Following AVCJ’s coverage of the appointment of Henry Nguyen (Hoang B. Nguyen) as Managing Partner of the IDG Ventures Vietnam Fund (see AVCJ August 23), Nguyen responded with more comments on what he sees as the venture opportunities in this little-explored market. With a population of over 82 million, nearly 30% of them under the [...]
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Nguyen outlines Vietnam opportunity for IDG Ventures
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There Is Opportunity in Asia Outside of China
Venture investing across Asia is making a comeback. That’s good news for Asian countries that have not had much interest from private equity investors since the late 1990s, when currencies fell as much as 80% in value, banking systems approached insolvency and widespread political instability battered the region. But, according to some reports that have [...]
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IDG to heavily invest in the private sector
The International Data Group, IDG, will inject capital into two or three private companies – among 30-40 other companies – this summer. These companies need capital to help them grow and presently do not have capital available. The capital, totaling US$80-100 million will be taken from funds specific to adventurous investments in Vietnam. IDG says [...]
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Vietnam grows more attractive to foreign investors
(SGT-HCMC) Foreign investors, speaking at an investment conference in HCMC yesterday, said Vietnam was becoming a more attractive destination for business with big amounts of foreign capital forecast to flow into the country. Bradley Lalonde, general director of BIDV-Vietnam Partners Investment Management Joint Venture Company (BVIM), told the two-day conference: “Growing at an impressive average [...]
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Investment For Painkiller Tablet
The journalist of PC World Vietnam has an interview with Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong, Director of Business & Technology Development. IDG Ventures Vietnam about ventures capital of IDG in Vietnam. Could you evaluate about the opportunity of Vietnamese IT industry in the receipt of foreign capital? It’s the Vietnam where has constantly been received several [...]