Perspectives beyond the boardroom.

Industrial parks built for the next investment cycle

Coverage of a changing industrial-park proposition, including Mickaël Driol’s commentary on connectivity, operating capability and supply-chain resilience.

What investors look for in Đồng Nai

Reporting from an industrial-park forum on predictability, logistics connections and the operating conditions behind investment decisions.

Investment scale and investment quality

A report on Vietnam’s next FDI phase, including observations on reinvestment by established multinational businesses.

Vietnam’s investment prospects in the international conversation

VNA coverage of Mickaël Driol’s BFM Business discussion on investment and Vietnam’s industrial positioning. This link is a report, not the original broadcast.

More value around the factory

Coverage of electronics, technical capabilities and supplier networks. An English-language report related to the BNEWS/VNA coverage below.

Electronics and global technology value chains

The Vietnamese-language agency report quotes Mickaël Driol on diversification, supplier networks and the activities that create value around manufacturing.

Industry 4.0 and connected industrial capability

Reporting on Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial transformation, with commentary on supply-chain complexity and more effective use of operating assets.

The investment case for high-technology projects

Commentary on policy implementation, power availability and coordination between locations as Vietnam attracts more complex industrial and digital investments.

Vietnam as a long-term investment location

The investment-focused part of an interview on industrial capability and the conditions behind sustained international confidence.

Sourcing beyond the shortlist

A conversation on sourcing in Vietnam, the CCIFV Sourcing Committee and the importance of understanding suppliers beyond a quotation.

Chinese technology investment and Vietnam’s data centres

A Reuters analysis includes Mickaël Driol’s observations on Chinese interest in Vietnam’s data-centre market. The accessible alternative is a credited Reuters republication.

A more selective phase of foreign investment

Reporting on high-quality FDI, including commentary on infrastructure readiness, predictable implementation and the ability to deliver commitments.

Execution rather than incentives

An interview on the structural differences between Thailand and Vietnam, with discussion of utilities, talent, supplier qualification and investment implementation.

From financial-centre ambition to institutional credibility

An interview on the practical foundations of Ho Chi Minh City’s international financial centre: coordinated operations, predictable rules and market confidence.

Growth ambitions and the test of implementation

A report on Vietnam’s economic outlook includes Mickaël Driol’s observations on resilience and infrastructure, energy and workforce constraints.

From cost advantage to technical capability

Reporting on changes in Vietnam’s manufacturing investment mix, with commentary on engineering, automation and long-term industrial capacity.

Industrial parks and investment quality

Moving beyond the subcontracting model

Vietnam’s appeal to international capital

Electronics and global technology value chains

Investment scale and strategic capital

A published report quoting Mickaël Driol on established international companies expanding their manufacturing and technology investments in Vietnam.

The regional competition for high-quality FDI

Electronics and higher-value technology integration

A new FDI wave reshapes Vietnam’s position

Competitiveness in Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial zones

Digital transformation and industrial ecosystems

From attracting factories to coordinating supply chains

Industry 4.0 and the global supply-chain shift

Investment appeal gains traction

Project readiness and financing for Vietnamese SMEs

Institutional reforms and strategic capital inflows

Ho Chi Minh City’s financial-centre development

From commercial capital to a financial megacity

From trading hub to financial megacity

Capital deployment in technology-driven industries

Energy and trade shocks facing Vietnam’s growth outlook

EU-Vietnam ties and the Global Gateway

Vietnam as an investment destination for European businesses

French industrial groups and long-term investment

Global financial-hub ambitions

Making an international financial centre operational

Financial-centre ambition and institutional credibility

A Q&A with Mickaël Driol on operational coordination, legal predictability and the credibility required for an international financial centre.

The economy is shifting beneath the surface

The growth outlook and policy direction

Semiconductors, AI and new growth engines

Expert perspectives on the 14th National Congress

Vietnam’s growth outlook: a related press report

Vietnam’s growth outlook: a press republication