Investment

VGP – Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Viet Nam reached US$18.39 billion in the first five months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 51.2 percent, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported Friday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the Trump International Hung Yen project is a testament to the confidence foreign investors, particularly those from the United States, place in Vietnam.

The NA Vice Chairwoman praised KEPCO’s ongoing contributions to Vietnam’s energy landscape and encouraged the company to continue its role as a major investor, supporting the country’s technological advancement and energy development.

(VEN) - Vietnam’s public investment disbursement in Q1/2025 showed positive signs, yet achieving the 95-percent disbursement target for the year remains a challenge.

The central city of Hue is calling for investment in many key projects within the Chan May – Lang Co Economic Zone for the period of 2025–2026, aiming to give a facelift to its important southern economic region.

LEGO Group, a world-renowned Danish toy manufacturer, inaugurated its first factory in Vietnam, an over-1.3 billion USD green investment, at the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park III (VSIP III) in the southern province of Binh Duong on April 9.

(VEN) - Binh Dinh Province attracted 31 new projects with total capital of over VND12.195 trillion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, reaffirming its position as an appealing investment destination in the Central Region.

French broadcaster TF1 aired a nearly four-minute feature on April 7, spotlighting Vietnam as a rising destination for global investment.

A delegation of nearly 50 overseas Vietnamese from 20 countries and territories, led by Nguyen Trung Kien, Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, met with leaders of the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on April 3 to discuss economic cooperation.

Amid complicated developments of the global and regional situation, especially increasing risks of trade wars, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to maintaining political and socio-economic stability, building an independent and self-reliant economy while proactively pursuing extensive, substantive, and effective global integration.

The southern province of Dong Nai attracted 927 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2025, coming close to its annual target of 1.1 billion USD, according to the provincial Department of Finance.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for collaboration between Brazil’s Embraer Group and Vietnamese partners to advance Vietnam’s aviation industry during a reception in Hanoi on March 29.

The People's Committee of Dong Nai province on March 28 held a meeting with more than 350 foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises, foreign business associations and industrial infrastructure firms operating in the province.

The seaport system in the central province of Quang Ngai will need about 10.83 trillion VND (423.54 million USD) in investment by 2030, according to the detailed development plan for local seaport land and water areas for the 2021–2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

Nearly 40% of Vietnam's land area posseses wind speeds suitable for wind power development. Many regions also have favourable radiation levels for solar energy. It is time for Vietnam to stop attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) at all costs and instead become more selective.

Work commenced on two large-scale construction material plants in Hue City's Phong Dien Industrial Zone with a total investment exceeding 4.18 trillion VND (over 163 million USD) on March 25.

(VEN) - The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam has emphasized the importance of a stable and transparent legal framework and called for reforms to enhance Vietnam’s attractiveness to international investors.

(VEN) - Vietnam’s foreign investment attraction had a positive start right in the first month of 2025. This brings expectations of a major wave of investment flowing into Vietnam in the near future.

French businesses are particularly interested in Vietnam’s high-speed railway project and want to establish and expand cooperation with Vietnamese partners, visiting French Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot said at a meeting with Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh in Hanoi on March 21.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on March 20 announced plans to build an integrated logistics centre in Nhon Trach 6 Industrial Park in the Vietnamese southern province of Dong Nai.

(VEN) - In 2025, foreign direct investment (FDI) is expected to flow strongly into Vietnam, creating a new wave with many major mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in the market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh engaged in a working session with leaders of major enterprises in Ba Ria-Vung Tau on March 20, as part of his working visit to the southern coastal province.

Lite-On Technology officially broke ground on the first phase of its 690 million USD electronics plant at Song Khoai Industrial Park in Quang Yen township, Quang Ninh province, on March 18.

Industry experts have pointed to Vietnam's economic recovery, a thriving office and residential market, and surging demand for industrial real estate as significant factors solidifying the country’s status as a prime investment destination in Southeast Asia.

The delegation of licensing authority to localities along with newly planned and expanded industrial zones is driving the growth of the industrial real estate segment, providing a major boost for investors.

As of the end of January 2025, the Republic of Korea (RoK) remains the largest foreign investor among the 149 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. The total investment from the RoK has surpassed 92 billion USD.

(VEN) - Around 70 percent of Vietnam's foreign direct investment (FDI) is in the processing and manufacturing sector. This is a big opportunity for Vietnam to achieve its goal of double-digit growth and realize its aspirations for 2045.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has welcomed the US-based Pacifico Energy (PE)’s plan and commitment to investing in Vietnam’s energy sector, particularly its survey for an offshore wind power project in the south central province of Binh Thuan province.

Vietnamese coffee producer Trung Nguyen held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new coffee factory at the Tan An Industrial Cluster in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, on March 10.