In recent years Viet Nam has been pursuing the twin goals of promoting inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and regional development in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The paper surveys transnational corporations (TNCs) with operations in ASEAN, and finds...

Purpose This chapter analyses the how, who, where and why of rapid rise in intra-regional investment by companies from ASEAN since 2009. Methodology/approach The chapter analyses the push and pull factors of intra-regional investment in ASEAN, the resulting patterns of foreign direct investment...