The capital city of Hanoi attracted more than 1.13 billion USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of this year, with 73 new projects worth over 1 billion USD and 47 projects permitted to increase a combined investment capital of 79 million USD.
The number of newly-established enterprises in the first five months of the year was 62,961, up 12.9 percent over the same period in 2021, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
With the COVID-19 situation under control in Hanoi, municipal authorities have approved the reopening of indoor dining and drinking venues along with hair salons, effective from 0:00 on June 22.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced on May 1 that the nation will allow a majority of enterprises to resume operations from May 4 and partially ease restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) started public hearings with stakeholders and local communities on July 13 so as to resume operations of two existing units of Mae Moh coal-fired power plant in Lampang province.
Efforts are in full swing to mend the runway of Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, after the recent devastating earthquakes and tsunami in the Southeast Asian country, according to an Indonesian official.
Some 64,000 enterprises were created in the first seven months of this year with a total registered capital of nearly 497 trillion VND (22.36 billion USD), according to statistics from the GSO.