An event connecting technology ventures of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 22 to strengthen cooperation and trade activities between businesses of the two countries.
Foreign investors in Vietnam disbursed a total of 9.85 billion USD from begining of this year to July 20, up 8.8 percent from a year earlier, the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.
Japan poured 6.88 billion USD, 30 percent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI), into Vietnam in the first seven months of 2018, the biggest figure among 96 countries and territories investing here.
A B2B meeting was organised by the VCCI and K-Fish Trade Support Centre in HCM City, providing opportunities for 12 firms from the RoK and 50 local seafood companies to seek and foster partnerships.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has decided to push ahead with restructuring the banking system, applying stricter measures to effectively prevent cross-ownership at commercial banks.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 13 for Kim Do-hyun, newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam.
The Vietnam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA), which took effect on December 20, 2015, has played an important role in attracting investments from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam and helping the Southeast Asian nation integrate deeper into the regional economy, said a local official.
Total direct investment in Indonesia rose 11.8 percent year-on-year (y/y) to 185.3 trillion rupiad (14.3 billion USD) in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).
The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam in the first quarter of 2018 witnessed a significant yearly decline of 25 percent to 5.8 billion USD, but disbursement rose by 7.2 percent year-on-year to 3.88 billion USD.
The Vietnam-RoK Strategic Cooperative Partnership has enjoyed strong and sustainable development in all fields over the past years. The RoK is now the largest foreign investor of Vietnam.
The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) held a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14 to help Japanese enterprises solve difficulties and challenges facing them in food import-export and business activities in Vietnam.
The Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) is planning to sell more than 350 million shares, or a 10 percent stake, to foreign investors in the first half of 2018.
The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) granted some 659 trading codes to foreign investors, including 58 institutions and 601 individuals, in January.
Measures to help the northern port city of Hai Phong to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2018 were discussed during a recent meeting of the municipal People’s Council .
The Republic of Korea (RoK) now ranks first among 126 nations and territories investing in Vietnam, second in terms of ODA provision and second in bilateral trade with the Southeast Asian country.
A foreign investor, who did not want to be named, has bought all 48.3 million shares of Vinamilk offered at an auction at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.
Foreign investors posted a net buy value of 9.2 trillion VND (408.9 million USD) in the first half of 2017, beating the record 8 trillion VND made in the first seven months of 2008.
Chairman of Hong Kong’s Summerfield Company Limited, Francois Da Pan Shih, expressed his interest in investing in the 2 billion USD Happy Land entertainment complex in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.
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