang City and Ho Chi Minh City.