Ho Chi Minh City sees FDI surge in first quarter
Ho Chi Minh City sees FDI surge in first quarter
27/03/2026

Foreign direct investment into Ho Chi Minh City reached nearly USD 2.9 billion in the first quarter, rising more than 200 per cent year on year. The figures were announced on March 26 by Nguyen Hoang Anh of the municipal Department of Finance. Aerial view of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Nam Anh) According to …

Thai investors get $1.3B dividends from Vietnamese companies
Thai investors get $1.3B dividends from Vietnamese companies
22/05/2025

Billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, the third richest man in Thailand, and other Thai investors have received VND33 trillion (US$1.2 billion) in cash dividends from major Vietnamese companies since 2012. Data compiled by VnExpress shows Thai investors have benefited from the performance of dairy producer Vinamilk, brewer Sabeco, Binh Minh Plastics, packaging firm Tan Bien, and shrimp producer Sao …

Vietnam’s seafood exports earn $3.3 billion in 4M
Vietnam’s seafood exports earn $3.3 billion in 4M
10/05/2025

China, Japan and the US remaining key export markets. Vietnam’s exports of aquatic products earned $3.3 billion in the first 4 months of this year , marking a year-on-year increase of 21%, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). In April alone, the export revenue reached $894.2 million, up 15% compared …

First carbon neutral factory inaugurated in Binh Duong
First carbon neutral factory inaugurated in Binh Duong
16/04/2025

With total investment capital of over $1 billion, this is LEGO’s sixth factory worldwide and second in Asia. The grand opening of LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam in Binh Duong province, on April 9. (Photo: VGP) LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam, the first carbon neutral factory in the country, was inaugurated in the southern province of Binh Duong on …

US hikes fruits, vegetables imports from Vietnam
US hikes fruits, vegetables imports from Vietnam
14/04/2025

The U.S. imported $111 million worth of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in the first quarter, up 66% year-on-year. Workers load coconuts on a truck to export to the U.S. Photo by Vina T&T Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, said that the recent 46% tariffs that the U.S. announced …

Trump Organization eyes multi-billion-dollar projects in Vietnam
Trump Organization eyes multi-billion-dollar projects in Vietnam
31/03/2025

The Trump Organization and its partner in Vietnam are working on multiple investments worth billions of dollars in golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the Southeast Asian country, a spokesman for the consortium told Reuters. Eric Trump is seen in this file photo at a campaign rally at a golf resort in Doral, …