The most important task of an enterprise is how to use capital efficiently. In the situation of tobacco production industry is not encouraged, as well as other industries, it is in agreement with international common tendency that is to set up a strong economic corporation, various branches with the condition that capital is to invest into the immediate important task – industrialization and modernization. Vietnam tobacco corporation has taken necessary calculation for first changing step in the direction of diversifying business line, seeking for new investment opportunity, preparing investment plan on other business fields in order to higher capital usage efficiency, increate state budget’s income, providing people with job and stabilizing labor’s life.

During last years, the Corporation has expanded into some fields belonged to foodstuff industry and financial branch such as:
- Being responsible for managing State-owned capital (51%) in Hai Ha Confectionary joint stock Company acting as a member of the Corporation.
- Receiving and managing Stated owned capital (29%) in Hai Ha Kotobuki joint venture Company since 1st January 2004. In 2004, the company reached output of 2.119 ton of confectionary, turnover was 61 billions dong. The corporation is repurchasing foreign capital contribution in order to own 70% capital in joint venture.
- Cooperating in production and trading Vinawa purified water with Vietnam Aviation Corporation.
- Cooperating in production and trading Romantic wine.
- Cooperating with Military traditional Medicines Institute in production and trading detoxicated and nutritional tea, brand Jade Tea.
- Contributing capital in Bao Ming Insurance Corporation and Vietnam Exim bank.

In addition to that, with available material potential in locals, especially in big cities such as Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, when factories move away from city center, the corporation is carrying direct investment project or calling for cooperation into projects on construction of plaza, office building, hotel, tourism, ets. In short term, it is essential to invested in branches:
- Producing foodstuff and beverage.
- Agriculture: fresh vegetable and other short termed industrial trees.
- Producing bags, accessories for foodstuff industry.
- Having plan on establishing Finance company, trading financial and banking service such as capital mobilization, capital contribution in joint venture, securities trading investment, etc.

With efforts to change activity model, during last 5 years, the corporation have been turned model into large corporation in the direction of diversifying branches, ownership, expanding alliance and international corporation, setting up key enterprises to look forwards to establish an economic corporation strong enough to compete when taking part in international integration, conform state guidelines in the work of restructuring branch arrangement “ensuring seriousness, creating condition for efficient production and business activities of enterprises”.