VietNamNet Bridge - The steering committee of Vietcombank, members of the board of directors and supervisory board receive VND1.9 billion a year in salary each. 

VCCI's Vietnam Business Annual Report 2015 shows that half of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) take losses but have the highest ROA (return on assets), ROE (return on equity) and ROS (return on sales) indexes.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 40 state financial funds established to support Vietnamese enterprises to develop its production. However, most private businesses say they cannot receive any support from the state. 

The minimum wage increase, a lack of highly qualified personnel and strict regulations on extra working hours all have been cited by foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) as problems they are facing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a range of revised laws and decrees coming into operation this July in Vietnam, Jeff Olson, a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells International LLP assessed the potential knock-on effects of these legal changes,

At present, it is difficult to say with certainty what constitutes a foreign invested enterprise under Vietnamese laws. Some legislation currently in effect suggests that any amount of foreign ownership constitutes a foreign invested company.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Attorneys Pham Si Hai Quynh, Vo Ha Duyen, and Trinh Luong Ngoc from VILAF law firm analyse the implications of the new definitions of a “foreign invested enterprise” and “foreign investor” under the new Law on Investment,

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam saw a sharp decrease in coffee exports in the first four months of the year, which is attributed to lower demand from the world’s roasters and increased output from China.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is drafting new policies to encourage the transfer of technology from foreign invested enterprises to domestic firms. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The ceiling on foreign ownership in companies may climb to 100 percent instead of 60 percent as initially planned, sources have said. If so, this would represent a breakthrough in policymakers’ thinking.

Most of the planned petrochemistry and oil refinery projects have not been implemented as initially scheduled, but experts still think the projects deserve investment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses are complaining that higher land rentals imposed by HCM City authorities will push them against the wall.

Celebrating the Year of the Goat, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh shared his thoughts on the momentous year ahead as Vietnam readies for AEC and global economic integration.

VietNamNet Bridge – A General Department of Customs’ report showed that farm exports from foreign-invested enterprises have been increasing steadily year by year.

Analysts and economists, siding with domestic businesses, have voiced great concern over the generous incentives given to foreign invested enterprises and the undervalued role of Vietnamese businesses in the national economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recent surveys about the tax policies applied to foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) show that Vietnamese have become choosier about foreign direct investment (FDI) and FIEs (foreign-invested enterprises).

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) found using pirated software in Vietnam are facing a risk of being sued and from being prohibited from exporting to large foreign markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A recent inspection of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in the city shows that 10 firms have disappeared, according to the Department of Planning and Investment of Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The bad news about tax evasion and debt repudiation cases by foreign invested companies has darkened Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape.

The methods local authorities are using to calculate the gross domestic product (GDP) are inaccurate and impractical, and not used in any country in the world, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.