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China’s Deli Group to break ground $270 mln stationery factory in Hai Duong

Hai Duong province aims to attract $500 million in FDI and $850 million in implemented capital in 2024. China’s Deli Group Limited Company is set to break ground on a new stationery factory in Hai Duong province, on September 28. The $270 million project is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in an industrial park […]

US tech firm Coherent to invest $83 mln in southern Vietnam industrial hub

Coherent Corp., an American manufacturer of optical materials and semiconductors, will invest $83 million through two subsidiaries in Dong Nai province, an industrial hub in Vietnam’s southern region. Dong Nai authorities granted an in-principle approval for the investment projects on the sidelines of an investment promotion conference held on Monday to announce the province’s 2021-2030 […]

US tech firm Coherent to invest $83 mln in southern Vietnam industrial hub

Coherent Corp., an American manufacturer of optical materials and semiconductors, will invest $83 million through two subsidiaries in Dong Nai province, an industrial hub in Vietnam’s southern region. Dong Nai authorities granted an in-principle approval for the investment projects on the sidelines of an investment promotion conference held on Monday to announce the province’s 2021-2030 […]

Vietnam rubber exports hit $1.7B in 8 months

Vietnam exported 1.12 million tons of rubber worth US$1.76 billion in the first eight months of 2024, customs data show. This marked a 7.2% year-on-year decline in volume but a 8.4% growth in value from the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs. Vietnam shipped out 209,726 tons of rubber worth […]

American automaker Polaris launches $36 mln factory in northern Vietnam

The U.S.-based Polaris, an automaker in the Fortune 500 list, launched its second factory in Vietnam’s northern province of Vinh Phuc on Wednesday. Polaris, known for its brand Indian Motorcycle, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for the $36-million, 12-hectare facility in Ba Thien II Industrial Park, in May 2023. This is Polaris’s 20th plant in the […]

Some markets ramp up imports of Vietnamese durian

Vietnam’s durian exports to several markets like Thailand, Hong Kong and South Korea rose by double digits year-on-year in the first seven months. China remained the biggest buyer as exports rose by nearly 53% to US$1.47 billion, accounting for 92% of all shipments. Thailand was second with $65 million, up 51%, followed by Hong Kong, […]

S Korea’s CS Wind to invest $200 mln in Vietnam to make wind power equipment

South Korea’s CS Wind, a major wind power equipment maker, will invest $200 million in a factory in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Long An, making it among the biggest investments in the sector globally. CS Wind and Long An-based Dong Tam Group, a major construction material firm, signed a memorandum of understanding for the […]

Vietnam attracts $20.5 bln in registered Jan-Aug FDI, Asian economies remain top investors

Registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam hit $20.52 billion in the first eight months of the year, up 7% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Of this, $12 billion was pledged for 2,247 newly-registered projects, up 27% and 8.5% year-on-year, respectively. Additional capital for 926 existing projects hit $5.7 billion, up […]

Singapore firm to deploy $80 mln freeze-dried instant coffee project in central Vietnam

Future Enterprises Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Food Empire Holdings Group, has been licensed to build a freeze-dried instant coffee plant with an annual capacity of 5,400 tons in the central province of Binh Dinh. Covering 7.1 hectares in the Becamex Binh Dinh Industrial Park in the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone, Van Canh district, […]

South Korea’s CJ to raise animal feed investment in northern Vietnam province

CJ Vina Agri, a Vietnam-based animal feed producer under South Korean conglomerate CJ, will raise its investment in the northern province of Ha Nam to $31.4 million. This is the eighth adjustment that the 7.5 hectare project at the Dong Van II Industrial Park has received since the first in July 2016. The project’s $24.4 […]

Ba Ria-Vung Tau province sees 2.4-fold spike in Jan-Jul FDI inflow

Ba Ria-Vung Tau attracted $1.76 billion in registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Jan-Jul this year, 2.4 times the same period last year, meeting 87.8% of the southern Vietnam province’s year target. The amount is higher than the $1.54 billion in the year to July 20 that the Ministry of Planning and Investment had announced […]

Israel’s textile firm Delta Galil to raise Vietnam investment to $100 mln

Delta Galil Industries, an Israeli textile firm, will raise its investment in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh from $64.6 million to $100 million. The firm made the commitment during a Friday visit conducted by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien to the factory. The facility, located in the Cat Trinh Industrial Zone, […]