VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is weighing up the pros and cons of offering more incentives to foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign tire manufacturers have flocked to Vietnam with plans to turn the country into their production base as well as a new consumption market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Who will be strategic shareholders of Vietnam Airlines Corporation (VNA) remains a secret though an initial public offering (IPO) of the biggest State-owned enterprise in the civil aviation sector has a few months to go.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blue chip gains once again lifted stocks on both exchanges yesterday (June 12) as investor optimism strengthened.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned enterprises (SOEs) should develop further in accordance with market mechanisms, said experts at a conference in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If listed companies improve corporate governance and risk management, foreign investors will be deeply interested, a State Securities Commission official has said.

Building workshops and warehouses to lease to foreign investors proves to be a good way for Vietnamese logistics firms to “obtain some pieces of the logistics cake”.

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Insurance companies on June 6 made the first batch of payment to riot-affected enterprises in the southern province of Binh Duong.

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 A representative from the Hong Kong Business Association was positive yesterday about Government efforts to restore business confidence after the recent rioting.

VietNamNet Bridge – After more than two years of market decline due to the impacts of the economic downturn, the real estate market in Vietnam is making positive changes and some segments of the market have begun warming.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “FDI-driven economy” is the phrase used by many economists at recent business forums, meaning that foreign direct investment (FDI) is the major motive power for the national economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Localities nationwide are intensifying efforts to create a healthy climate for and speed up the pace of investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shares extended gains on both the national stock exchanges yesterday (May 21), as trading intensified in the afternoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 18-day flow of money into Vietnam’s stock market suggests overseas money managers are unfazed amid concern that anti- China riots in the country will deter foreign investment and curb economic growth,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors say they consider the riots triggered by disruptive elements some days ago to be unfortunate incidents, but affirm that they do not intend to leave Vietnam, which they still find “attractive” and “friendly”.

In a dispatch issued on Monday, the Minister of Finance asked the tax and customs authorities and the local departments of finance to swiftly support local businesses that were damaged in the disturbances in Binh Duong and Ha Tinh provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Vietnamese investors are rushing to sell stocks out of fears brought on by current uncertainties, foreign investors are injecting money into Vietnamese stocks, finding the cheaper goods attractive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Continuous foreign buying last week helped cushion the market fall, but escalating tensions between Viet Nam and China is expected to impact the stock market in the short term.