Banking & Finance
Real estate bond issuance surges 126% in 9M
Total bond issuance in the nine-month period reaching VND149.5 trillion ($5.7 billion).
Property
Ho Chi Minh City expands foreign homeownership project list
Ho Chi Minh City has added ten residential developments to its official list of projects permitted for sale to foreign organizations and individuals, aligning with citywide efforts to attract international investment and accommodate a growing workforce of foreign experts and engineers.
Vietnam Today
Vietnam shifts FDI strategy toward high-tech investment and stronger domestic linkages
Vietnam has attracted more than $570 billion in FDI over nearly four decades.
Social housing loan interest rate set at 6.5% per annum, after six adjustments
The initial scale of the social housing loan program was VND120 trillion (nearly $4.62 billion), with participation from four state-owned commercial banks.
Criteria set for special economic zones and free trade zone
Newly-issued Decree No. 378/2026/ND-CP provides detailed regulations and implementation measures for the Law on Urban Development,
Edging upwards in real estate transparency
Vietnam was among ten countries and territories to improve its score in JLL’s Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2026 the most, though it remains in the “Semi-Transparent” category.
Competing for tourism assets
International hotel groups are increasingly arriving in or expanding in Vietnam as the country continues with efforts to make tourism a spearhead economic sector.
Nam Long & Japanese partners co-create evolving landscape of integrated townships
Vibrant townships such as Akari City, Mizuki Park, Waterpoint and others in and around Ho Chi Minh City are the result of a joint co-creation process between Nam Long and its collaborators from Japan.
Converting value of forests into capital
The forestry sector is increasingly well-positioned to profit handsomely from turning the carbon value of forests into financial resources.