The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC in coordination with The Asia Group held a gathering on May 4 (US time) with Vietnamese enterprises participating in the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit.
The authorities of the northern province of Bac Giang on May 4 presented certificates recognising investment registration to two Singaporean-funded projects worth 132 million USD in the local districts of Viet Yen and Yen Dung.
In the first four months of this year, Vietnam saw 41 new projects abroad licensed with the investment from Vietnam reaching 140 million USD, a decline of 51% compared with that of the same period last year.
Drastic measures are needed for Ho Chi Minh City – the country’s largest economic hub - to address a series of problems in a bid to speed up recovery, experts have said.
Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction policy has been improved significantly as foreign investors are now allowed to pour capital into almost areas, a businessperson has said.
Vietnam is the third largest mango supplier for the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the world, but the imports from Vietnam only account for 5.8% of the Asian country’s total, the Import - Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.
Ho Chi Minh City has attracted 979.65 million USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, down 23.45% year on year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
Vietnam hopes that the UK will continue to help Vietnam improve its medical capacity, develop the pharmaceutical industry and build a resilient health system, President Vo Van Thuong told UK Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew during a reception on April 28.
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has told Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue that he hoped Uruguay and Vietnam will continue to increase the exchange of high-level delegations and delegations between ministries and sectors, and expand people-to-people exchanges, thus further deepening the bilateral relations.
Vietnam attaches importance and gives priority to the development of multi-faceted cooperative relations with China, which includes the comprehensive and effective collaboration between China’s Chongqing Municipality and Vietnamese localities, an official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has said.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked ministries and central agencies to work closely with localities to remove obstacles for particular projects, thus speeding up public investment disbursement.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a Vietnam-Argentina business conference in the Argentine province of Santa Fe on April 26 (local time).
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Uruguay is expected to open up opportunities for stronger economic and trade ties, and win-win cooperation between Vietnam and the Latin American country.
The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam held a workshop on April 25 to acquire businesses’ feedback on socio-economic cooperation.
President of Peru Dina Boluarte spoke highly of the relationship of cooperation between Vietnam and Peru, during a recent meeting with outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil and Peru Pham Thi Kim Hoa.
A workshop spotlighting Can Tho city as an investment destination in the Mekong Delta took place at the headquarters of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on April 24.
Russia’s Republic of Khakassia is interested in developing cooperation, especially in tourism and trade, with Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, said its head Valentine Konovalov.
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