Press Review – July 2018
30 July 2018
VN property market attractive to foreign investors: Savills
VAMC helps bring ratio of non-performing loans to under 3 percent
HR Lead Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam: Grow people to grow business
Vietnam’s overseas investment totals $280 mln in 7 months
27 July 2018
New approvals raise total FDI to US$23b
Foreign banks gear up to expand networks in Vietnam
HCM City to hold contest to seek consultant for underground space
Vinamilk invests US$19.7m in Laos firm
26 July 2018
Securities watchdog tightens cryptocurrency management
Vietnam CEO Summit 2018 discusses artificial intelligence promotion
FOL hike aims to aid aviation investments
EU imposes safeguards on VN steel
SOE equitisation likely to fall short of annual target
Foreign investors preparing for inspections
Fifty per cent of specialised examination procedures, goods and products to be cut
Japan top foreign investor in Vietnam
Real estate giant shakes up market with yet another business
25 July 2018
Vietnam tea exports ranked fifth worldwide
VN traditional grocery stores remain downbeat over future: Nielsen
Retail, consumer goods, and real estate will lead 2018 M&A market
Tax authorities face losing over $2 million in taxes from Uber
Overview of foreign investment inflows since 1977
VN traditional grocery stores remain downbeat over future: Nielsen
Retail, consumer goods, and real estate will lead 2018 M&A market
Vietnamese firms get the hang of mergers, acquisitions
24 July 2018
VN currency suffers from US-China trade war
Pharmaceutical company’s profit up 6 per cent
M&As saw new highlights in the first half of the year
Local brands partnering with Walt Disney
E-commerce: the major battle is in their warehouses, delivery services
Vietnam potential market for digitalisation, e-commerce
Vietnamese co-working space CirCO raises funding from East Ventures
23 July 2018
Big investment fund keeps pouring money into Vietnamese companies
206 foreign brands franchised in Vietnam
Hai Duong okays $44m waste-to-energy plant
206 foreign brands franchised in Việt Nam
Vietnam likely to raise $26.3b from IPOs, SOEs divestment in next two years: SSI
Vietnam’s realty portal Homedy raises funding from Genesia Ventures, others
21 July 2018
Local ride-hailing apps struggle to compete with Grab
Thai Beverage vows to overhaul Sabeco following $5-billion takeover
Mumuso faces fine of VND100 million from MoIT
Societe Generale eyes Nhon Trach 3&4 thermal power plants
20 July 2018
Jardine Cycle & Carriage registers to acquire additional shares of Vinamilk
Vietnamese prestigious exporters honoured
Impacts of US-China trade war on Vietnam’s garment, footwear industries
Central bank cuts 257 business conditions
Transfer pricing remains an issue
MoH looks at PPP model for healthcare investors
19 July 2018
Finance Ministry sets inflation target of below 3.9 percent in H2
VN central bank triples net injection to $1.96 billion
Central bank agrees to suspend import of cryptocurrency mining machines
Banks required to control lending
Jardine Cycle & Carriage registers to acquire additional shares of Vinamilk
Initial margin ratio raised to reduce derivatives risks
18 July 2018
Not disclosing foreign origins comes with huge risks
Thai billionaire sets ambitions on Vietnam’s real estate sector
Foreign confidence in real estate abounds
Hand-shakes between local and foreign players in pharmaceutical market
Tiki launch cross-border channel backed by JD.com
Vietnam makes effort to reduce logistics costs
US-based Vemanti Group takes 20% stake in Vietnamese fintech firm eLoan
Go-Jek tests Go-Bike, Go-Send in Vietnam’s HCM City ahead of official launch
17 July 2018
Banking stocks push shares up on July 16.
Is Vietnam falling into a bearish market?
Firms advised to improve themselves to overcome trade barriers
16 July 2018
HCMC lacks enough hotels to accommodate tourism boom
VN central bank made $9 billion net injection in H1
Proprietary trading benefits securities companies
VN is Southeast Asia’s new industrial powerhouse
Vietnam Digest: AsiaCollect buys NPL portfolio; Nishi Nippon invests in Waterpoint
Vietnam – Southeast Asia’s New Industrial Powerhouse
13 July 2018
For Vietnamese, zero tariff fails to translate into cheaper cars
Vietnam to buy electricity from Laos
VN’s auto industry at crossroads: report
12 July 2018
Vietnam’s ‘Coffee Queen’ to launch 1,000 King Coffee cafés
Lower power prices for hospitality industry need to be offset: EVN
SE Asia Stocks-Singapore snaps 2 days of gains, Vietnam slumps
11 July 2018
Banks rush to complete more M&A deals
In shipping market, technology determines success
Banks to hike service fees this month
10 July 2018
Condo prices remain stable in first half of 2018
Vietnam among top five global textile exporters
Investments in industrial, economic zones declines slightly in six months
09 July 2018
Vietnam firms should prepare themselves amidst trade war
F&N submits bid for Vinamilk: 16th time the charm
Real estate firms see great opportunities in FDI wave
06 July 2018
Investors should remain calm, says market regulator
VN’s export highlights in first half of 2018
Vinfast acquires GM Vietnam, gears up to ‘made-in-Vietnam’ dream
Honorary Consulate of Romania opens in Ho Chi Minh City
05 July 2018
VN industrial production up over 10% in six months
VN’s export of aquatic products grows strongly
Lotte Duty Free opens second outlet in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City Property Market Overview 2Q18
04 July 2018
Mid-term Vietnam Business Forum opens in Hanoi
VN banks report rosy first-half profit picture
Preferential tax rate cannot control car prices
03 July 2018
Vietnam is world’s fourth most optimistic country in Q1
Local firms invest $263m abroad in H1
Finance ministry wants tighter control on second-hand imports
Gamuda Land honoured eight categories at the PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards 2018
02 July 2018
HCMC property association suggests measures to boost market
