MORE local companies have in recent months begun to make a beeline for booming Vietnam. SP Setia Bhd, the largest local property developer in terms of market capitalisation, has jumped on the bandwagon, deciding to strike while the iron is hot.
Vietnam has attracted over US$10bil in foreign direct investments (FDI) over the last few years. According to the Vietnam Foreign Investment Agency, FDI for the first half of this year rose 8% year-on-year to US$5.2bil, with Malaysia being the 11th largest FDI source.