Category Archives: News

Three Projects Worth Over $3 Billion Set to Debut in Bắc Ninh

Tomorrow (September 15), during the Conference on the Announcement of Planning and Investment Promotion for Bắc Ninh Province, the province will unveil three projects with a total investment of over $3 billion. In an interview with Tiền Phong newspaper, Bắc Ninh province authorities stated that during the conference announcing the Bắc Ninh Provincial Planning for […]

Samsung to Invest an Additional $1.8 Billion in Bac Ninh

On September 15, during the 2024 Provincial Planning and Investment Promotion Conference, Bắc Ninh is set to officially sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Display Vietnam for the development of a project focusing on the production of displays and electronic components at the Yên Phong Industrial Park. Key Details: According to Bắc Ninh’s […]

Foreign capital is withdrawing at an unprecedented rate, is Asia’s number one superpower faltering?

Foreign investment capital continued to leave China in Q3 2024, despite Beijing’s economic stimulus measures. According to China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, in the third quarter, direct investment liabilities on China’s balance of payments decreased by $8.1 billion, totaling a near $13 billion drop in the first nine months of the year. “Direct investment […]

Can $10 Billion ‘Revitalize’ Culture?

The Culture Push Government officials are discussing the proposed US$10.3 billion National Target Programme for Cultural Development. According to Việt Nam News, the program “will be implemented both at home and abroad, focusing on countries with long-standing cultural ties with Việt Nam and large Vietnamese communities.” It has two phases with detailed outputs: If approved, […]

Riding the Hanoi Metro

A flawed start, but still a start Good morning! Welcome to the latest edition of the Vietnam Weekly exclusively for paying subscribers, written by Ho Chi Minh City-based reporter Mike Tatarski. On to the news. Long-time Vietnam Weekly readers are aware of the infrastructure-heavy tilt the newsletter sometimes takes, though this particular edition wasn’t planned […]

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

PROPERTY RIGHTS OF FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, FOREIGN-INVESTED ECONOMIC ENTITIES, AND OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE In Vietnam, the real estate market is one of the pioneering sectors, playing a crucial role in promoting and comprehensively developing the economy. However, since 2022, the market has begun to face significant challenges due to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]