Russian Visitors to Vietnam Hit 1 Million: H1 2026 Tourism Boom Vietnam’s international tourism sector continues to accelerate rapidly through soaring foreign arrivals. Specifically, Russian visitors to Vietnam hit 1 million during the first eight months of 2026. Official data from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism confirms a remarkable 165.7 percent year-on-year surge. Consequently, [...]

Keppel Eyes Property and Green Tech Expansion in HCMC Singaporean conglomerate Keppel is actively expanding its operational footprint across Ho Chi Minh City. During a high-level meeting with Chairman Nguyen Van Duoc of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Louis Lim, CEO of Keppel’s Real Estate Division, confirmed that the group has invested approximately $4 billion [...]

Vietnam FDI Capital Contribution Rules: Navigating DICA vs. ERC Bottlenecks Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam faces a critical operational hurdle during corporate setup. Specifically, foreign investors encounter a complex regulatory deadlock when opening a Direct Investment Capital Account (DICA) to inject charter capital. Under Article 75 of the Law on Enterprises No. 59/2020/QH14, single-member [...]

Transit-Oriented Urban Areas Proposed Along HCMC–Can Tho Railway Project Infrastructure authorities actively advance large-scale transit integration across southern Vietnam. Specifically, project planners have proposed 28 transit-oriented urban areas along the planned Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho railway corridor. According to a preliminary report by the My Thuan Project Management Board, these Transit-Oriented Development [...]

Government Accompanying Businesses: Vietnam Drives High-Level Growth Agenda The Vietnamese government actively strengthens high-level dialogue with domestic and foreign commercial leaders. Specifically, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung convened a landmark high-level conference with the business community on July 18, 2026. Under the strategic theme “Removing bottlenecks – Unlocking resources – Promoting growth,” this summit addressed [...]

Vietnam’s Industrial Production Rises: H1 2026 Achieves Multi-Year High Vietnam actively strengthens its manufacturing momentum through robust industrial output expansion. Specifically, Vietnam’s industrial production rises 11.4% in first 7 months of 2026 compared to the previous year. Official data from the National Statistics Office confirms that July 2026 alone surged 14.5% year-on-year. Consequently, these encouraging [...]