Many Japanese investors have recently said that they will choose Vietnam as a destination for their investments within the next 1-3 years, although there remains some concerns over the quality of the workforce and the country’s infrastructure.
SEE MORE HA NOI — In the past year ,Vietnamese business groups have revved up investment in Cambodia and actively contributed to the country's social security programmes, said the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Cambodia (AVIC). SEE MORE A senior economist from Japan has advised Vietnam to determine a strategic industry that can easily develop and increase outputs once the nation’s per-capita incomes rise, as part of its economic strategy.
SEE MORE HA NOI — The UK Economist magazine's intelligence unit has lifted its forecast of Viet Nam's GDP growth rate in 2010 to 6.4 per cent from 6.2 per cent in its earlier analysis. SEE MORE Led by emerging markets, small – and medium-sized enterprises worldwide showed increasing confidence and demonstrated steady signs of recovery in the first half of 2010, according to the semi-annual HSBC Small Business Confidence Monitor released last week. SEE MORE