MPI plan ready to charm the pants off FDI players

MPI plan ready to charm the pants off FDI players

Vietnam is mapping out a comprehensive strategy to attract foreign direct investment to excite investors’ eyes.
Defining smooth roads for FDI inflows

Defining smooth roads for FDI inflows

While Vietnam is targeting to attract more foreign investment, opaque definitions of a foreign-invested company are causing big barriers for foreign investors to enter this market.
Minimum salary rises not a bother for foreign businesses

Minimum salary rises not a bother for foreign businesses

A rise in minimum salary levels is not expected to put a big dent in foreign enterprises’ pockets.
Firms alarmed at MoLISA’s wage plan

Firms alarmed at MoLISA’s wage plan

Vietnam’s new minimum salary increase proposal has been frowned upon.

Foreign firms get thumbs up to go public

Foreign-invested enterprises can now form shareholding companies, with the issue of a long-awaited circular from the Ministries of Finance, and Planning and Investment. Inter-ministerial Circular No.08/2003/TTLT-BKH-BTC details the implementation of Decree 38/2003/ND-CP dated April 15 last year on the conversion of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) into shareholding companies.